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 Mary's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 18.1% |
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% |
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 18.5% | 17.2% |
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS |
Secondary | 1,408 | 12.8% | 16.5% |
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | 11.4% | 22.9% |
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT |
Secondary | 1,609 | 8.2% | 19.7% |
Saddleworth School
Oldham, OL3 5NU |
Secondary | 1,417 | 14.3% | 22.1% |
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 18.1% | 18% |
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT |
Secondary | 1,614 | 21.2% | 12.4% |
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | 14.1% | 19.6% |
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX |
Secondary | 1,491 | 11.5% | 16.5% |
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD |
Secondary | 1,474 | 13.6% | 18.9% |
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | 18% | 15% |
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | 11.7% | 25.9% |
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | 19.9% | 17.9% |
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% |
Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP |
Secondary | 1,670 | 10.4% | 18.1% |
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW |
Secondary | 1,637 | 15.7% | 21% |
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,524 | 17.9% | 15.8% |
Thurston Community College
Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PB |
Secondary | 1,486 | 14.7% | 16.4% |
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% |
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | 14.1% | 18.5% |
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,558 | 15.7% | 18.6% |
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
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 Mary's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,563 | Sign in to see | |
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Orpington, BR6 9SH |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ |
Secondary | 968 | ||
St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | ||
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP |
Secondary | 1,598 | ||
Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA |
Secondary | 1,214 | ||
Hodge Hill College
Birmingham, B36 8HB |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ |
Secondary | 1,579 | ||
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
Churchill Community College
Wallsend, NE28 7TN |
Secondary | 922 | ||
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | ||
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
Redruth School
Redruth, TR15 1TA |
Secondary | 1,466 | ||
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | ||
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | ||
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN |
Secondary | 953 | ||
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,471 | ||
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,805 | ||
Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN |
Secondary | 1,519 | ||
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 |