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.
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:
- school phase or type
- 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Beacon School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,136 | 23.3% | 13.3% |
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Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 21.4% | 13.1% |
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The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF |
Secondary | 1,265 | 21.5% | 13.1% |
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Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW |
Secondary | 1,233 | 22.3% | 15.1% |
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Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF |
Secondary | 1,070 | 20.2% | 11.9% |
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Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE |
Secondary | 1,046 | 17.7% | 14.3% |
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John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,108 | 18.2% | 11.9% |
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Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,063 | 19.8% | 12% |
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Amery Hill School
Alton, GU34 2BZ |
Secondary | 983 | 24% | 16.6% |
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Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW |
Secondary | 1,042 | 20.1% | 17.2% |
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Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,120 | 21.1% | 14% |
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | 17.9% | 10% |
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The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 19.4% | 16.5% |
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St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,166 | 23.2% | 13.3% |
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The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP |
Secondary | 1,085 | 21.2% | 10.4% |
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Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR |
Secondary | 1,064 | 18.1% | 13.8% |
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Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.7% | 13.5% |
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Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL |
Secondary | 1,151 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.1% | 12.6% |
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John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 1,044 | 19% | 16.8% |
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Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,141 | 21.1% | 13.2% |
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The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
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Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF |
Secondary | 1,064 | 19.8% | 14.8% |
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Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18% | 16.8% |
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Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN |
Secondary | 1,092 | 18% | 16% |
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The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN |
Secondary | 1,095 | 23.6% | 10% |
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Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND |
Secondary | 1,180 | 18.2% | 14.7% |
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Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE |
Secondary | 1,081 | 21.6% | 15.7% |
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Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD |
Secondary | 1,034 | 18.3% | 13.8% |
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Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT |
Secondary | 1,103 | 17.7% | 14.3% |