The Excel 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 29 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
The Excel Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,216 19.9% 32.7%
Madeley Academy
Telford, TF7 5FB
Secondary 1,273 14.9% 32.2%
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280 18.9% 31.5%
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,302 22% 35.4%
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF
Secondary 1,270 16.9% 32%
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE
Secondary 1,168 17.6% 32.9%
Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA
Secondary 1,235 22.4% 34.7%
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU
Secondary 1,164 14.7% 31.9%
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Secondary 1,190 20% 34.2%
West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW
Secondary 1,302 23% 29.6%
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU
Secondary 1,179 18.5% 31.7%
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110 14.8% 33.9%
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Lincoln, LN2 4PN
Secondary 1,269 22.4% 32.2%
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Worcester, WR3 8LE
Secondary 1,171 19.5% 32.7%
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,266 14.7% 33.4%
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,346 16.5% 32.7%
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,132 16.8% 36.1%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,190 19.9% 35.9%
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,119 19.8% 35.5%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,185 15.8% 34.5%
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,314 18.9% 35.7%
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ
Secondary 1,187 17.2% 30.7%
Leasowes High School
Halesowen, B62 8PJ
Secondary 1,115 19.9% 30.5%
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Telford, TF1 5NU
Secondary 1,251 22.4% 31.3%
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,149 20.7% 33.8%
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,049 20.2% 32.1%
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,276 19.4% 34.2%
The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL
Secondary 1,276 16.2% 31.2%
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,171 15.3% 35.3%