John Spence Community High School

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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
John Spence Community High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 813 20% 48.5%
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 916 17.5% 46.7%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825 17.6% 49.9%
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 844 20.1% 48%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795 22.4% 48.9%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 820 21% 46.6%
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 762 19.8% 48.2%
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA
Secondary 884 21.2% 45.7%
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915 18.5% 48.6%
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 860 20.4% 52%
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
Secondary 800 17.3% 46.3%
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Secondary 929 23.3% 47.9%
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761 18.1% 51.8%
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 817 22.6% 51.4%
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 932 18.3% 48%
The Blyth Academy
Blyth, NE24 4JP
Secondary 773 16.7% 48.1%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 833 16.6% 47.8%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 784 17.1% 49.3%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736 23.9% 48.4%
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 887 24% 48%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 860 19.2% 46%
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 850 21.5% 47.3%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 733 23.9% 46.4%
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 808 16% 48.6%
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Secondary 724 23.7% 48.3%
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793 21.8% 51.6%
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG
Secondary 745 20.4% 50.1%
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 804 20.6% 45.8%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761 23.5% 48%
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP
Secondary 743 15.4% 47.4%