Bedford Free School
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.
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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Bedford Free School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 529 | 11% | 26.3% |
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Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH |
Secondary | 593 | 14.7% | 24.8% |
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Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ |
Secondary | 536 | 17.2% | 24.3% |
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Hewens College
Hayes, UB4 8JP |
Secondary | 482 | 12% | 30.7% |
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Cromer Academy
Cromer, NR27 0EX |
Secondary | 668 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
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Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF |
Secondary | 638 | 14.1% | 22.1% |
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Berwick Academy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF |
Secondary | 586 | 16.2% | 26.5% |
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Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 571 | 12.3% | 26.4% |
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St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF |
Secondary | 683 | 10.9% | 26.4% |
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Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS |
Secondary | 507 | 20.6% | 27.2% |
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Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE |
Secondary | 607 | 13.3% | 24.1% |
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Nishkam High School
Birmingham, B19 2LF |
Secondary | 675 | 12.1% | 28.2% |
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Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER |
Secondary | 621 | 10.5% | 23.4% |
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The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 690 | 16.9% | 28.2% |
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Academy@Worden
Leyland, PR25 1RN |
Secondary | 574 | 9.9% | 28.7% |
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The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 676 | 15.3% | 28.1% |
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Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE |
Secondary | 621 | 13.4% | 25.4% |
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Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 643 | 18.2% | 26.7% |
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The Banovallum School
Horncastle, LN9 6DA |
Secondary | 617 | 11.4% | 28.4% |
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The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN |
Secondary | 556 | 10.5% | 22.4% |
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Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA |
Secondary | 619 | 11.3% | 23.9% |
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Eden Boys' School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4BD |
Secondary | 614 | 9.3% | 22.7% |
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The Suthers School
Newark, NG24 3NH |
Secondary | 573 | 8% | 23.6% |
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Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH |
Secondary | 599 | 18.5% | 23% |
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St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF |
Secondary | 426 | 16.2% | 24.2% |
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Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR |
Secondary | 689 | 13.3% | 27.4% |
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Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP |
Secondary | 570 | 15.2% | 26.1% |
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Brook Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QS |
Secondary | 606 | 12.1% | 28.9% |
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Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Barnsley, S70 6FP |
Secondary | 536 | 15% | 25.6% |
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Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Secondary | 517 | 12.6% | 25.7% |