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 James' Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 825 | 10.7% | 14.3% |
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St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ |
Secondary | 891 | 8.5% | 9.4% |
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | 22% | 18.3% |
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | 21.5% | 17.1% |
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Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB |
Secondary | 947 | 6.9% | 15.5% |
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE |
Secondary | 921 | 12.1% | 18.1% |
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Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ |
Secondary | 943 | 15.3% | 16.4% |
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The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX |
Secondary | 978 | 12.1% | 16.6% |
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Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | 15.6% | 12.9% |
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The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | 10.9% | 14.4% |
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 1,005 | 9.2% | 15.8% |
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Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
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Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX |
Secondary | 827 | 12.7% | 16.9% |
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Dover Grammar School for Girls
Dover, CT16 2PZ |
Secondary | 872 | 7.5% | 18.2% |
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Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG |
Secondary | 874 | 11% | 21.8% |
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Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ |
Secondary | 928 | 11.5% | 9.4% |
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Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR |
Secondary | 800 | 10.8% | 16.5% |
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Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH |
Secondary | 936 | 9% | 12.9% |
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Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 902 | 10.8% | 18% |
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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | 7.6% | 13.4% |
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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | 11.7% | 15.3% |
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St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA |
Secondary | 707 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
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Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN |
Secondary | 823 | 9.1% | 12% |
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All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN |
Secondary | 911 | 8.9% | 9.8% |
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Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
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Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | 10.6% | 11.7% |
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% |
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Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.2% | 17% |
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 James' Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 825 | Sign in to see | |
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Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU |
Secondary | 804 | ||
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St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 793 | ||
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
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Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham, S63 7PQ |
Secondary | 711 | ||
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Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath, BA2 8PA |
Secondary | 1,007 | ||
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Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ |
Secondary | 410 | ||
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St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
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St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL |
Secondary | 696 | ||
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St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR |
Secondary | 891 | ||
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Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
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Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST |
Secondary | 530 | ||
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St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR |
Secondary | 749 | ||
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Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | ||
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Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ |
Secondary | 928 | ||
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 761 | ||
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Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Secondary | 822 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA |
Secondary | 707 | ||
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All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN |
Secondary | 911 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS |
Secondary | 818 | ||
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Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX |
Secondary | 438 | ||
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | ||
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 600 | ||
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | ||
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Manchester Mesivta School
Prestwich, M25 0PH |
Secondary | 242 | ||