St James' Catholic High 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 James' Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,255 12.8% 27.7%
Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL
Secondary 1,230 16.8% 34.6%
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY
Secondary 1,073 20.4% 28.7%
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB
Secondary 1,222 7.6% 34.9%
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY
Secondary 1,181 17.9% 20.9%
Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD
Secondary 1,508 15.7% 25.7%
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT
Secondary 1,354 14% 24.8%
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW
Secondary 1,292 11.7% 31.6%
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
London, N13 5TY
Secondary 1,021 6.4% 28.4%
St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP
Secondary 999 13.5% 28.1%
Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT
Secondary 1,287 12% 34%
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB
Secondary 1,477 18.5% 24.9%
Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX
Secondary 1,331 9.3% 25%
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121 18.9% 26.3%
Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD
Secondary 1,030 19.7% 25.6%
Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA
Secondary 1,214 8.7% 31.5%
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ
Secondary 1,156 16.2% 26.6%
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ
Secondary 1,217 17.4% 31.2%
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374 14.7% 28.6%
George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA
Secondary 1,160 9.3% 26.5%
Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG
Secondary 1,265 15% 29.3%
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP
Secondary 1,188 11.8% 24.9%
Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ
Secondary 1,118 14.3% 25.1%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Secondary 1,150 13.7% 27.1%
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW
Secondary 1,257 11.6% 22.7%
Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG
Secondary 1,333 19.8% 28.5%
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326 14.2% 24.1%
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT
Secondary 1,163 15.5% 26%
Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB
Secondary 1,205 19.6% 28.7%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St James' Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,255 Sign in to see
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313
Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD
Secondary 1,508
The St Thomas the Apostle College
London, SE15 2EB
Secondary 1,112
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW
Secondary 1,292
Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU
Secondary 614
The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD
Secondary 1,830
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB
Secondary 1,477
King Solomon High School
Ilford, IG6 3HB
Secondary 872
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Richmond, TW10 6HW
Secondary 1,037
Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN
Secondary 1,097
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW
Secondary 1,052
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW
Secondary 1,037
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU
Secondary 912
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB
Secondary 1,052
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP
Secondary 1,188
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD
Secondary 1,437
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY
Secondary 1,141
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA
Secondary 1,187
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torquay, TQ1 4RN
Secondary 993
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY
Secondary 1,059
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Secondary 1,150
Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ
Secondary 731
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY
Secondary 809
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR
Secondary 1,043
Moat Community College
Leicester, LE2 0TU
Secondary 1,097
Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH
Secondary 926
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH
Secondary 1,072