Sir Graham Balfour High School

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We've chosen 29 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
Sir Graham Balfour High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 974 18% 17.2%
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ
Secondary 936 15.8% 16.8%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 997 16.2% 17.5%
Kings Norton Girls' School
Birmingham, B30 1HW
Secondary 1,078 15.3% 17.2%
Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ
Secondary 959 20.7% 17.8%
John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF
Secondary 885 21% 18.1%
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD
Secondary 1,052 17% 17.9%
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 947 16.9% 16.8%
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 980 16.8% 16.8%
Casterton College Rutland
Stamford, PE9 4AT
Secondary 943 17.2% 16.2%
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
Secondary 1,023 19.8% 17.9%
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS
Secondary 1,050 19.4% 17%
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 974 16% 16.8%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,042 20.1% 17.2%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 1,008 17.2% 18.8%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 918 16.9% 20%
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU
Secondary 1,011 19.1% 15.4%
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS
Secondary 942 19.5% 16.9%
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
Secondary 1,036 20.4% 18.5%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964 19% 19.7%
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
Secondary 904 19.2% 17.5%
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
Secondary 910 16.2% 17.6%
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 1,044 19% 16.8%
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA
Secondary 1,011 21.7% 17.4%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 954 15.8% 20.3%
Larkmead School
Abingdon, OX14 1RF
Secondary 916 15.7% 17.1%
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
Secondary 1,068 18% 16.8%
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU
Secondary 1,052 15.6% 17.6%
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 912 20.5% 18.1%