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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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St Mary's RC High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 749 | 21% | 11.2% |
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
Old Swinford Hospital
Stourbridge, DY8 1QX |
Secondary | 947 | 12.7% | 5.4% |
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ |
Secondary | 825 | 10.7% | 14.3% |
Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | 21.5% | 17.1% |
Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ |
Secondary | 943 | 15.3% | 16.4% |
Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ |
Secondary | 773 | 13.6% | 6.3% |
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 601 | 15.2% | 12.8% |
South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | 15.6% | 12.9% |
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 895 | 19.4% | 9.1% |
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% |
Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET |
Secondary | 595 | 12.6% | 15.1% |
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX |
Secondary | 827 | 12.7% | 16.9% |
Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ |
Secondary | 928 | 11.5% | 9.4% |
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR |
Secondary | 800 | 10.8% | 16.5% |
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | 11.7% | 15.3% |
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA |
Secondary | 707 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN |
Secondary | 823 | 9.1% | 12% |
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | 10.6% | 11.7% |
Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ |
Secondary | 948 | 14.8% | 10.3% |
Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 587 | 20% | 16% |
Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 743 | 28.4% | 18.3% |
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 526 | 13.7% | 12.9% |
Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 770 | 16.5% | 19% |
Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | 21.8% | 18.5% |
The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL |
Secondary | 966 | 21.8% | 18.2% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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St Mary's RC High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 749 | Sign in to see | |
Kings Heath Secondary School
Birmingham, B13 0QP |
Secondary | 792 | ||
St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH |
Secondary | 635 | ||
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Birmingham, B44 9SR |
Secondary | 782 | ||
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ |
Secondary | 825 | ||
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU |
Secondary | 804 | ||
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 793 | ||
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham, S63 7PQ |
Secondary | 711 | ||
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath, BA2 8PA |
Secondary | 1,007 | ||
Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ |
Secondary | 410 | ||
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH |
Secondary | 739 | ||
Claverham Community College
Battle, TN33 0HT |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
De La Salle School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Secondary | 769 | ||
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU |
Secondary | 555 | ||
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR |
Secondary | 891 | ||
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST |
Secondary | 530 | ||
The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP |
Secondary | 794 | ||
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | ||
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | ||
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA |
Secondary | 707 | ||
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 363 | ||
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX |
Secondary | 438 | ||
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 526 | ||
Norton Canes High School
Cannock, WS11 9SP |
Secondary | 442 | ||
Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | ||
Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 600 | ||
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 |