The Shirestone 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

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
The Shirestone Academy
(Your chosen school)
Primary 233 17.4% 58.3%
Croft Academy
Walsall, WS2 8JE
Primary 243 17.1% 61.5%
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
Birmingham, B21 0UX
Primary 205 19.6% 56.9%
Lift Charles Warren
Milton Keynes, MK6 3AZ
Primary 191 17.8% 57.1%
Forest Gate Academy
Manchester, M31 4PN
Primary 228 23.3% 56.6%
Beacon View Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 3PS
Primary 271 20.9% 56.7%
Oasis Academy Boulton
Birmingham, B21 0RE
Primary 217 17.8% 57.8%
Greengate Lane Academy
Sheffield, S35 3GT
Primary 190 16.9% 58.2%
Longsight Community Primary
Manchester, M13 0QX
Primary 209 15.3% 56%
Skegby Junior Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 3FH
Primary 194 17.5% 56.2%
Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8AU
Primary 220 15.4% 54.8%
St Peter's Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3HL
Primary 238 22.9% 53.3%
Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)
Birmingham, B20 3LP
Primary 195 14.9% 55.4%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS6 7AD
Primary 208 21.3% 56.9%
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Maidstone, ME15 9PS
Primary 208 15.9% 58.7%
Bushbury Lane Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR
Primary 216 19.1% 56%
Kenton Bar Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3YF
Primary 275 17.8% 57.8%
Chesterton Primary School
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT
Primary 168 19.8% 57.6%
Alexandra Junior School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7JG
Primary 220 22.3% 63.2%
Springfield Academy
Nottingham, NG6 8BL
Primary 212 16.9% 56.6%
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE
Primary 219 19.6% 61.6%
Green Gates Primary School
Redcar, TS10 4HS
Primary 242 20.3% 55.9%
Wilfred Owen Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Primary 208 19.9% 60.6%
Burton Fields School
Burton-On-Trent, DE14 2PJ
Primary 184 15.8% 56%
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2JQ
Primary 217 16.4% 56%
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Salford, M5 4AL
Primary 225 16% 59.1%
Hill View Academy
Huddersfield, HD5 8YE
Primary 211 18% 57.1%
Highters Heath Community School
Birmingham, B14 4LY
Primary 169 18.3% 59.2%
Holden Lane Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6JS
Primary 225 21.3% 57.3%
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School
Birmingham, B6 7BU
Primary 208 23.1% 62.5%