Bower Park Academy

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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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  • 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
Bower Park Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,019 17.3% 35.7%
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,023 17.6% 35.5%
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 909 20% 35.1%
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 937 15.6% 36.9%
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD
Secondary 951 14.3% 33.3%
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
Secondary 998 16.3% 34.3%
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,036 19.5% 36.7%
The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
Secondary 1,073 15.1% 34%
Co-op Academy Swinton
Manchester, M27 6JU
Secondary 992 17.5% 38%
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,067 16.7% 35.2%
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076 17.9% 34.5%
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
Secondary 1,027 18.3% 37.3%
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ
Secondary 1,095 17.9% 36.5%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,041 15.7% 37.8%
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 1,015 20.6% 33.8%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066 16.7% 35.9%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,111 16.1% 35.8%
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 966 19.4% 33.6%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,048 17.8% 37.8%
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965 15.9% 39%
Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP
Secondary 954 17.4% 36%
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,042 14.8% 37.6%
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB
Secondary 1,061 19.4% 37.4%
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 1,000 16.2% 38.8%
Trinity Academy
Bristol, BS7 9BY
Secondary 949 18.1% 34%
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Secondary 997 16.4% 33%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 954 15.3% 36.6%
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 937 17.2% 35.2%
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,052 18.2% 33.5%
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
London, SE19 3UG
Secondary 1,029 14% 34.7%