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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthbert's Catholic High School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 877 | 25.1% | 47.3% | 
| William Ellis School London, NW5 1RN | Secondary | 817 | 20.6% | 48.3% | 
| Lilian Baylis Technology School London, SE11 5QY | Secondary | 840 | 17.7% | 48.8% | 
| Kings Heath Secondary School Birmingham, B13 0QP | Secondary | 792 | 17.5% | 45.8% | 
| Holly Lodge Girls' College Liverpool, L12 7LE | Secondary | 1,002 | 20.2% | 46.5% | 
| St John Bosco Arts College Croxteth, L11 9DQ | Secondary | 1,052 | 19.7% | 43% | 
| Ridgeway High School Prenton, CH43 9EB | Secondary | 905 | 28.1% | 56.5% | 
| The Mosslands School Wallasey, CH45 8PJ | Secondary | 903 | 23.9% | 38.1% | 
| Loreto High School Chorlton Manchester, M21 7SW | Secondary | 768 | 22.1% | 54.6% | 
| Our Lady's RC High School Manchester, M9 0RP | Secondary | 1,054 | 16.6% | 43% | 
| The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College Manchester, M20 6BX | Secondary | 922 | 15.6% | 38.8% | 
| Hyde High School Hyde, SK14 4SP | Secondary | 1,146 | 18.6% | 45.1% | 
| Stretford High School Manchester, M32 0XA | Secondary | 979 | 23.1% | 43.7% | 
| Netherhall Learning Campus High School Select, HD5 9PG | Secondary | 855 | 20.9% | 49.4% | 
| Westborough High School Dewsbury, WF13 2JE | Secondary | 919 | 24.2% | 46.2% | 
| Kingsmeadow Community School Gateshead, NE11 9NX | Secondary | 912 | 21.7% | 46.9% | 
| Churchill Community College Wallsend, NE28 7TN | Secondary | 922 | 21% | 43.9% | 
| Hebburn Comprehensive School Hebburn, NE31 2QU | Secondary | 912 | 19.2% | 48.9% | 
| Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College Chester, CH1 5JH | Secondary | 709 | 29.5% | 47.2% | 
| Netherhall School Maryport, CA15 6NT | Secondary | 876 | 26.3% | 37.4% | 
| Bridlington School Bridlington, YO16 4QU | Secondary | 954 | 23.3% | 50.6% | 
| The Archbishop's School Canterbury, CT2 7AP | Secondary | 794 | 18.5% | 49.3% | 
| Fleetwood High School FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE | Secondary | 1,009 | 13.2% | 52.1% | 
| Lathom High School : A Technology College Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN | Secondary | 796 | 19.9% | 44.3% | 
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW | Secondary | 853 | 15.7% | 40.5% | 
| All Hallows RC High School Salford, M6 8AA | Secondary | 739 | 24.7% | 38.9% | 
| St Peter's RC High School M12 4WB | Secondary | 1,035 | 16.1% | 46.7% | 
| Shuttleworth College Burnley, BB12 8ST | Secondary | 1,080 | 30.9% | 45.6% | 
| All Saints Catholic High School Knowsley, L33 8XF | Secondary | 1,112 | 16.7% | 48.9% | 
| Saint John Bosco College London, SW11 3DQ | Secondary | 831 | 25.6% | 47.5% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthbert's Catholic High School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 877 | Sign in to see | |
| St Bonaventure's RC School London, E7 9QD | Secondary | 1,348 | ||
| Leytonstone School London, E11 1JD | Secondary | 1,030 | ||
| Walthamstow School for Girls London, E17 9RZ | Secondary | 890 | ||
| Holy Family Catholic High School Liverpool, L23 4UL | Secondary | 1,045 | ||
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Southport, PR8 4EX | Secondary | 839 | ||
| Westhoughton High School Bolton, BL5 3BZ | Secondary | 1,340 | ||
| The Derby High School Lancs, BL9 9NH | Secondary | 953 | ||
| Lostock High School Manchester, M32 9PL | Secondary | 525 | ||
| Stretford Grammar School Manchester, M32 8JB | Secondary | 947 | ||
| Stretford High School Manchester, M32 0XA | Secondary | 979 | ||
| Shevington High School Wigan, WN6 8AB | Secondary | 878 | ||
| St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan, WN4 9PF | Secondary | 1,202 | ||
| Humphry Davy School Penzance, TR18 2TG | Secondary | 771 | ||
| The Lakes School Windermere, LA23 1HW | Secondary | 440 | ||
| Millom School Millom, LA18 5AB | Secondary | 469 | ||
| Cove School Farnborough, GU14 9RN | Secondary | 1,013 | ||
| The Wavell School Farnborough, GU14 6BH | Secondary | 1,029 | ||
| Beverley High School Beverley, HU17 9EX | Secondary | 827 | ||
| Lathom High School : A Technology College Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN | Secondary | 796 | ||
| Our Lady's Catholic High School Preston, PR2 3SQ | Secondary | 902 | ||
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW | Secondary | 853 | ||
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Colne, BB8 8JT | Secondary | 822 | ||
| Our Lady's Catholic College Lancaster, LA1 2RX | Secondary | 1,008 | ||
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Accrington, BB5 0LU | Secondary | 798 | ||
| Baines School Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE | Secondary | 747 | ||
| Bedale High School Bedale, DL8 2EQ | Secondary | 560 | ||
| Whytrig Community Middle School Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP | Secondary | 327 | ||
| Astley Community High School Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP | Secondary | 627 | ||
| North Huddersfield Trust School Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ | Secondary | 1,039 | ||