Whickham School

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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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  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Whickham School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,675 16.1% 19.8%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,704 15.9% 22.7%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,740 12% 18%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728 16.3% 18.4%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,672 15.6% 16%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,652 13.1% 16.2%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597 18.8% 17.5%
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%
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Secondary 1,625 11.7% 18.4%
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA
Secondary 1,728 16.9% 22.1%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,779 12.3% 19.2%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,520 15% 18.9%
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF
Secondary 1,621 10% 21%
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%
Nunthorpe Academy
Middlesbrough, TS7 0LA
Secondary 1,480 13.7% 19.4%
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,541 16.2% 21.6%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608 17.6% 18%
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%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,584 17.8% 18.2%
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%
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,659 20.9% 20.2%
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,635 14.7% 22.9%