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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
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,645 15.6% 17.1%
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652 10.4% 16.8%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625 15.5% 17.7%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732 17.3% 18.6%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,653 19% 18.9%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,609 15.9% 16%
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566 17.1% 15%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,597 13.7% 18.7%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559 14.8% 16.1%
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,605 13% 16.6%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715 15.7% 14.7%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,592 15.8% 17%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705 11.6% 15.4%
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
Secondary 1,532 11.8% 14.5%
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555 13.1% 20.9%
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515 18.2% 15.4%
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573 16.3% 15.2%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642 9.8% 14.6%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,606 10.3% 17.7%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,528 16.7% 14.8%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,726 16.4% 15.8%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,723 16.6% 15.8%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615 16.9% 18%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,651 10.1% 15.5%