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 Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,466 | 14.9% | 37% |
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Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL |
Secondary | 1,230 | 16.8% | 34.6% |
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Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,456 | 19.3% | 35.8% |
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Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
London, N16 9EX |
Secondary | 1,648 | 24.6% | 34.7% |
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,222 | 7.6% | 34.9% |
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Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE |
Secondary | 1,541 | 12.5% | 45% |
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Villiers High School
Southall, UB1 3BT |
Secondary | 1,445 | 12.3% | 34% |
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Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ |
Secondary | 1,590 | 15.2% | 41.9% |
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The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW |
Secondary | 1,292 | 11.7% | 31.6% |
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Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT |
Secondary | 1,287 | 12% | 34% |
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Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB |
Secondary | 1,368 | 13.6% | 40.6% |
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St Angela's Ursuline School
London, E7 8HU |
Secondary | 1,295 | 5.2% | 38% |
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St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD |
Secondary | 1,348 | 11.2% | 36.9% |
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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | 15.1% | 33.5% |
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Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN |
Secondary | 1,504 | 20.5% | 38.5% |
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The Radclyffe School
Oldham, OL9 0LS |
Secondary | 1,472 | 10.4% | 39.6% |
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,350 | 19.9% | 29.8% |
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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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Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | 13.9% | 42.8% |
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Biddenham International School and Sports College
Bedford, MK40 4AZ |
Secondary | 1,358 | 9.7% | 33.9% |
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The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT |
Secondary | 1,212 | 19.7% | 36.4% |
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW |
Secondary | 1,306 | 12.2% | 41.4% |
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Northfield School and Sports College
Billingham, TS22 5EG |
Secondary | 1,544 | 15.8% | 29.2% |
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Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Secondary | 1,489 | 24.9% | 35.5% |
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Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | 16.7% | 34.6% |
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Fullhurst Community College
Leicester, LE3 1AH |
Secondary | 1,513 | 19.5% | 37.6% |
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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,117 | 16.8% | 34.3% |
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Jo Richardson Community School
Dagenham, RM9 4UN |
Secondary | 1,690 | 12.3% | 34.6% |
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Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 | 21.8% | 34.2% |
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Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH |
Secondary | 1,459 | 18.2% | 38.1% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,466 | Sign in to see | |
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Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG |
Secondary | 885 | ||
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Bow School
London, E3 3QW |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
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Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB |
Secondary | 1,368 | ||
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
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Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF |
Secondary | 668 | ||
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Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
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Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
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Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,364 | ||
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Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX |
Secondary | 1,491 | ||
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Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT |
Secondary | 1,427 | ||
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Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ |
Secondary | 481 | ||
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High Tunstall College of Science
Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,396 | ||
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Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
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Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
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Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ |
Secondary | 522 | ||
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW |
Secondary | 1,256 | ||
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
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Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
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Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
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Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR |
Secondary | 837 | ||
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All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,047 | ||
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Holy Trinity Academy
Telford, TF2 9SQ |
Secondary | 937 | ||