Our Lady's Catholic High School

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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
Our Lady's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 902 10.8% 18%
St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN
Secondary 1,012 19.3% 20.5%
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW
Secondary 1,052 12.1% 21.3%
The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN
Secondary 1,026 18.8% 21.1%
St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ
Secondary 930 22% 18.3%
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%
St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH
Secondary 827 14.4% 24.4%
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF
Secondary 793 14.7% 24.2%
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB
Secondary 947 6.9% 15.5%
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB
Secondary 878 16.5% 23.6%
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE
Secondary 921 12.1% 18.1%
Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ
Secondary 943 15.3% 16.4%
The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX
Secondary 978 12.1% 16.6%
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX
Secondary 827 12.7% 16.9%
Sir John Nelthorpe School
Brigg, DN20 8AA
Secondary 878 14.8% 20.5%
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Dover, CT16 2PZ
Secondary 872 7.5% 18.2%
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG
Secondary 874 11% 21.8%
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW
Secondary 903 18% 21.6%
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR
Secondary 800 10.8% 16.5%
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH
Secondary 936 9% 12.9%
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761 12.9% 22.9%
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Secondary 831 7.6% 13.4%
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
Secondary 837 11.7% 15.3%
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR
Secondary 1,043 13.2% 18.7%
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN
Secondary 823 9.1% 12%
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838 10.6% 11.7%
Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH
Secondary 926 11.6% 21.7%
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA
Secondary 767 15.6% 21.5%
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
Our Lady's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 902 Sign in to see
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE
Secondary 877
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX
Secondary 839
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ
Secondary 1,340
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH
Secondary 953
Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL
Secondary 525
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB
Secondary 947
Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA
Secondary 979
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB
Secondary 878
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF
Secondary 1,202
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW
Secondary 440
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB
Secondary 469
Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR
Secondary 765
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR
Secondary 1,242
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX
Secondary 827
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
Secondary 796
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW
Secondary 853
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Secondary 822
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX
Secondary 1,008
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU
Secondary 798
Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE
Secondary 747
Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ
Secondary 560
Whytrig Community Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP
Secondary 327
Astley Community High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP
Secondary 627
Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Secondary 729
North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ
Secondary 1,039
Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU
Secondary 819