Birchwood Community High School

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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
Birchwood Community High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 915 19.6% 30.9%
The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
Lincoln, LN6 0EP
Secondary 983 21.8% 30.4%
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL
Secondary 920 17.9% 28.9%
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS
Secondary 979 19.3% 30.2%
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 917 18% 29.4%
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 913 17.2% 29.6%
Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Secondary 1,012 20.6% 31%
Winton Community Academy
Andover, SP10 2PS
Secondary 1,000 21.8% 30.4%
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 987 16% 31.7%
Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF
Secondary 870 18.3% 34.4%
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 890 15% 30.7%
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 995 18.4% 31.9%
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG
Secondary 1,027 20.3% 31.6%
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ
Secondary 1,003 18.4% 30.2%
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
Secondary 953 18.9% 31.8%
Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP
Secondary 965 15.1% 29.7%
Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Secondary 889 20.6% 32.1%
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 956 16.3% 31.4%
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB
Secondary 919 17.5% 29.4%
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,051 18.9% 31.9%
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
Secondary 929 19.8% 31.8%
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 775 19.5% 32%
Trinity Academy
Bristol, BS7 9BY
Secondary 813 19.5% 32.4%
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary 952 18.1% 31.8%
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 954 17% 32.8%
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP
Secondary 825 16.7% 30%
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG
Secondary 927 14.7% 30.9%
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF
Secondary 824 15.5% 28.7%
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Secondary 953 20.5% 30.5%
Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS
Secondary 902 17.4% 27.2%