The Laurel 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 29 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
The Laurel Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 705 14.6% 48.2%
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ
Secondary 607 17.5% 50.1%
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH
Secondary 778 12.7% 50.2%
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ
Secondary 883 17.9% 50.6%
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB
Secondary 749 22.2% 46.2%
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 826 22.1% 48.1%
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE
Secondary 657 9.5% 48.6%
Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR
Secondary 684 14.4% 47.9%
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 749 19% 45.6%
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 844 20.7% 47.7%
The Blyth Academy
Blyth, NE24 4JP
Secondary 834 15.9% 48.6%
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET
Secondary 711 14.4% 52.2%
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX
Secondary 742 14.3% 49.5%
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN
Secondary 632 12.9% 45.7%
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT
Secondary 728 12.1% 48.8%
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR
Secondary 704 14.4% 46.9%
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP
Secondary 806 15.3% 48.4%
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG
Secondary 721 19.6% 48.3%
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 665 14.8% 48%
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 754 18.2% 45%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788 17.9% 43.7%
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP
Secondary 788 17.9% 48.6%
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 581 15.5% 46.9%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 726 17% 44.1%
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
Secondary 655 14.5% 47.2%
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP
Secondary 751 15.5% 45.5%
Bishop Barrington Academy
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA
Secondary 627 19% 49.3%
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 604 19.5% 45.2%
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA
Secondary 647 14.5% 45.8%