The Vale 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:

  • 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Vale Academy
(Your chosen school)
Primary 575 13.5% 10.1%
E-Act St Ursula's Academy
Bristol, BS9 4DT
Primary 564 12.4% 11.2%
Bourton Meadow Academy
Buckingham, MK18 7HX
Primary 583 11.6% 10.8%
Lyons Hall School
Braintree, CM7 9FH
Primary 558 13.1% 14.2%
Stafford Leys Community Primary School
Leicester, LE3 3LJ
Primary 598 11% 10%
Kibworth Church of England Primary School
Leicester, LE8 0NH
Primary 585 12.3% 11.3%
Rustington Community Primary School
Littlehampton, BN16 3PW
Primary 579 10.5% 7.9%
St Lawrence CofE Primary School
Hassocks, BN6 9UY
Primary 592 16.7% 8.6%
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Wigan, WN6 0XB
Primary 578 10.9% 11.6%
Parish Church of England Primary School
Bromley, BR1 4HF
Primary 584 12.5% 12.8%
Grove Wood Primary School
Rayleigh, SS6 8UA
Primary 631 12.2% 9.2%
Ashley Church of England Primary School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1HX
Primary 581 15.7% 7.9%
Henry Moore Primary School
Harlow, CM17 9LW
Primary 563 11.9% 11%
Oak Lodge Primary School
West Wickham, BR4 0LJ
Primary 541 14.4% 10.5%
West Leigh Junior School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2JB
Primary 528 8.1% 6.6%
Northwick Manor Primary School
Worcester, WR3 7EA
Primary 578 11.9% 7.4%
Fairfields Primary School
Milton Keynes, MK11 4BA
Primary 567 9.4% 11.1%
Lutley Primary School
Halesowen, B63 1BU
Primary 581 10.7% 10.5%
St Mary's CofE Primary School
London, E17 9HJ
Primary 578 12.5% 12.1%
Green Ridge Primary Academy
Aylesbury, HP18 0YA
Primary 592 16.4% 10.2%
Potters Gate CofE Primary School
Farnham, GU9 7BB
Primary 542 12.2% 10.9%
Abbots Green Primary Academy
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Primary 561 10.5% 11.1%
Staples Road Primary School
Loughton, IG10 1HR
Primary 615 13.2% 5.7%
Hartburn Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 5BS
Primary 560 10.5% 8.4%
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
Ipswich, IP4 5HE
Primary 631 11.9% 13.3%
Broke Hall Community Primary School
Ipswich, IP4 5XD
Primary 601 12.4% 6.2%
Mildmay Primary School
Chelmsford, CM2 8AU
Primary 612 12.9% 12.3%
Martins Wood Primary School
Stevenage, SG1 5RT
Primary 586 8.7% 13.6%
Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK40 3EP
Primary 622 9.5% 9.2%
Haydonleigh Primary School
Swindon, SN25 1JP
Primary 555 14.1% 10.6%