St Ambrose Barlow RC High School

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 28 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 Ambrose Barlow RC High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,073 22.7% 27.4%
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073 26.9% 25.1%
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121 18.9% 26.3%
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ
Secondary 1,156 16.2% 26.6%
St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN
Secondary 1,012 19.3% 20.5%
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ
Secondary 1,217 17.4% 31.2%
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF
Secondary 1,160 23.8% 26.9%
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045 12.3% 24.5%
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN
Secondary 920 18.5% 23.6%
The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN
Secondary 1,026 18.8% 21.1%
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW
Secondary 1,037 12% 28.6%
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL
Secondary 1,203 21.8% 23.9%
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR
Secondary 1,074 15.6% 23.6%
Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP
Secondary 1,036 23.8% 25.9%
Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL
Secondary 1,147 14.8% 23.1%
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN
Secondary 995 18.7% 32.1%
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT
Secondary 901 20.2% 31.1%
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008 15.7% 29.2%
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL
Secondary 1,027 22.4% 34.7%
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD
Secondary 1,271 19.9% 24.1%
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX
Secondary 855 18.6% 29.8%
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Secondary 992 17.2% 27.8%
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ
Secondary 943 22% 23.6%
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131 25.5% 28.9%
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105 28.3% 23.8%
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH
Secondary 1,049 25.6% 27.8%
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG
Secondary 967 25.3% 33.1%
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ
Secondary 924 20.8% 28.8%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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 Ambrose Barlow RC High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,073 Sign in to see
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ
Secondary 925
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG
Secondary 885
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN
Secondary 882
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF
Secondary 1,160
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP
Secondary 1,146
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Secondary 1,066
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP
Secondary 1,307
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ
Secondary 1,289
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF
Secondary 958
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE
Secondary 1,009
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR
Secondary 837
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Secondary 1,118
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF
Secondary 1,420
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF
Secondary 1,112
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459