Forest 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

We chose these schools based on:

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  • region
  • 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
Forest Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 826 18% 31%
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB
Secondary 795 20.3% 29.7%
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 908 17.1% 31.5%
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
Secondary 799 19% 31.9%
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL
Secondary 827 19.9% 31.7%
Testwood School
Southampton, SO40 3ZW
Secondary 854 16.3% 30.1%
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF
Secondary 770 19.4% 28.7%
The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ
Secondary 736 18.4% 31.6%
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 832 19.6% 31.5%
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 845 15.9% 32%
Michaela Community School
London, HA9 0UU
Secondary 745 21% 32%
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham, NG16 3EA
Secondary 878 16.7% 31.4%
Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Secondary 827 16.4% 28.8%
Hampton High
Hampton, TW12 3HB
Secondary 867 22.8% 32.2%
Twickenham School
Twickenham, TW2 6JW
Secondary 794 19.6% 32.9%
The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU
Secondary 774 21.8% 31.5%
Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS
Secondary 828 16.2% 30.2%
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD
Secondary 795 16.3% 30.5%
Ernulf Academy
St. Neots, PE19 2SH
Secondary 743 17.9% 31.8%
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 816 19.9% 30.1%
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB
Secondary 889 16.9% 29.7%
St Luke's Church of England School
Exeter, EX1 3RD
Secondary 858 17.4% 30%
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Secondary 878 19% 32.6%
Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB
Secondary 808 17.1% 30.5%
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP
Secondary 825 17% 32.2%
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 710 18.2% 29.6%
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 791 17.1% 30.4%
Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NH
Secondary 799 16.6% 30.9%
Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS
Secondary 910 16.5% 30.9%
Longridge High School
Preston, PR3 3AR
Secondary 814 16.5% 31.4%