St James Academy

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 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

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 Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 863 13.7% 49.9%
Harris Academy Bermondsey
London, SE16 3TZ
Secondary 836 10.4% 48.3%
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 916 17.5% 46.7%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825 17.6% 49.9%
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 911 19.2% 51.3%
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY
Secondary 927 13.5% 48.8%
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915 18.5% 48.6%
North Durham Academy
Stanley, DH9 0TW
Secondary 977 15.5% 50.7%
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE
Secondary 647 11.8% 52%
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761 18.1% 51.8%
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG
Secondary 787 17% 52.3%
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 932 18.3% 48%
The Blyth Academy
Blyth, NE24 4JP
Secondary 773 16.7% 48.1%
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 877 16.3% 55.5%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 833 16.6% 47.8%
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 985 13.5% 49.7%
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 923 18.1% 51.4%
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB
Secondary 988 17.9% 50.4%
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 900 14.1% 54.1%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 784 17.1% 49.3%
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS
Secondary 895 12.7% 54.2%
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX
Secondary 751 15.5% 54.6%
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 1,026 20.1% 49.6%
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 808 16% 48.6%
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793 21.8% 51.6%
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG
Secondary 745 20.4% 50.1%
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 783 15% 46%
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
Secondary 900 14.3% 50.3%
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP
Secondary 743 15.4% 47.4%
John Spence Community High School
North Shields, NE29 9PU
Secondary 813 20% 48.5%