St James 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 28 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
St James School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 996 29.4% 25%
Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY
Secondary 1,036 27.4% 26.9%
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,093 26.2% 25.6%
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Bristol, BS16 2HD
Secondary 1,102 25.8% 29.9%
Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD
Secondary 795 31.1% 22.8%
Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG
Secondary 1,078 25.3% 19.6%
Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ
Secondary 937 23.2% 21.7%
Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ
Secondary 1,109 24.5% 21.6%
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Secondary 1,164 25.1% 28%
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Secondary 874 21% 25.7%
Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3DB
Secondary 1,027 27.5% 21.4%
Tor Bridge High
Plymouth, PL6 8UN
Secondary 1,124 35.3% 26.8%
Writhlington School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ
Secondary 929 19.6% 25.5%
The Dorcan Academy
Swindon, SN3 5DA
Secondary 889 24.8% 30.3%
Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU
Secondary 1,051 20.3% 24.5%
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
Secondary 935 26.4% 22.1%
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG
Secondary 990 25.1% 19.9%
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF
Secondary 1,063 22.6% 21.9%
Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP
Secondary 969 25.6% 23.5%
Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ
Secondary 885 27.9% 27.8%
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT
Secondary 792 27% 22.9%
Rugby Free Secondary School
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Secondary 1,113 26.6% 26.2%
Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD
Secondary 1,018 29.8% 27.3%
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
Secondary 835 25.2% 22.4%
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 840 23% 27.3%
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 909 23.1% 21.3%
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 909 22.2% 23%
The Highfield School
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA
Secondary 979 29% 24.9%