St Bede'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
St Bede's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 707 11.5% 6.2%
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ
Secondary 891 8.5% 9.4%
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%
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB
Secondary 947 6.9% 15.5%
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU
Secondary 1,033 15.7% 11.2%
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%
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN
Secondary 481 14.4% 9.8%
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW
Secondary 440 14.1% 13%
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%
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR
Secondary 891 22.5% 9.9%
Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET
Secondary 595 12.6% 15.1%
St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR
Secondary 749 21% 11.2%
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%
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH
Secondary 936 9% 12.9%
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ
Secondary 902 10.8% 18%
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%
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN
Secondary 823 9.1% 12%
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN
Secondary 911 8.9% 9.8%
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%
Ripon Grammar School
Ripon, HG4 2DG
Secondary 942 5.3% 3.6%
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton, BD23 1PL
Secondary 818 6.9% 6.5%
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY
Secondary 526 13.7% 12.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Bede's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 707 Sign in to see
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Birmingham, B44 9SR
Secondary 782
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045
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
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB
Secondary 947
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
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham, S63 7PQ
Secondary 711
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH
Secondary 739
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW
Secondary 440
De La Salle School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Secondary 769
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL
Secondary 1,095
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Secondary 555
The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP
Secondary 794
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG
Secondary 874
Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ
Secondary 928
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
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
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY
Secondary 786
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN
Secondary 911
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX
Secondary 438
Norton Canes High School
Cannock, WS11 9SP
Secondary 442
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA
Secondary 767
Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU
Secondary 819