Birchwood High School

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.

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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
Birchwood High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,454 12.9% 14.6%
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480 15.4% 14.5%
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,415 17.1% 16.1%
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385 13.9% 12.6%
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
Secondary 1,532 11.8% 14.5%
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY
Secondary 1,507 9.9% 12.7%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,486 12.2% 16.9%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
Secondary 1,370 12.7% 14%
St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW
Secondary 1,440 15.2% 15.2%
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA
Secondary 1,383 12.4% 13.1%
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,437 12.7% 16.6%
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,366 13.7% 15.8%
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB
Secondary 1,448 15.2% 14.8%
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
Secondary 1,479 11.5% 14.4%
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,452 17.7% 12.9%
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,411 12.5% 14.5%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,528 16.7% 14.8%
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH
Secondary 1,394 10.8% 14.2%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385 12.6% 13.6%
Notre Dame High School
Sheffield, S10 3BT
Secondary 1,494 9.4% 15.2%
Teddington School
Teddington, TW11 9PJ
Secondary 1,385 10.4% 15.3%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,436 16.9% 15.9%
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR
Secondary 1,461 13.1% 16.1%
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416 14.5% 16.3%
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD
Secondary 1,476 12.7% 15.2%
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH
Secondary 1,429 14.1% 17.1%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,441 15% 17.7%
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ
Secondary 1,518 13.6% 16.7%