Watling 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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  • 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
Watling Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,504 12.5% 22.8%
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX
Secondary 1,577 9.1% 21.9%
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL
Secondary 1,561 11.9% 26.4%
Queensmead School
Ruislip, HA4 0LS
Secondary 1,500 13.9% 20.3%
Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX
Secondary 1,441 10.3% 25.1%
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,504 11.6% 20.4%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,599 11.6% 21.1%
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD
Secondary 1,535 10.8% 22%
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555 13.1% 20.9%
Sir John Leman High School
Beccles, NR34 9PG
Secondary 1,441 12.9% 21.1%
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL
Secondary 1,473 15% 24.5%
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA
Secondary 1,617 11.8% 21.2%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,558 13.4% 23.2%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,573 14.3% 20.7%
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH
Secondary 1,448 13.4% 25.4%
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505 12.6% 20.3%
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF
Secondary 1,622 13.1% 22.9%
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ
Secondary 1,423 13.2% 21.5%
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ
Secondary 1,500 9.4% 22.8%
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
Secondary 1,405 11.8% 21.9%
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB
Secondary 1,528 8.5% 22.2%
All Saints' Catholic High School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Secondary 1,403 9.9% 23.9%
Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR
Secondary 1,395 12.8% 21.1%
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
Secondary 1,459 15.4% 22.4%
Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
Secondary 1,442 14.2% 24.6%
Thorp Academy
Ryton, NE40 3AH
Secondary 1,502 17.2% 23.2%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,569 13.9% 23.6%
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU
Secondary 1,585 14.5% 23.8%
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404 15.7% 23.5%
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Secondary 1,426 11.3% 24.8%