Mercia 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
Mercia Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 580 23.8% 41.3%
Orion Spires
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 673 19.9% 39.6%
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 641 21.9% 43.3%
Staffordshire University Academy
Cannock, WS12 4JH
Secondary 674 21.8% 41.8%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 572 24.6% 41.9%
Lift Tamworth
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 607 22.5% 44.1%
Lift New Forest
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 549 22.1% 43.4%
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Secondary 525 29% 40.3%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 648 22.4% 44.4%
The Dukeries Academy
Newark, NG22 9TD
Secondary 763 23% 40%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 581 23.3% 42.7%
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB
Secondary 749 24.6% 43.5%
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%
Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS
Secondary 635 26% 39.4%
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 600 21.8% 37%
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN
Secondary 433 20% 44.3%
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 501 24.4% 44.5%
Newland School for Girls
Hull, HU6 7RU
Secondary 676 20.4% 43%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 657 21.4% 42.4%
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 663 24% 41.3%
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HH
Secondary 753 22.9% 41.1%
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 702 23.5% 38.9%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 589 25.8% 44%
University Academy Long Sutton
Spalding, PE12 9LF
Secondary 696 20.3% 39.9%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 642 20.4% 40.9%
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 517 25% 42.9%
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 611 19.8% 41.6%
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP
Secondary 446 24.2% 41%
Aldercar High School
Nottingham, NG16 4HL
Secondary 691 21.6% 39.7%