Mercia 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 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
Mercia School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 913 15.6% 19.7%
Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP
Secondary 893 11.6% 20%
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE
Secondary 925 13.8% 17.1%
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Secondary 984 14% 19.1%
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 905 13.6% 21.2%
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX
Secondary 926 19.4% 21.3%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 981 14.3% 19.3%
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Secondary 969 16.6% 22%
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 938 18% 20.1%
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT
Secondary 890 16.1% 18.1%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 1,008 17.2% 18.8%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 918 16.9% 20%
Eggar's School
Alton, GU34 4EQ
Secondary 858 14.8% 17.6%
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
Secondary 838 17% 17.8%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964 19% 19.7%
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
Secondary 910 16.2% 17.6%
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX
Secondary 892 13.3% 21.8%
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB
Secondary 833 14.9% 21.5%
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 860 14% 20.1%
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 805 16.5% 19.6%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 954 15.8% 20.3%
Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH
Secondary 960 19% 21.7%
Larkmead School
Abingdon, OX14 1RF
Secondary 916 15.7% 17.1%
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Secondary 901 15.8% 20.3%
Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX
Secondary 818 16.3% 20.3%
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 1,014 16.7% 19.9%
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 862 15.3% 21.2%
Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY
Secondary 855 14.1% 20.7%
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
Secondary 872 17.1% 19.6%
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX
Secondary 824 16.8% 19.7%