St Mary'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 Mary's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 818 23.4% 20.8%
St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN
Secondary 1,012 19.3% 20.5%
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN
Secondary 920 18.5% 23.6%
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%
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%
Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP
Secondary 1,036 23.8% 25.9%
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB
Secondary 878 16.5% 23.6%
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH
Secondary 829 24.4% 20.1%
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ
Secondary 943 22% 23.6%
South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA
Secondary 662 24.9% 18.9%
Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP
Secondary 679 23.4% 21.4%
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA
Secondary 728 29.8% 22.7%
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH
Secondary 856 19.4% 19.3%
Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS
Secondary 913 16.1% 20.5%
Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR
Secondary 756 25.8% 23.3%
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ
Secondary 728 16.1% 21%
Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, DA1 2LY
Secondary 856 18.5% 20.7%
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%
Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS
Secondary 651 22.3% 23.3%
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761 12.9% 22.9%
Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU
Secondary 743 28.4% 18.3%
Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT
Secondary 770 16.5% 19%
Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Secondary 729 26.6% 21.3%
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA
Secondary 767 15.6% 21.5%
The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL
Secondary 966 21.8% 18.2%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Mary's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 818 Sign in to see
Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN
Secondary 1,097
Kings Heath Secondary School
Birmingham, B13 0QP
Secondary 792
South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH
Secondary 1,048
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 Gregory's Catholic College
Bath, BA2 8PA
Secondary 1,007
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Peterborough, PE1 5JN
Secondary 828
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG
Secondary 1,205
Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP
Secondary 679
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR
Secondary 891
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ
Secondary 1,026
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD
Secondary 1,051
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
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY
Secondary 809
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA
Secondary 707
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
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980
Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT
Secondary 770
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX
Secondary 1,331
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF
Secondary 1,077
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA
Secondary 767
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