Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

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We've chosen 28 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
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,353 15% 27.1%
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF
Secondary 1,381 14.9% 26.1%
Cornwallis Academy
Maidstone, ME17 4HX
Secondary 1,322 15.4% 26.6%
Strood Academy
Rochester, ME2 2SX
Secondary 1,310 13.8% 28.6%
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG
Secondary 1,349 17.1% 27.6%
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ
Secondary 1,310 14.8% 28.4%
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,432 15.8% 27.7%
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Secondary 1,395 18.9% 24.9%
The Manor Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8QA
Secondary 1,298 13.2% 28.1%
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL
Secondary 1,348 13.7% 26.9%
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA
Secondary 1,391 13.2% 28.1%
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
Secondary 1,310 13.3% 23.7%
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY
Secondary 1,398 14.1% 26.4%
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Secondary 1,440 12.4% 29.6%
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,455 13.4% 26.9%
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD
Secondary 1,367 16.3% 26.8%
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,339 13.6% 24.3%
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
Secondary 1,466 13% 29.3%
Kirk Balk Academy
Barnsley, S74 9HX
Secondary 1,333 21.3% 26.6%
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB
Secondary 1,323 15.9% 26.5%
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY
Secondary 1,388 19.4% 29%
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary 1,352 14.4% 23.4%
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,357 13.9% 26.3%
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,317 18.5% 24.2%
Co-op Academy Walkden
Manchester, M28 7JB
Secondary 1,493 13.8% 26.3%
The King Alfred School an Academy
Highbridge, TA9 3EE
Secondary 1,339 13% 26.3%
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD
Secondary 1,239 16.1% 24.6%
The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL
Secondary 1,298 13.1% 30.4%