The Forest School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
The Forest School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 929 6.3% 11.4%
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
Secondary 832 4.8% 12.1%
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ
Secondary 987 2.7% 12.7%
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Brixham, TQ5 0LN
Secondary 1,016 5.7% 7.8%
Kendrick School
Reading, RG1 5BN
Secondary 934 4.3% 8.4%
Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX
Secondary 1,016 13.2% 10.3%
Devonport High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL2 3DL
Secondary 916 6.3% 8.7%
Holcombe Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6JB
Secondary 1,036 3.1% 11.9%
Rugby High School
Rugby, CV22 7RE
Secondary 929 4.3% 8.7%
Ribston Hall High School
Gloucester, GL1 5LE
Secondary 906 6.5% 8.2%
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, BS27 3AQ
Secondary 1,051 8.4% 10.8%
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR
Secondary 829 8.3% 11.5%
Chatham Grammar
Chatham, ME5 7EH
Secondary 950 5.5% 13.8%
Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH
Secondary 1,005 6.7% 10.8%
St Catherine's Catholic School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ
Secondary 1,040 7.7% 13.4%
Borden Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB
Secondary 928 2.9% 10.3%
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
Nottingham, NG12 5FF
Secondary 1,026 4.6% 14.8%
The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY
Secondary 1,015 4.3% 12.1%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD
Secondary 788 7.5% 8.9%
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood, CM14 4EX
Secondary 1,013 6.3% 9.9%
Boston High School
Boston, PE21 9PF
Secondary 816 7.6% 12.5%
The Boston Grammar School
Boston, PE21 6JY
Secondary 874 6.9% 13.3%
Spalding Grammar School
Spalding, PE11 2XH
Secondary 995 7.8% 7.9%
All Saints Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL
Secondary 893 12.2% 9.8%
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 967 10.6% 11.4%
Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT
Secondary 795 5.8% 13.8%
King Edward VI Grammar School
Louth, LN11 9LL
Secondary 889 9.1% 10.5%
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW
Secondary 992 14.6% 10.9%
Wren Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN2 8GH
Secondary 920 13.1% 11%
Park House School
Newbury, RG14 6NQ
Secondary 984 14.1% 13.1%