Sir Bernard Lovell Academy

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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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  • 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
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,261 18.6% 17.2%
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,285 17.1% 17.7%
The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, SP11 9RR
Secondary 1,155 17.9% 18.7%
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,292 18% 16.5%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,239 15% 19%
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU
Secondary 1,138 19.2% 17.2%
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP
Secondary 1,195 18.9% 15.7%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne, DE6 1EP
Secondary 1,298 19.6% 15.8%
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE
Secondary 1,197 16.9% 16.7%
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG
Secondary 1,318 20% 18.9%
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Secondary 1,265 15.4% 18.2%
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF
Secondary 1,314 16.2% 18.5%
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,384 16.9% 15.7%
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT
Secondary 1,281 16.1% 16.6%
The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR
Secondary 1,358 21.2% 15.7%
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary 1,261 17.1% 16.7%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 18.4%
The Costello School
Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Secondary 1,224 17.3% 16.2%
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ
Secondary 1,209 18.8% 19%
Ruislip High School
Ruislip, HA4 0BY
Secondary 1,284 19.5% 16.2%
Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR
Secondary 1,328 20.4% 19.2%
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ
Secondary 1,290 18.2% 15.8%
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU
Secondary 1,238 18.2% 20.2%
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND
Secondary 1,183 19.4% 15.9%
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN
Secondary 1,254 15.7% 16.3%
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,216 16.5% 18.8%
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,286 19.4% 16.1%
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
Secondary 1,285 17.7% 16.5%
The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH
Secondary 1,343 17.5% 16.1%
Frome Community College
Frome, BA11 2HQ
Secondary 1,285 20.3% 20.7%