Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
Running cost categories
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The St Thomas the Apostle College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,112 | 13.4% | 44.9% |
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Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT |
Secondary | 1,228 | 15.6% | 46.2% |
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William Ellis School
London, NW5 1RN |
Secondary | 817 | 20.6% | 48.3% |
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Central Foundation Boys' School
London, EC2A 4SH |
Secondary | 1,135 | 27.7% | 40.3% |
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All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL |
Secondary | 846 | 22.9% | 41.8% |
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Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 840 | 17.7% | 48.8% |
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Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN |
Secondary | 882 | 17.9% | 43.6% |
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Bow School
London, E3 3QW |
Secondary | 1,173 | 18.7% | 43.4% |
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Swanlea School
London, E1 5DJ |
Secondary | 1,281 | 17.3% | 46.9% |
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George Green's School
London, E14 3DW |
Secondary | 1,264 | 22.7% | 52.3% |
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Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
London, E1 0RH |
Secondary | 1,373 | 12.6% | 46.8% |
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St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
London, NW6 5SN |
Secondary | 1,013 | 23.1% | 52.4% |
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Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ |
Secondary | 968 | 18.5% | 39.1% |
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Gladesmore Community School
London, N15 6EB |
Secondary | 1,243 | 16.8% | 50% |
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Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB |
Secondary | 1,368 | 13.6% | 40.6% |
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St Angela's Ursuline School
London, E7 8HU |
Secondary | 1,295 | 5.2% | 38% |
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St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD |
Secondary | 1,348 | 11.2% | 36.9% |
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Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW |
Secondary | 993 | 15.9% | 37.5% |
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Hodge Hill College
Birmingham, B36 8HB |
Secondary | 1,215 | 13.5% | 48.2% |
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Holly Lodge Girls' College
Liverpool, L12 7LE |
Secondary | 1,002 | 20.2% | 46.5% |
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St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ |
Secondary | 1,052 | 19.7% | 43% |
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Our Lady's RC High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Secondary | 1,054 | 16.6% | 43% |
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Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | 18.6% | 45.1% |
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Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Leeds, LS9 8LA |
Secondary | 940 | 16.4% | 44.3% |
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Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG |
Secondary | 1,112 | 21.2% | 41.4% |
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Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF |
Secondary | 958 | 15.2% | 45% |
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Park View School
London, N15 3QR |
Secondary | 1,044 | 16% | 43.1% |
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St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB |
Secondary | 1,035 | 16.1% | 46.7% |
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Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Secondary | 1,118 | 11% | 38.7% |
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All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,112 | 16.7% | 48.9% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- gross internal floor area
- average age of buildings
- whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The St Thomas the Apostle College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,112 | Sign in to see | |
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Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
London, E9 6NR |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 840 | ||
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St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
London, NW6 5SN |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
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St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE |
Secondary | 1,255 | ||
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Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | ||
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King Solomon High School
Ilford, IG6 3HB |
Secondary | 872 | ||
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Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Richmond, TW10 6HW |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
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Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | ||
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | ||
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
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St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | ||
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | ||
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Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | ||
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Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 903 | ||
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | ||
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The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
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St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
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Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | ||
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The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL |
Secondary | 966 | ||