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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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We chose these schools based on:

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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
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,258 12.6% 18.8%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,239 15% 19%
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL
Secondary 1,297 11.4% 16.3%
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX
Secondary 1,201 11.8% 20.2%
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258 10.9% 16.1%
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Secondary 1,265 15.4% 18.2%
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF
Secondary 1,314 16.2% 18.5%
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR
Secondary 1,305 14.4% 17.5%
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,194 11.9% 18.2%
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX
Secondary 1,184 15% 17.5%
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL
Secondary 1,295 12.8% 20.3%
Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY
Secondary 1,177 11.5% 19.1%
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,308 11.1% 19%
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR
Secondary 1,280 10.7% 21.5%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,358 16.8% 19.8%
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL
Secondary 1,179 10.2% 17.7%
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,264 14% 20.9%
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,292 13.3% 17%
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,231 13.9% 20.2%
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA1 2NT
Secondary 1,248 8.9% 20%
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ
Secondary 1,195 14.2% 20.4%
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
Secondary 1,332 13.5% 18.6%
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
Secondary 1,340 11.5% 19.1%
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269 12% 16.4%
Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL
Secondary 1,283 14.8% 19.8%
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220 11.8% 16.6%
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Secondary 1,207 13.2% 16.7%
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193 13.5% 19.5%
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,216 16.5% 18.8%
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,250 12.1% 17.7%