The Vale Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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.

How we chose these schools

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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
The Vale Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 742 8.2% 25.2%
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Bradford, BD3 0LT
Secondary 805 10.1% 26.3%
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
Secondary 855 9.4% 21.9%
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN
Secondary 849 11.8% 27.3%
Cromer Academy
Cromer, NR27 0EX
Secondary 668 14.4% 24.6%
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF
Secondary 683 10.9% 26.4%
Harrogate High School
Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Secondary 720 12.9% 29.2%
Nishkam High School
Birmingham, B19 2LF
Secondary 675 12.1% 28.2%
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER
Secondary 621 10.5% 23.4%
Alderman White School
Nottingham, NG9 3DU
Secondary 770 14.3% 23.1%
Bramcote College
Nottingham, NG9 3GA
Secondary 786 12.9% 23.6%
Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE
Secondary 766 7.7% 25.6%
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Halstead, CO9 2HR
Secondary 776 8.9% 22.4%
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley, DY1 3BY
Secondary 854 12.1% 25.3%
Michaela Community School
London, HA9 0UU
Secondary 725 12% 27%
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE
Secondary 621 13.4% 25.4%
The Fulham Boys School
London, SW6 5BD
Secondary 821 13.5% 23%
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA
Secondary 619 11.3% 23.9%
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4BD
Secondary 614 9.3% 22.7%
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 801 14.6% 27.1%
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ
Secondary 875 10.3% 24%
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Secondary 784 13.4% 25.3%
Queen's Park High School
Chester, CH4 7AE
Secondary 765 12% 26.6%
Vale of York Academy
York, YO30 6ZS
Secondary 714 9.9% 23.5%
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Kingsbury, B78 2LF
Secondary 689 6.7% 21.1%
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD
Secondary 807 14.7% 28.4%
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Romford, RM7 9NX
Secondary 734 9.4% 28.6%
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR
Secondary 689 13.3% 27.4%
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 860 10.8% 24.2%
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cannock, WS11 4AW
Secondary 809 11.9% 23.5%