The Vale Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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 680 10.7% 23.8%
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ
Secondary 832 13.1% 24.1%
Norton College
Malton, YO17 9PT
Secondary 692 13.6% 24.4%
Chulmleigh Community College
Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
Secondary 742 12.5% 19.9%
The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Ilford, IG1 4JU
Secondary 748 6.3% 23.4%
Cromer Academy
Cromer, NR27 0EX
Secondary 650 12.2% 26.2%
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF
Secondary 585 12.3% 24.3%
Sheringham High School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Secondary 689 15.1% 21.8%
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 548 11.7% 25%
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE
Secondary 615 15.3% 24.1%
Armthorpe Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2DA
Secondary 688 12.4% 28.5%
Altwood Church of England School
Maidenhead, SL6 4PU
Secondary 794 15.1% 23.7%
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 634 14% 23.3%
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER
Secondary 688 10.7% 24.2%
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY
Secondary 600 14.5% 23.2%
Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE
Secondary 747 14.4% 25.4%
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Halstead, CO9 2HR
Secondary 744 13% 24.1%
Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU
Secondary 697 14.8% 22.4%
St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ
Secondary 709 15.5% 26.8%
Nottingham Free School
Nottingham, NG5 1EB
Secondary 676 11.1% 24.2%
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA
Secondary 619 12.6% 24.7%
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4BD
Secondary 618 11.8% 25.8%
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 736 15.6% 21.9%
Vale of York Academy
York, YO30 6ZS
Secondary 703 7% 23.5%
The Suthers School
Newark, NG24 3NH
Secondary 656 10.1% 25.3%
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Kingsbury, B78 2LF
Secondary 640 7.8% 23.9%
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH
Secondary 571 11.6% 21.2%
Howden School
Goole, DN14 7AL
Secondary 678 14.3% 18.9%
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR
Secondary 673 14.2% 25.4%
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Barnsley, S70 6FP
Secondary 717 13.5% 25%