Beacon Academy

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
Beacon Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,663 12.2% 13.1%
Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG
Secondary 1,614 15% 10.9%
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,551 10.6% 12.8%
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607 14.2% 12.5%
Beths Grammar School
Bexley, DA5 1NE
Secondary 1,664 9.2% 11.6%
Denbigh School
Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
Secondary 1,785 10.8% 12.8%
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU
Secondary 1,593 10.1% 11.3%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565 13.6% 12%
Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD
Secondary 1,566 12.8% 13.2%
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715 15.7% 14.7%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705 11.6% 15.4%
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712 11.9% 11.5%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783 12.9% 13%
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
Secondary 1,560 15.7% 14.1%
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ
Secondary 1,669 8.4% 14.2%
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642 9.8% 14.6%
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB
Secondary 1,639 14.2% 12.6%
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB
Secondary 1,573 11.4% 11.1%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL
Secondary 1,559 12.7% 12.1%
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745 14.7% 11.1%
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643 15.2% 11.2%
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Secondary 1,712 14% 10.6%
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY
Secondary 1,716 12.3% 10.3%
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE
Secondary 1,675 13.6% 13.3%
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,651 10.1% 15.5%
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748 9.2% 14.7%
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF
Secondary 1,588 11.2% 15.2%
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
Secondary 1,680 11.1% 11.3%