St Mary's Catholic High School

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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