Bideford College

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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.

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
Bideford College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,457 20.6% 24.7%
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE
Secondary 1,342 16.6% 23.7%
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,488 15.4% 25.2%
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,389 18.4% 24.4%
Kettering Science Academy
Kettering, NN15 7AA
Secondary 1,419 17% 27.9%
Ormiston Victory Academy
Norwich, NR5 0PX
Secondary 1,415 19% 25.5%
The Priory Ruskin Academy
Grantham, NG31 8ED
Secondary 1,410 20.7% 22.9%
Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, OX4 2AU
Secondary 1,317 19.5% 24.7%
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,323 15.6% 22.6%
Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP
Secondary 1,525 15.6% 25.7%
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,559 20.3% 26.8%
Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD
Secondary 1,490 17.4% 27%
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Secondary 1,517 16.3% 25.8%
Ryde Academy
Ryde, PO33 3LN
Secondary 1,480 25.5% 25.3%
Chestnut Grove Academy
London, SW12 8JZ
Secondary 1,324 17.8% 24.2%
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Secondary 1,395 18.9% 24.9%
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH
Secondary 1,457 14.3% 24.1%
Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL
Secondary 1,532 23.7% 27.3%
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD
Secondary 1,367 16.3% 26.8%
Chichester High School
Chichester, PO19 8EB
Secondary 1,337 19.8% 24%
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG
Secondary 1,512 15.8% 23.8%
Kirk Balk Academy
Barnsley, S74 9HX
Secondary 1,333 21.3% 26.6%
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT
Secondary 1,547 21.3% 25.5%
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY
Secondary 1,388 19.4% 29%
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Secondary 1,366 16.2% 23.2%
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Secondary 1,420 14.9% 24.8%
Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
Secondary 1,457 17.4% 22.2%
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,317 18.5% 24.2%
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX
Secondary 1,420 16% 23.1%
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY
Secondary 1,507 18.5% 26.3%