The King Alfred School an 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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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The King Alfred School an Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,339 13% 26.3%
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF
Secondary 1,381 14.9% 26.1%
Cornwallis Academy
Maidstone, ME17 4HX
Secondary 1,322 15.4% 26.6%
Strood Academy
Rochester, ME2 2SX
Secondary 1,310 13.8% 28.6%
The Thetford Academy
Thetford, IP24 1LH
Secondary 1,307 11.3% 27.8%
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG
Secondary 1,349 17.1% 27.6%
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ
Secondary 1,310 14.8% 28.4%
Swakeleys School for Girls
Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ
Secondary 1,375 8.7% 25%
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,432 15.8% 27.7%
The Manor Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8QA
Secondary 1,298 13.2% 28.1%
Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN
Secondary 1,260 12.6% 25.6%
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,449 14.4% 27.7%
Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD
Secondary 1,377 9.2% 26.6%
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL
Secondary 1,348 13.7% 26.9%
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA
Secondary 1,391 13.2% 28.1%
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
Secondary 1,310 13.3% 23.7%
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY
Secondary 1,398 14.1% 26.4%
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,353 15% 27.1%
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,458 13.9% 26.2%
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,455 13.4% 26.9%
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD
Secondary 1,367 16.3% 26.8%
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,339 13.6% 24.3%
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB
Secondary 1,323 15.9% 26.5%
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB
Secondary 1,280 13.2% 28.8%
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary 1,352 14.4% 23.4%
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,357 13.9% 26.3%
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX
Secondary 1,364 10.1% 24.8%
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT
Secondary 1,344 12.5% 29.2%
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Secondary 1,420 14.9% 24.8%
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Glossop, SK13 2DA
Secondary 1,241 12.7% 26.5%