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 |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |