Darwen Vale High School

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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
Darwen Vale High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,082 18.3% 29.5%
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW
Secondary 1,082 15.7% 28.7%
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,209 17.4% 29.3%
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Bristol, BS16 2HD
Secondary 1,112 21.9% 28.8%
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE
Secondary 1,164 17.2% 30.8%
Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF
Secondary 1,093 20% 27.3%
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT
Secondary 1,083 20.3% 29%
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Secondary 1,113 22.1% 28.4%
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,147 16.2% 28.6%
Crofton Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1NF
Secondary 1,044 19.4% 27.9%
Brixham College
Brixham, TQ5 9HF
Secondary 1,069 20.4% 28.6%
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ
Secondary 1,091 18.2% 31.6%
St George's Catholic School
London, W9 1RB
Secondary 1,111 17.3% 29.8%
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,021 15.1% 28.4%
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Billingham, TS23 3DX
Secondary 1,009 18.2% 28%
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH
Secondary 1,065 17.5% 28.7%
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ
Secondary 1,003 18.4% 30.2%
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,055 17.1% 27.4%
Lees Brook Academy
Derby, DE21 4QX
Secondary 1,097 20.8% 31.1%
Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP
Secondary 1,165 18.5% 27.1%
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,109 14.7% 28.8%
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,051 18.9% 31.9%
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Secondary 1,013 17% 28.6%
Colne Park High School
Colne, BB8 7DP
Secondary 1,061 13.7% 29.2%
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,044 18.5% 27.4%
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH
Secondary 1,032 17.1% 31.1%
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,043 18.8% 27.1%
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,085 14.8% 28.8%
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,096 18.2% 32.2%
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ
Secondary 1,114 14.8% 30.9%