St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham

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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 Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
(Your chosen school) 		Secondary 817 13.5% 14.6%
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ 		Secondary 908 10% 9.7%
King David High School
Liverpool, L15 6WU 		Secondary 744 21.5% 10.6%
St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ 		Secondary 915 21.6% 21.5%
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ 		Secondary 824 13.6% 15.2%
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB 		Secondary 956 8% 17.9%
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU 		Secondary 1,027 16.7% 12%
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX 		Secondary 1,098 19.5% 13.1%
The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX 		Secondary 886 13% 16.1%
Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU 		Secondary 863 18.6% 14.8%
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ 		Secondary 979 9.8% 16.3%
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF 		Secondary 949 18.7% 16%
Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS 		Secondary 922 16.4% 19.5%
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX 		Secondary 821 12.3% 20%
Millfield School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG 		Secondary 877 14.3% 21.7%
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW 		Secondary 900 19.8% 21.8%
Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ 		Secondary 934 14.9% 10.9%
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR 		Secondary 799 10.6% 16.5%
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH 		Secondary 922 9.5% 13.5%
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ 		Secondary 905 12.6% 17.8%
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB 		Secondary 774 13.2% 22.8%
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP 		Secondary 820 12.1% 17.8%
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA 		Secondary 710 13.3% 7.1%
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN 		Secondary 807 9.3% 13.3%
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN 		Secondary 912 9.6% 10.1%
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS 		Secondary 978 16.9% 12.3%
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA 		Secondary 892 11.5% 15.6%
Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ 		Secondary 970 13.1% 12.2%
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA 		Secondary 772 17.8% 20.6%
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH 		Secondary 1,105 13.6% 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 Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
(Your chosen school) 		Secondary 817 Sign in to see
St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH 		Secondary 598
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Birmingham, B44 9SR 		Secondary 796
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ 		Secondary 824
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU 		Secondary 793
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF 		Secondary 799
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB 		Secondary 956
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB 		Secondary 878
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH 		Secondary 668
Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ 		Secondary 135
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW 		Secondary 445
De La Salle School
Basildon, SS14 2LA 		Secondary 763
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU 		Secondary 516
Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST 		Secondary 533
St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR 		Secondary 745
The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP 		Secondary 776
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT 		Secondary 600
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB 		Secondary 774
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT 		Secondary 814
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP 		Secondary 820
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA 		Secondary 710
St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA 		Secondary 581
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN 		Secondary 912
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS 		Secondary 978
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU 		Secondary 802
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS 		Secondary 351
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX 		Secondary 388
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY 		Secondary 507
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX 		Secondary 1,334
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA 		Secondary 772