Castle Mead 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
Castle Mead Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,227 19.3% 38.7%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,077 18.1% 38.4%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,125 15.5% 37%
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,197 20.9% 42.1%
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Secondary 1,217 15% 40.3%
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,220 14.3% 39.4%
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,193 15.3% 38.5%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,202 17.9% 36.4%
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,301 18.3% 39%
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Secondary 1,108 22% 38.9%
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,085 19.5% 39.7%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,191 20% 41.2%
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,186 17.6% 39.4%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,160 17.6% 40.4%
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,282 16.3% 41.6%
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA
Secondary 1,193 16.3% 42%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6PX
Secondary 1,237 18.6% 34%
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Secondary 1,133 22.9% 40.5%
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,320 18.3% 36.7%
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,281 16.7% 37.4%
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR
Secondary 1,143 17.9% 41.4%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,118 15.2% 37.6%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,086 15.8% 37.2%
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Harwich, CO12 3TG
Secondary 1,104 18.6% 36.6%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,104 17.2% 37.8%
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,191 17.5% 38.5%
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,209 17.4% 37.2%
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,122 20% 40.3%
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,217 14.7% 41.4%