St Nicholas 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 Nicholas Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,222 11.5% 12.1%
Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA
Secondary 1,192 11.1% 12%
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB
Secondary 1,240 12.3% 13.5%
Ilford County High School
Ilford, IG6 2JB
Secondary 1,126 5.6% 11.8%
Woodford County High School
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA
Secondary 1,245 3.1% 11.1%
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE
Secondary 1,094 16.9% 10.4%
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282 18.1% 18%
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU
Secondary 1,033 15.7% 11.2%
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF
Secondary 1,202 10.7% 13.2%
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Secondary 1,331 13.8% 17.2%
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ
Secondary 1,233 19.5% 11.4%
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY
Secondary 1,141 19.1% 13.8%
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD
Secondary 1,282 11.1% 10.8%
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH
Secondary 1,169 15.8% 18.1%
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY
Secondary 1,237 17.7% 16.3%
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB
Secondary 1,337 19.2% 12%
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX
Secondary 1,161 16.7% 12.8%
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP
Secondary 1,307 18.2% 12.7%
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE
Secondary 1,035 11.7% 12.7%
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS
Secondary 1,211 12.9% 15%
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY
Secondary 1,133 17.5% 8.9%
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB
Secondary 1,334 12.1% 17.3%
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW
Secondary 1,331 14.3% 10.9%
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU
Secondary 1,091 16.2% 14.5%
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF
Secondary 1,274 5.3% 9.7%
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW
Secondary 1,256 10% 6.8%
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980 18.2% 12.3%
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ
Secondary 1,276 13.2% 17.5%
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT
Secondary 1,095 18.5% 11.4%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Nicholas Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,222 Sign in to see
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT
Secondary 1,354
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Orpington, BR6 9SH
Secondary 1,085
Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW
Secondary 993
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP
Secondary 1,598
Hodge Hill College
Birmingham, B36 8HB
Secondary 1,215
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ
Secondary 1,125
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ
Secondary 903
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Secondary 1,331
Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG
Secondary 1,265
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT
Secondary 1,073
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Secondary 1,430
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN
Secondary 1,754
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD
Secondary 1,282
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Secondary 1,482
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH
Secondary 829
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX
Secondary 1,161
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS
Secondary 1,211
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU
Secondary 1,805
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL
Secondary 1,015
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW
Secondary 1,257
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ
Secondary 1,305
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS
Secondary 1,226
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY
Secondary 1,557
Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL
Secondary 1,052
Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ
Secondary 450
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL
Secondary 1,710
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH
Secondary 1,209
St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG
Secondary 742