Sir James Smith's School

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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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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Sir James Smith's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 605 19.5% 27.9%
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 682 18.1% 29.1%
Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH
Secondary 566 18.2% 27.2%
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG
Secondary 611 22.9% 29.6%
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ
Secondary 611 20.5% 25.7%
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ
Secondary 595 21.5% 26.7%
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Secondary 578 21.6% 23.9%
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 662 17.4% 27.5%
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 524 18.7% 27.1%
Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS
Secondary 563 21.2% 25.3%
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Secondary 685 19.2% 30.3%
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 677 18.5% 26%
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL
Secondary 609 18.8% 28.6%
Fowey River Academy
Fowey, PL23 1HE
Secondary 661 17.6% 30.9%
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG
Secondary 674 20.6% 30%
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Secondary 605 20.1% 26.7%
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop, SK13 8DR
Secondary 572 17.5% 27.1%
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 593 19.8% 27.7%
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH
Secondary 519 17.6% 25.1%
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ
Secondary 576 19.2% 30.4%
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB
Secondary 605 20% 25.2%
Hayle Academy
Hayle, TR27 4DN
Secondary 605 23.8% 30.5%
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU
Secondary 669 19.2% 27.7%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR
Secondary 599 18.9% 28.9%
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 599 17.2% 26.7%
Maritime Academy
Rochester, ME2 4YG
Secondary 564 21.9% 29.9%
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Secondary 658 15.8% 27.5%
Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
Secondary 617 25.8% 28.5%
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 532 20.7% 27.8%
The Macclesfield Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Secondary 639 22.9% 27.5%