John Ferneley College

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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
John Ferneley College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,194 11.9% 18.2%
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,182 12.2% 16%
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Secondary 1,153 12.3% 16.6%
Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH
Secondary 1,156 13.2% 20.8%
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,166 12.1% 16.3%
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,170 15.5% 17%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,239 15% 19%
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE
Secondary 1,197 16.9% 16.7%
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX
Secondary 1,201 11.8% 20.2%
The National CofE Academy
Nottingham, NG15 7DB
Secondary 1,125 11.2% 20.4%
The Becket School
West Bridgford, NG2 7QY
Secondary 1,180 8.1% 16.4%
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX
Secondary 1,184 15% 17.5%
Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY
Secondary 1,177 11.5% 19.1%
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD
Secondary 1,258 12.6% 18.8%
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Secondary 1,190 7.2% 19.2%
Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ
Secondary 1,199 14.6% 16.4%
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN
Secondary 1,088 14.3% 17%
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL
Secondary 1,179 10.2% 17.7%
Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP
Secondary 1,131 9.3% 19.3%
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW
Secondary 1,135 12.3% 18%
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,171 12% 16.8%
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,095 12.4% 17.7%
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,231 13.9% 20.2%
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ
Secondary 1,195 14.2% 20.4%
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 6HN
Secondary 1,145 13.7% 17.1%
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269 12% 16.4%
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220 11.8% 16.6%
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Secondary 1,207 13.2% 16.7%
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193 13.5% 19.5%
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,250 12.1% 17.7%