Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

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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
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,735 13.4% 9.9%
Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG
Secondary 1,614 15% 10.9%
Northampton School for Boys
Northampton, NN1 5RT
Secondary 1,713 12.9% 8.1%
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD
Secondary 1,710 13.2% 9.1%
Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT
Secondary 1,817 17.8% 10.8%
Beths Grammar School
Bexley, DA5 1NE
Secondary 1,664 9.2% 11.6%
Denbigh School
Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
Secondary 1,785 10.8% 12.8%
Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG
Secondary 1,666 12.6% 7.4%
Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB
Secondary 1,772 14.2% 8.5%
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712 11.9% 11.5%
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688 17.1% 12.1%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783 12.9% 13%
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE
Secondary 1,707 14.1% 10%
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT
Secondary 1,622 14.1% 8.7%
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB
Secondary 1,639 14.2% 12.6%
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE
Secondary 1,740 11.5% 6.4%
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY
Secondary 1,694 15.2% 9.7%
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS
Secondary 1,663 16.6% 10.4%
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745 14.7% 11.1%
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643 15.2% 11.2%
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Secondary 1,712 14% 10.6%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923 13.1% 9.8%
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY
Secondary 1,716 12.3% 10.3%
Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH
Secondary 1,676 14.8% 7.9%
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE
Secondary 1,675 13.6% 13.3%
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748 9.2% 14.7%
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY
Secondary 1,812 16.5% 13.6%
Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY
Secondary 1,766 14.2% 7.8%
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL
Secondary 1,785 16.6% 11.6%
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
Secondary 1,680 11.1% 11.3%

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
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,735 Sign in to see
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 930
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,733
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ
Secondary 2,549
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD
Secondary 1,710
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,409
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU
Secondary 1,138
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH
Secondary 1,659
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,113
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,054
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 881
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS
Secondary 1,356
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR
Secondary 2,000
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,663
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW
Secondary 1,560
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 832
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH
Secondary 1,150
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 121
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn, BB2 6DF
Secondary 877
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,709
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 489
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED
Secondary 1,042
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 895
Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW
Secondary 1,875