Highfields School

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 27 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
Highfields School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,783 19.7% 30.2%
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,751 19.4% 26.4%
Wood Green Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
Secondary 1,528 12.4% 29.5%
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB
Secondary 1,764 10.7% 25.5%
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA
Secondary 1,751 18.1% 25.4%
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL
Secondary 1,749 20.4% 34.3%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,593 14.3% 26.3%
Coundon Court
Coventry, CV6 2AJ
Secondary 1,882 20.1% 23.3%
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,870 16.3% 30.3%
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,730 12.6% 26.2%
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR
Secondary 1,964 11.5% 31.6%
Lift Kingswood
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,537 14.9% 29.7%
President Kennedy School Academy
Coventry, CV6 4GL
Secondary 1,847 21.1% 32.9%
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT
Secondary 1,594 20.1% 29.6%
Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA
Secondary 1,497 13.7% 30.2%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647 14.8% 24%
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,727 18.4% 27.2%
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH
Secondary 1,622 19% 30.1%
Parrs Wood High School
Manchester, M20 5PG
Secondary 1,869 13.4% 29.4%
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL
Secondary 1,674 26.2% 32.2%
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,727 22.5% 28.1%
Jack Hunt Academy
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,892 10.4% 34.1%
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG
Secondary 1,612 16.1% 33%
Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD
Secondary 1,916 12.9% 27.6%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,798 20.9% 24.6%
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566 13.5% 30.2%
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,571 14.9% 32.6%