St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 891 8.5% 9.4%
Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA
Secondary 1,192 11.1% 12%
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Orpington, BR6 9SH
Secondary 1,085 5.4% 3.5%
Ilford County High School
Ilford, IG6 2JB
Secondary 1,126 5.6% 11.8%
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE
Secondary 1,094 16.9% 10.4%
Old Swinford Hospital
Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
Secondary 947 12.7% 5.4%
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
Secondary 825 10.7% 14.3%
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB
Secondary 947 6.9% 15.5%
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU
Secondary 1,033 15.7% 11.2%
Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Secondary 773 13.6% 6.3%
Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU
Secondary 855 15.6% 12.9%
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE
Secondary 1,035 11.7% 12.7%
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 895 19.4% 9.1%
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL
Secondary 1,015 10.9% 14.4%
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ
Secondary 1,005 9.2% 15.8%
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Secondary 940 14.6% 14.4%
Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ
Secondary 928 11.5% 9.4%
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR
Secondary 800 10.8% 16.5%
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH
Secondary 936 9% 12.9%
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Secondary 831 7.6% 13.4%
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
Secondary 837 11.7% 15.3%
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA
Secondary 707 11.5% 6.2%
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN
Secondary 823 9.1% 12%
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN
Secondary 911 8.9% 9.8%
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980 18.2% 12.3%
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838 10.6% 11.7%
Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ
Secondary 948 14.8% 10.3%
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Gainsborough, DN21 2ST
Secondary 1,126 2.1% 9.6%
Ripon Grammar School
Ripon, HG4 2DG
Secondary 942 5.3% 3.6%
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton, BD23 1PL
Secondary 818 6.9% 6.5%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 891 Sign in to see
All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL
Secondary 846
Addey and Stanhope School
London, SE14 6TJ
Secondary 600
Oaklands School
London, E2 6PR
Secondary 880
Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN
Secondary 678
St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE
Secondary 564
Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD
Secondary 1,030
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Birmingham, B36 8EY
Secondary 752
St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH
Secondary 635
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU
Secondary 804
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF
Secondary 793
Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Secondary 773
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX
Secondary 601
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH
Secondary 739
New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR
Secondary 681
Belmont Community School
Durham, DH1 2AG
Secondary 847
Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX
Secondary 655
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA
Secondary 728
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Secondary 555
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT
Secondary 605
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
Secondary 837
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU
Secondary 798
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
Leyburn, DL8 5HY
Secondary 389
Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU
Secondary 587
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY
Secondary 526
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ
Secondary 666
Menorah High School for Girls
London, NW2 7BZ
Secondary 403