Sprowston Community Academy

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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
Sprowston Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,659 20.9% 20.2%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,704 15.9% 22.7%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,842 19.3% 22.3%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728 16.3% 18.4%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,672 15.6% 16%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,452 17.8% 18.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597 18.8% 17.5%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,529 16% 19.7%
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN
Secondary 1,637 24.5% 15.9%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,495 17.9% 18%
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA
Secondary 1,728 16.9% 22.1%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,675 16.1% 19.8%
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Secondary 1,695 21.3% 16.5%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,541 16% 22.5%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,520 15% 18.9%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,566 21.1% 17.5%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606 16.3% 20.9%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,738 16.7% 20.6%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,599 13.6% 22.3%
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,681 22% 22.6%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,502 17.1% 15.8%
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,541 16.2% 21.6%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608 17.6% 18%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,580 14.3% 21%
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,739 13.5% 21.6%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,654 15% 21.6%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,584 17.8% 18.2%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,680 17.6% 19.2%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,786 20.5% 23.4%
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,635 14.7% 22.9%