The Lowry Academy

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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.

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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 Lowry Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 924 12.9% 55.3%
Manchester Academy
Manchester, M14 4PX
Secondary 1,122 14.6% 53.2%
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 930 13.2% 59.5%
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,015 21.4% 52.5%
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY
Secondary 989 15.5% 57.4%
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 971 22.1% 58.9%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 820 16.8% 59.9%
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 1,038 16.7% 55.4%
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 877 16.3% 55.5%
Lord Derby Academy
Liverpool, L36 6DG
Secondary 1,080 16.8% 53.5%
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 985 13.5% 49.7%
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 923 18.1% 51.4%
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 900 14.1% 54.1%
Levenshulme High School
Manchester, M19 1FS
Secondary 1,049 12.2% 51.8%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965 19.2% 59.7%
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS
Secondary 895 12.7% 54.2%
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 935 18.8% 56.6%
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU
Secondary 865 17.7% 55.5%
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,059 19.8% 50.8%
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU
Secondary 783 15.9% 53.8%
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Secondary 984 20.4% 53.8%
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061 17.1% 55.3%
City of Derby Academy
Derby, DE24 3AR
Secondary 914 17.9% 54.5%
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 997 11.2% 52.5%
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 899 21.4% 57.8%
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT
Secondary 721 14.4% 54.3%
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA
Secondary 729 13.6% 57.5%
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL
Secondary 952 14.5% 58.6%
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Manchester, M23 9BP
Secondary 1,001 20.5% 53.2%