The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic 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
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,994 9.8% 13.8%
Thomas Tallis School
London, SE3 9PX
Secondary 2,075 29.8% 22%
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Barking, IG11 9AG
Secondary 2,341 11.7% 25.7%
Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS
Secondary 1,790 14.9% 26.6%
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN
Secondary 1,556 20% 19.7%
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE
Secondary 1,770 21.8% 11.3%
The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD
Secondary 1,830 10.2% 25.2%
Woodbridge High School
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ
Secondary 2,004 16.4% 18.2%
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP
Secondary 1,598 9.5% 12.8%
Penistone Grammar School
Sheffield, S36 7BX
Secondary 1,922 17% 12.4%
Bingley Grammar School
Bingley, BD16 2RS
Secondary 1,969 7% 23.3%
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698 14.1% 19.6%
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
Secondary 1,762 11.8% 8.2%
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol, BS1 6RT
Secondary 1,778 19.9% 17.1%
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY
Secondary 1,680 17.1% 16.9%
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN
Secondary 1,754 18% 15%
Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
Secondary 2,212 14.1% 11.7%
Littleover Community School
Derby, DE23 4BZ
Secondary 1,823 9.9% 13.4%
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield, S18 2FZ
Secondary 1,854 18.9% 17%
Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP
Secondary 1,670 10.4% 18.1%
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham, DH1 4SU
Secondary 1,688 8.5% 14.2%
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU
Secondary 1,805 14.4% 12.2%
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN
Secondary 1,780 14.2% 17.6%
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL
Secondary 1,710 15.3% 15.4%
St Bede's School
Redhill, RH1 2LQ
Secondary 1,952 5.7% 6%
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Secondary 1,786 18.7% 11.3%
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582 20.6% 20.1%
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652 14.7% 16.1%
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ
Secondary 1,786 10% 22.1%
JFS
Harrow, HA3 9TE
Secondary 2,040 14.7% 5.1%

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
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,994 Sign in to see
Regent High School
London, NW1 1RX
Secondary 1,086
Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF
Secondary 1,456
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073
Langdon Park Community School
London, E14 0RZ
Secondary 1,061
Morpeth School
London, E2 0PX
Secondary 1,513
Swanlea School
London, E1 5DJ
Secondary 1,281
Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE
Secondary 1,541
Greenford High School
Southall, UB1 2GU
Secondary 2,019
Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS
Secondary 1,790
Gladesmore Community School
London, N15 6EB
Secondary 1,243
Mayfield School
Dagenham, RM8 1XE
Secondary 1,848
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ
Secondary 1,329
Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN
Secondary 1,504
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF
Secondary 1,742
Burnside College
Wallsend, NE28 7LQ
Secondary 959
St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN
Secondary 1,886
Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
Secondary 2,212
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD
Secondary 1,590
St Bede's School
Redhill, RH1 2LQ
Secondary 1,952
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Secondary 1,786
Park View School
London, N15 3QR
Secondary 1,044
New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN
Secondary 1,025
Kingsford Community School
London, E6 5JG
Secondary 1,501
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ
Secondary 1,786
Jo Richardson Community School
Dagenham, RM9 4UN
Secondary 1,690
JFS
Harrow, HA3 9TE
Secondary 2,040
JCoSS
New Barnet, EN4 9GE
Secondary 1,381
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459