The Beacon School

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

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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
The Beacon School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,024 24.3% 15.2%
Cirencester Deer Park School
Cirencester, GL7 1XB
Secondary 1,018 23.6% 15.2%
Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ
Secondary 1,060 21.8% 16.9%
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,042 20.8% 13.8%
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford, SG17 5BU
Secondary 974 20.4% 13.6%
Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF
Secondary 1,069 22.8% 12.9%
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,049 18.8% 15.6%
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,067 20.8% 14.2%
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH
Secondary 1,066 22.9% 12.4%
Amery Hill School
Alton, GU34 2BZ
Secondary 991 26.2% 17.8%
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY
Secondary 1,144 21.6% 16.2%
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU
Secondary 1,031 20.3% 17.3%
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Secondary 1,029 20.2% 15.8%
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,075 18.1% 17.7%
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ
Secondary 1,212 23.6% 14.8%
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085 25.8% 11.5%
Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL
Secondary 1,147 19% 14.9%
Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH
Secondary 897 21.7% 17.6%
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH
Secondary 1,150 23.8% 13.9%
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, OX16 9DG
Secondary 908 21.5% 12.4%
The Windsor Boys' School
Windsor, SL4 5EH
Secondary 990 19.2% 13.2%
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH
Secondary 1,007 22.8% 14.4%
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,077 17.6% 16.3%
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 953 23.4% 12.3%
Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP
Secondary 920 22.7% 19.3%
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,126 21.1% 11.3%
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,003 21.9% 14.5%
Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB
Secondary 1,000 23.1% 18.4%
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,105 17.8% 15.8%
Hurstmere School
Sidcup, DA15 9AW
Secondary 967 22.5% 15.1%