Friars 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

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Friars Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274 100% 37.6%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234 100% 40.2%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179 100% 45.3%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160 100% 44.4%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139 100% 48.8%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103 100% 64.1%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 155 100% 25.8%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157 100% 42%
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175 100% 44.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 138 100% 54.3%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117 100% 44.4%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%