Highfields School

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

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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
Highfields School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,321 11.8% 20.1%
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF
Secondary 1,240 12.3% 21.6%
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW
Secondary 1,358 12.5% 21.1%
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,238 14.1% 21.4%
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
Secondary 1,333 15% 18.9%
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY
Secondary 1,325 12.5% 20.5%
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,433 10.1% 18.1%
Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,322 16.1% 21.1%
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX
Secondary 1,237 12.5% 19%
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH
Secondary 1,336 8.2% 22.8%
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Secondary 1,233 12.8% 19.5%
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Secondary 1,247 12.5% 18.4%
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,354 13.3% 20.9%
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Secondary 1,371 13.2% 21.1%
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL
Secondary 1,264 11.6% 19.2%
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH
Secondary 1,326 15.3% 19.3%
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,300 16.1% 19.6%
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,377 15.3% 21.3%
Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR
Secondary 1,406 14.9% 19.1%
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR
Secondary 1,337 12.2% 21%
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX
Secondary 1,259 14% 20.6%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,369 13.2% 18.4%
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS
Secondary 1,341 13.7% 22.5%
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,251 11.7% 20.8%
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,384 14.4% 21.8%
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,275 14.6% 19.9%
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Secondary 1,298 14.8% 21%
Temple Moor High School
Leeds, LS15 0PT
Secondary 1,332 7.9% 20.5%
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,248 13% 18%
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,223 11.5% 19.2%