St Benedict's Catholic High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 26 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 Benedict's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 992 17.2% 27.8%
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121 18.9% 26.3%
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ
Secondary 1,156 16.2% 26.6%
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF
Secondary 1,160 23.8% 26.9%
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045 12.3% 24.5%
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX
Secondary 839 17.2% 30.1%
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN
Secondary 920 18.5% 23.6%
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW
Secondary 1,037 12% 28.6%
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073 22.7% 27.4%
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU
Secondary 804 18.6% 30.8%
St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH
Secondary 827 14.4% 24.4%
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR
Secondary 1,074 15.6% 23.6%
Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP
Secondary 1,036 23.8% 25.9%
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB
Secondary 878 16.5% 23.6%
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN
Secondary 995 18.7% 32.1%
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT
Secondary 901 20.2% 31.1%
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008 15.7% 29.2%
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX
Secondary 855 18.6% 29.8%
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ
Secondary 943 22% 23.6%
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131 25.5% 28.9%
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH
Secondary 1,049 25.6% 27.8%
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY
Secondary 786 16.2% 28%
Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB
Secondary 900 11.6% 23.4%
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ
Secondary 924 20.8% 28.8%
Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Secondary 1,044 14.3% 32.8%
Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU
Secondary 819 19.9% 26.9%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 0 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