Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College

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We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,728 16.9% 22.1%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,704 15.9% 22.7%
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,776 14.8% 24.9%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,842 19.3% 22.3%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728 16.3% 18.4%
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB
Secondary 1,746 9.1% 22.4%
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,561 13.6% 17.6%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,529 16% 19.7%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,570 14.5% 17.2%
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,831 13.3% 21%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,675 16.1% 19.8%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,779 12.3% 19.2%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,541 16% 22.5%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606 16.3% 20.9%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,738 16.7% 20.6%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,599 13.6% 22.3%
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,724 10.3% 19.3%
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,722 13.6% 24.9%
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,681 22% 22.6%
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,541 16.2% 21.6%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,580 14.3% 21%
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,739 13.5% 21.6%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,654 15% 21.6%
Rushey Mead Academy
Leicester, LE4 7AN
Secondary 1,744 12.3% 20.4%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,680 17.6% 19.2%
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,736 18.9% 27%
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,705 17.5% 25.6%
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,659 20.9% 20.2%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,786 20.5% 23.4%
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,635 14.7% 22.9%