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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 Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,059 21.3% 12.3%
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP
Secondary 1,134 23.2% 14%
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE
Secondary 1,094 16.9% 10.4%
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL
Secondary 1,132 25.1% 14%
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU
Secondary 1,033 15.7% 11.2%
Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ
Secondary 943 15.3% 16.4%
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB
Secondary 1,052 21% 18.5%
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath, BA2 8PA
Secondary 1,007 14.8% 16.8%
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ
Secondary 1,233 19.5% 11.4%
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP
Secondary 1,046 16.9% 17.8%
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY
Secondary 1,141 19.1% 13.8%
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%
The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX
Secondary 978 12.1% 16.6%
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE
Secondary 1,035 11.7% 12.7%
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 895 19.4% 9.1%
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232 18.8% 17.2%
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY
Secondary 1,133 17.5% 8.9%
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH
Secondary 1,029 18.9% 14.1%
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR
Secondary 891 22.5% 9.9%
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Secondary 940 14.6% 14.4%
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU
Secondary 1,091 16.2% 14.5%
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980 18.2% 12.3%
Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ
Secondary 948 14.8% 10.3%
Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ
Secondary 1,068 14.4% 16.7%
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT
Secondary 1,095 18.5% 11.4%
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR
Secondary 1,055 24.3% 11.3%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG
Secondary 1,175 20.3% 14.5%
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF
Secondary 1,077 20.1% 13.2%
The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW
Secondary 1,080 24.8% 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 Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,059 Sign in to see
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313
The St Thomas the Apostle College
London, SE15 2EB
Secondary 1,112
St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE
Secondary 1,255
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Richmond, TW10 6HW
Secondary 1,037
Kings Heath Secondary School
Birmingham, B13 0QP
Secondary 792
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Birmingham, B45 9NY
Secondary 1,189
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW
Secondary 1,052
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW
Secondary 1,037
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE
Secondary 921
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU
Secondary 912
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB
Secondary 1,052
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP
Secondary 1,188
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY
Secondary 1,141
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG
Secondary 1,205
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torquay, TQ1 4RN
Secondary 993
Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP
Secondary 679
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Secondary 1,150
Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ
Secondary 731
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY
Secondary 809
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR
Secondary 1,043
St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS
Secondary 818
Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT
Secondary 770
The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW
Secondary 1,080
Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH
Secondary 926
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582
Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB
Secondary 900
The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL
Secondary 966
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH
Secondary 1,072