The Abbey 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

We chose these schools based on:

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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 Abbey School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,118 13.9% 35%
Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU
Secondary 1,183 16.5% 34.4%
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,235 14.4% 35.2%
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU
Secondary 1,164 14.7% 31.9%
The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
Secondary 1,073 15.1% 34%
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263 14.5% 35.2%
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH
Secondary 1,202 12.1% 33.6%
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110 14.8% 33.9%
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,055 13% 37.8%
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,109 16.5% 32.7%
Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP
Secondary 1,090 11.3% 36.4%
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,067 16.7% 35.2%
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,266 14.7% 33.4%
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076 17.9% 34.5%
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ
Secondary 1,095 17.9% 36.5%
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,132 16.8% 36.1%
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX
Secondary 1,222 13.5% 36.8%
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB
Secondary 1,187 14.1% 36.5%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,141 15.3% 36%
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH
Secondary 1,032 12.2% 32.8%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066 16.7% 35.9%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,185 15.8% 34.5%
Priory School
Southsea, PO4 0DL
Secondary 1,248 15.9% 34.2%
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
Secondary 1,191 13.8% 34.4%
Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG
Secondary 1,226 15.2% 33.5%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,111 16.1% 35.8%
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,042 14.8% 37.6%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,192 13.2% 36.8%
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,171 15.3% 35.3%
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
London, SE19 3UG
Secondary 1,029 14% 34.7%