Don Valley Academy

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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
Don Valley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,104 13.4% 39.2%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,063 15.4% 40.5%
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995 13.6% 39.9%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,022 12.4% 38.6%
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,207 17% 40.1%
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,224 16.2% 40.2%
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,006 14.6% 39.6%
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,055 13% 37.8%
Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP
Secondary 1,090 11.3% 36.4%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,041 15.7% 37.8%
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,132 16.8% 36.1%
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,181 17% 37.4%
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB
Secondary 1,187 14.1% 36.5%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,141 15.3% 36%
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS
Secondary 1,201 14.3% 40.4%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066 16.7% 35.9%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,152 12.4% 39.8%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 990 14.9% 40.8%
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,187 14% 38.4%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,117 19.1% 40.1%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,111 16.1% 35.8%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,048 17.8% 37.8%
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,038 16.8% 41.4%
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,042 14.8% 37.6%
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY
Secondary 1,047 8.8% 37.5%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,192 13.2% 36.8%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,111 13.4% 40.1%
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 969 11.4% 36.9%
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 1,000 16.2% 38.8%
Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ
Secondary 1,072 12.6% 39.9%