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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
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,037 17.1% 18.9%
The Camden School for Girls
London, NW5 2DB
Secondary 1,076 16.7% 20.4%
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY
Secondary 1,181 17.9% 20.9%
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall, WS9 0RN
Secondary 1,117 13.7% 21.3%
St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN
Secondary 1,012 19.3% 20.5%
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ
Secondary 1,125 13.2% 21.9%
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW
Secondary 1,052 12.1% 21.3%
The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN
Secondary 1,026 18.8% 21.1%
St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ
Secondary 930 22% 18.3%
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE
Secondary 921 12.1% 18.1%
Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ
Secondary 943 15.3% 16.4%
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB
Secondary 1,052 21% 18.5%
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath, BA2 8PA
Secondary 1,007 14.8% 16.8%
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP
Secondary 1,046 16.9% 17.8%
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH
Secondary 1,169 15.8% 18.1%
Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY
Secondary 1,170 16.2% 19.9%
The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX
Secondary 978 12.1% 16.6%
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX
Secondary 1,094 21.4% 18.9%
John Hanson Community School
Andover, SP10 3PB
Secondary 993 15.2% 18.1%
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL
Secondary 1,095 14.8% 17.6%
Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS
Secondary 913 16.1% 20.5%
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ
Secondary 1,026 15.2% 18.3%
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD
Secondary 1,051 13.3% 17%
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR
Secondary 1,043 13.2% 18.7%
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ
Secondary 1,019 20.8% 20.5%
Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL
Secondary 1,052 14.5% 18.7%
Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ
Secondary 1,068 14.4% 16.7%
The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL
Secondary 966 21.8% 18.2%
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH
Secondary 1,072 12.2% 17%
Holy Trinity Academy
Telford, TF2 9SQ
Secondary 937 16.3% 20.8%

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
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,037 Sign in to see
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313
Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY
Secondary 840
The St Thomas the Apostle College
London, SE15 2EB
Secondary 1,112
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
London, NW6 5SN
Secondary 1,013
St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE
Secondary 1,255
Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY
Secondary 881
Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN
Secondary 1,097
Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW
Secondary 768
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE
Secondary 921
Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX
Secondary 912
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP
Secondary 1,188
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG
Secondary 1,205
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ
Secondary 943
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131
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
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD
Secondary 1,051
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL
Secondary 869
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW
Secondary 903
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY
Secondary 809
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR
Secondary 1,043
St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS
Secondary 818
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG
Secondary 1,175
The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW
Secondary 1,080
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582
St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB
Secondary 1,035
Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB
Secondary 900
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ
Secondary 924
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH
Secondary 1,072