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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:

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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
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 349 20.9% 36.1%
Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, CB1 3RJ
Secondary 575 20.3% 36.8%
Oakfield Academy
Frome, BA11 4JF
Secondary 529 25.9% 29.9%
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, BA6 9BY
Secondary 510 26.5% 30.1%
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Northwich, CW9 7DT
Secondary 591 23.4% 33.6%
Wapping High School
London, E1 2DA
Secondary 294 17.4% 34%
SGS Forest High School
Cinderford, GL14 2AZ
Secondary 258 31.9% 34.6%
The Swanage School
Swanage, BH19 2PH
Secondary 339 29.5% 31.9%
Walsall Studio School
Walsall, WS1 1RL
Secondary 185 22.2% 35.7%
St Boniface's RC College
Plymouth, PL5 3AG
Secondary 392 25% 33.7%
London Enterprise Academy
London, E1 1RD
Secondary 415 13.7% 33.7%
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 600 21.8% 37%
Stalham High School
Norwich, NR12 9DG
Secondary 484 28.9% 33.1%
Space Studio West London
Hounslow, TW14 9PE
Secondary 193 17.7% 32.8%
Newcastle Academy
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2QS
Secondary 422 18.3% 39.3%
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 451 25.6% 37.6%
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford, RG17 0AN
Secondary 440 23.2% 30.5%
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL
Secondary 462 29% 33.8%
North Gosforth Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6EJ
Secondary 564 21.4% 37.5%
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD
Secondary 571 19.8% 35.4%
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF
Secondary 419 22.2% 30.3%
Cape Cornwall School
Penzance, TR19 7JX
Secondary 284 20.1% 33.8%
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 536 25.1% 37%
Highfield Middle School
Prudhoe, NE42 6EY
Secondary 358 25.4% 32.7%
James Bateman Middle School
Biddulph, ST8 7AT
Secondary 373 19.3% 36.5%
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Rossendale, BB4 6SJ
Secondary 501 15.7% 33.9%
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP
Secondary 446 24.2% 41%
Filey Academy
Filey, YO14 0HG
Secondary 451 23.6% 33.6%
Shireland CBSO Academy
West Bromwich, B70 8SZ
Secondary 308 15.4% 39.5%
Wellfield Academy
Leyland, PR25 2TP
Secondary 525 16.4% 34.9%