Wardle Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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We've chosen 26 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

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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
Wardle Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,367 16.3% 26.8%
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF
Secondary 1,381 14.9% 26.1%
Cornwallis Academy
Maidstone, ME17 4HX
Secondary 1,322 15.4% 26.6%
Kettering Science Academy
Kettering, NN15 7AA
Secondary 1,419 17% 27.9%
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG
Secondary 1,349 17.1% 27.6%
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ
Secondary 1,310 14.8% 28.4%
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,432 15.8% 27.7%
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Secondary 1,395 18.9% 24.9%
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL
Secondary 1,348 13.7% 26.9%
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY
Secondary 1,398 14.1% 26.4%
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,353 15% 27.1%
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,455 13.4% 26.9%
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,339 13.6% 24.3%
Kirk Balk Academy
Barnsley, S74 9HX
Secondary 1,333 21.3% 26.6%
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB
Secondary 1,323 15.9% 26.5%
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB
Secondary 1,280 13.2% 28.8%
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY
Secondary 1,388 19.4% 29%
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary 1,352 14.4% 23.4%
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,357 13.9% 26.3%
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT
Secondary 1,344 12.5% 29.2%
Orion Eden Park
Beckenham, BR3 3RD
Secondary 1,308 19% 26.6%
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,317 18.5% 24.2%
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX
Secondary 1,420 16% 23.1%
Co-op Academy Walkden
Manchester, M28 7JB
Secondary 1,493 13.8% 26.3%
The King Alfred School an Academy
Highbridge, TA9 3EE
Secondary 1,339 13% 26.3%
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD
Secondary 1,239 16.1% 24.6%