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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St James' Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,255 | 12.8% | 27.7% |
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Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL |
Secondary | 1,230 | 16.8% | 34.6% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,222 | 7.6% | 34.9% |
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Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY |
Secondary | 1,181 | 17.9% | 20.9% |
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Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,508 | 15.7% | 25.7% |
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All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,354 | 14% | 24.8% |
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The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW |
Secondary | 1,292 | 11.7% | 31.6% |
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St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
London, N13 5TY |
Secondary | 1,021 | 6.4% | 28.4% |
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St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | 13.5% | 28.1% |
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Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT |
Secondary | 1,287 | 12% | 34% |
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Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | 18.5% | 24.9% |
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Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 9.3% | 25% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,030 | 19.7% | 25.6% |
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Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA |
Secondary | 1,214 | 8.7% | 31.5% |
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 16.2% | 26.6% |
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Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 17.4% | 31.2% |
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | 14.7% | 28.6% |
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,160 | 9.3% | 26.5% |
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Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,265 | 15% | 29.3% |
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Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,188 | 11.8% | 24.9% |
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Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ |
Secondary | 1,118 | 14.3% | 25.1% |
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | 13.7% | 27.1% |
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Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,257 | 11.6% | 22.7% |
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,333 | 19.8% | 28.5% |
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
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Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | 15.5% | 26% |
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Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 19.6% | 28.7% |
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,361 | 19% | 27.2% |
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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St James' Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,255 | Sign in to see | |
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
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Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,508 | ||
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The St Thomas the Apostle College
London, SE15 2EB |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
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The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU |
Secondary | 614 | ||
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The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
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Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | ||
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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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Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
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Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | ||
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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
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St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torquay, TQ1 4RN |
Secondary | 993 | ||
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St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | ||
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ |
Secondary | 731 | ||
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Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY |
Secondary | 809 | ||
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
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Moat Community College
Leicester, LE2 0TU |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH |
Secondary | 926 | ||
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Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
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Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||