The Farnley 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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  • 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 Farnley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,492 14.6% 31.2%
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,382 14.3% 32.2%
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,467 13.5% 33.3%
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA
Secondary 1,428 15.7% 34%
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Secondary 1,517 16.3% 25.8%
Uxbridge High School
Uxbridge, UB8 2PR
Secondary 1,359 14.7% 31.3%
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,432 15.8% 27.7%
Weston Favell Academy
Northampton, NN3 3EZ
Secondary 1,494 10.1% 31.8%
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,424 19.5% 33.2%
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,449 14.4% 27.7%
Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ
Secondary 1,580 13.1% 31.2%
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
Secondary 1,387 14.9% 31.4%
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham, NG8 5GY
Secondary 1,383 14.5% 34.1%
Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP
Secondary 1,511 13.2% 29.9%
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,525 10.1% 33.8%
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN
Secondary 1,573 16.5% 28.7%
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Secondary 1,440 12.4% 29.6%
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY
Secondary 1,507 18.7% 30.3%
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,455 13.4% 26.9%
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
Secondary 1,449 15.1% 27.9%
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
Secondary 1,466 13% 29.3%
Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA
Secondary 1,496 12.4% 30%
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,437 17.7% 32.6%
Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley, BD22 7DU
Secondary 1,547 19.9% 33.6%
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH
Secondary 1,615 17.8% 27.2%
Dormers Wells High School
Southall, UB1 3HZ
Secondary 1,495 9.9% 30.4%
Lord Grey Academy
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Secondary 1,414 15.3% 28.9%
Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
Secondary 1,475 19.1% 29.8%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR
Secondary 1,483 16% 27.7%
Stantonbury School
Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN
Secondary 1,506 11.6% 33.4%