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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 809 | 10.2% | 28.5% | 
| Newman Catholic College London, NW10 3RN | Secondary | 678 | 13.4% | 30.6% | 
| Holy Family Catholic High School Liverpool, L23 4UL | Secondary | 1,045 | 12.3% | 24.5% | 
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Southport, PR8 4EX | Secondary | 839 | 17.2% | 30.1% | 
| Pensby High School Wirral, CH61 6XN | Secondary | 920 | 18.5% | 23.6% | 
| Parrenthorn High School Manchester, M25 2BW | Secondary | 1,037 | 12% | 28.6% | 
| Harrytown Catholic High School Stockport, SK6 3BU | Secondary | 804 | 18.6% | 30.8% | 
| 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% | 
| Shevington High School Wigan, WN6 8AB | Secondary | 878 | 16.5% | 23.6% | 
| St John Fisher Catholic High School Wigan, WN6 7RN | Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% | 
| Todmorden High School Todmorden, OL14 7DG | Secondary | 850 | 17.3% | 28.4% | 
| Wetherby High School Wetherby, LS22 6JS | Secondary | 783 | 16.4% | 26.3% | 
| St John Fisher Catholic High School Peterborough, PE1 5JN | Secondary | 828 | 12.3% | 31.8% | 
| Ruskin Community High School Crewe, CW2 7JT | Secondary | 715 | 15.7% | 31.9% | 
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Warrington, WA4 1RX | Secondary | 855 | 18.6% | 29.8% | 
| St Benedict's Catholic High School Whitehaven, CA28 8UG | Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% | 
| 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% | 
| Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Preston, PR5 6PB | Secondary | 761 | 12.9% | 22.9% | 
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Colne, BB8 8JT | Secondary | 822 | 13% | 31.8% | 
| Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Fleetwood, FY7 8AY | Secondary | 786 | 16.2% | 28% | 
| St Cecilia's RC High School Preston, PR3 2XA | Secondary | 573 | 9.1% | 29.6% | 
| Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Accrington, BB5 0LU | Secondary | 798 | 11.6% | 32.3% | 
| Baines School Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE | Secondary | 747 | 6.2% | 30.1% | 
| Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College Heywood, OL10 2AA | Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% | 
| Alder Community High School Hyde, SK14 5NJ | Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% | 
| Pendle Vale College Nelson, BB9 8LF | Secondary | 1,044 | 14.3% | 32.8% | 
| Preston Muslim Girls High School Preston, PR1 5BY | Secondary | 608 | 14.5% | 23.2% | 
| Lowton Church of England High School Warrington, WA3 1DU | Secondary | 819 | 19.9% | 26.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 809 | Sign in to see | |
| St James' Catholic High School London, NW9 5PE | Secondary | 1,255 | ||
| Colmers School and Sixth Form College Birmingham, B45 9NY | Secondary | 1,189 | ||
| South Wirral High School Wirral, CH62 8EH | Secondary | 1,048 | ||
| St Joseph's RC High School Bolton, BL6 6HW | Secondary | 1,052 | ||
| Parrenthorn High School Manchester, M25 2BW | Secondary | 1,037 | ||
| The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College Manchester, M20 6BX | Secondary | 922 | ||
| Cansfield High School Wigan, WN4 9TP | Secondary | 1,036 | ||
| Golborne High School Warrington, WA3 3EL | Secondary | 1,147 | ||
| St Peter's Catholic High School Wigan, WN5 8NU | Secondary | 1,033 | ||
| Brimsham Green School Bristol, BS37 7LB | Secondary | 1,052 | ||
| Bishop Heber High School Malpas, SY14 8JD | Secondary | 1,282 | ||
| St Gregory's Catholic High School Warrington, WA5 1HG | Secondary | 1,205 | ||
| St Cuthbert Mayne School Torquay, TQ1 4RN | Secondary | 993 | ||
| Beaminster School Beaminster, DT8 3EP | Secondary | 679 | ||
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Poole, BH15 3HY | Secondary | 1,059 | ||
| Henry Beaufort School Winchester, SO22 6JJ | Secondary | 1,005 | ||
| St Edmund's Catholic School Portsmouth, PO1 1RX | Secondary | 1,150 | ||
| Ashton Community Science College Preston, PR2 1SL | Secondary | 869 | ||
| Millfield Science & Performing Arts College Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG | Secondary | 874 | ||
| Broughton High School Preston, PR3 5JJ | Secondary | 928 | ||
| St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Blackburn, BB2 4SR | Secondary | 1,043 | ||
| Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Fleetwood, FY7 8AY | Secondary | 786 | ||
| All Hallows Catholic High School Preston, PR1 0LN | Secondary | 911 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic High School Leyland, PR25 1BS | Secondary | 818 | ||
| Matravers School Westbury, BA13 3QH | Secondary | 926 | ||
| Elthorne Park High School London, W7 2AH | Secondary | 1,582 | ||
| The Bewdley School Bewdley, DY12 1BL | Secondary | 966 | ||
| Lowton Church of England High School Warrington, WA3 1DU | Secondary | 819 | ||
| Hartford Church of England High School Northwich, CW8 1LH | Secondary | 1,072 | ||