Shirley High School Performing Arts 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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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 786 27.1% 47.1%
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 876 27.4% 48.3%
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Secondary 947 23.9% 45.9%
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 844 20.1% 48%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795 22.4% 48.9%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 820 21% 46.6%
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB
Secondary 739 26.4% 50.6%
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS
Secondary 841 23.8% 44.1%
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 813 26% 44.4%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915 25.9% 44%
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 879 24.1% 45.1%
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF
Secondary 691 24.7% 49.9%
Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
Secondary 666 26.7% 48.2%
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB
Secondary 749 24.6% 43.5%
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS
Secondary 617 25.5% 48.2%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736 23.9% 48.4%
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 763 28.7% 51.1%
David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA
Secondary 811 23.1% 44.2%
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 887 24% 48%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 860 19.2% 46%
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 850 21.5% 47.3%
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB
Secondary 725 31.4% 49.4%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 733 23.9% 46.4%
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Secondary 724 23.7% 48.3%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761 23.5% 48%
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 752 29.5% 43.4%
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 828 24.6% 44.9%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 808 25.7% 46.4%
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY
Secondary 814 24.5% 44.3%
Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE
Secondary 758 27% 44.3%