Beacon Academy
Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
Running cost categories
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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Beacon Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
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Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | 9.4% | 14.1% |
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The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | 9.2% | 12% |
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Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ |
Secondary | 1,562 | 14% | 11.1% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | 15.6% | 13% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | 10.8% | 13.7% |
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Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
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Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,605 | 8% | 11.7% |
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Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,599 | 8.9% | 14.9% |
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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.9% | 12% |
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,656 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
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Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
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The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
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Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,613 | 10.5% | 10.6% |
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | 13.7% | 10.7% |
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | 13.5% | 12% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
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Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
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St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF |
Secondary | 1,621 | 9.5% | 13.9% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- gross internal floor area
- average age of buildings
- whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Beacon Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,620 | Sign in to see | |
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Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | ||
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Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ |
Secondary | 2,530 | ||
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The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT |
Secondary | 1,419 | ||
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Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | ||
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The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | ||
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Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,677 | ||
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Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES |
Secondary | 1,677 | ||
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Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | ||
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George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX |
Secondary | 1,939 | ||
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,017 | ||
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Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | ||
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Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
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Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN |
Secondary | 2,052 | ||
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Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,566 | ||
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Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,565 | ||
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | ||
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Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ |
Secondary | 2,276 | ||
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Cheshire Studio School
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 120 | ||
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Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,141 | ||
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Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 422 | ||
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Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS |
Secondary | 1,809 | ||
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Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
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Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
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Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB |
Secondary | 520 | ||
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Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||