The Valley Leadership 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
The Valley Leadership Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 589 25.8% 44%
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 641 21.9% 43.3%
Staffordshire University Academy
Cannock, WS12 4JH
Secondary 674 21.8% 41.8%
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 650 22.8% 46%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 572 24.6% 41.9%
Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY
Secondary 548 19.9% 45.9%
Lift Tamworth
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 607 22.5% 44.1%
Lift New Forest
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 549 22.1% 43.4%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 648 22.4% 44.4%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 581 23.3% 42.7%
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB
Secondary 693 20.8% 45.3%
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS
Secondary 617 25.5% 48.2%
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 509 28.9% 41.7%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 648 28% 40.2%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736 23.9% 48.4%
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 501 24.4% 44.5%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 657 21.4% 42.4%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 648 20.1% 46.3%
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 663 24% 41.3%
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 695 17.7% 44.7%
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN
Secondary 642 26.8% 49.2%
Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 594 25% 45.3%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 642 20.4% 40.9%
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 628 19.3% 43.8%
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 517 25% 42.9%
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 548 24.8% 46.7%
Mercia Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0TL
Secondary 580 23.8% 41.3%
Outwood Academy Kirkby
Nottingham, NG17 7DH
Secondary 549 24.2% 48%
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL
Secondary 682 22.4% 44.6%
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY
Secondary 814 24.5% 44.3%