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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Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,614 | 21.2% | 12.4% |
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE |
Secondary | 1,770 | 21.8% | 11.3% |
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 18.1% |
Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT |
Secondary | 1,427 | 18.9% | 10.7% |
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol, BS1 6RT |
Secondary | 1,778 | 19.9% | 17.1% |
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | 18% | 15% |
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | 19.9% | 17.9% |
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | 19.2% | 12% |
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | 22.4% | 16.7% |
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD |
Secondary | 1,590 | 15.8% | 14.9% |
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.3% | 11.4% |
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,645 | 12% | 10.3% |
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS |
Secondary | 1,490 | 21.4% | 17.4% |
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH |
Secondary | 1,535 | 16.9% | 10.2% |
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN |
Secondary | 1,519 | 24% | 18.1% |
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,465 | 16.5% | 14.1% |
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,524 | 17.9% | 15.8% |
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE |
Secondary | 1,627 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | 15.3% | 15.4% |
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | 15.8% | 15.4% |
Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,525 | 27.2% | 9.8% |
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY |
Secondary | 1,786 | 18.7% | 11.3% |
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,575 | 18.1% | 9.9% |
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,603 | 25.1% | 11.8% |
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |
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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Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,614 | Sign in to see | |
St Aloysius RC College
London, N6 5LY |
Secondary | 367 | ||
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Langdon Park Community School
London, E14 0RZ |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
Holly Lodge Girls' College
Liverpool, L12 7LE |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ |
Secondary | 943 | ||
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol, BS1 6RT |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN |
Secondary | 1,886 | ||
Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ |
Secondary | 2,212 | ||
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW |
Secondary | 1,306 | ||
Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,645 | ||
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||
New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
Kingsford Community School
London, E6 5JG |
Secondary | 1,501 | ||
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | ||
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | ||
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 |