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