James Marks Academy

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

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • 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

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
James Marks Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 51 100% 15.7%
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287 100% 32.5%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90 100% 23.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116 100% 27.6%
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71 100% 22.5%
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31 100% 12.9%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114 100% 56.1%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122 100% 12.3%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121 100% 37.1%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 58 100% 55.2%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128 100% 24.2%
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127 100% 41.7%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 55.4%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 136 100% 41.9%
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP
Special 131 100% 22.1%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 39 100% 35.9%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30 100% 20%
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16 100% 31.3%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96 100% 29.2%