St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford

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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 John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,211 12.9% 15%
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%
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282 18.1% 18%
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%
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW
Secondary 1,222 11.5% 12.1%
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%
Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY
Secondary 1,170 16.2% 19.9%
The Blandford School
Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ
Secondary 1,136 9.6% 19.5%
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232 18.8% 17.2%
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL
Secondary 1,095 14.8% 17.6%
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB
Secondary 1,334 12.1% 17.3%
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW
Secondary 1,331 14.3% 10.9%
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
Secondary 1,272 16.7% 19.7%
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU
Secondary 1,091 16.2% 14.5%
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD
Secondary 1,051 13.3% 17%
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR
Secondary 1,242 21.1% 20%
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ
Secondary 1,276 13.2% 17.5%
Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ
Secondary 1,068 14.4% 16.7%
King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
Secondary 1,201 16.5% 19.9%
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH
Secondary 1,209 17.5% 17.9%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG
Secondary 1,175 20.3% 14.5%
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 John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,211 Sign in to see
Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT
Secondary 1,228
St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP
Secondary 999
Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW
Secondary 993
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
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG
Secondary 1,253
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
Churchill Community College
Wallsend, NE28 7TN
Secondary 922
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL
Secondary 1,027
Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG
Secondary 1,265
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Secondary 1,430
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN
Secondary 1,754
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
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY
Secondary 1,471
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU
Secondary 1,805
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF
Secondary 1,274
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY
Secondary 1,557
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN
Secondary 1,519
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
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471