St Michael's Church of England 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 Michael's Church of England High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,139 11.5% 3.6%
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF
Secondary 1,002 7.8% 6.1%
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
Secondary 1,130 5.2% 2.7%
Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
Secondary 1,136 6.7% 1.9%
Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA
Secondary 1,264 10.4% 4.8%
The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE
Secondary 1,093 7.5% 4.2%
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED
Secondary 1,292 12.8% 2.2%
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF
Secondary 1,269 13.3% 5.4%
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR
Secondary 1,191 7.7% 3.2%
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax, HX2 9SU
Secondary 1,238 7.4% 4.7%
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU
Secondary 1,199 13.8% 4.3%
Stroud High School
Stroud, GL5 4HF
Secondary 1,095 6.1% 3.1%
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,206 10.2% 7.5%
Yavneh College
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
Secondary 1,075 11.2% 4.6%
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
Secondary 1,209 8.7% 4.5%
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP
Secondary 1,225 5.1% 5.8%
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,062 7.6% 5.1%
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD
Secondary 1,068 7.7% 3.9%
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral, CH63 3AQ
Secondary 1,043 8.4% 8%
Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral, CH49 6LJ
Secondary 1,009 9.3% 7.7%
Saint Ambrose College
Altrincham, WA15 0HE
Secondary 1,068 6.8% 5.1%
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
Secondary 1,189 7.1% 6.1%
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,181 15.4% 5.8%
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU
Secondary 1,188 11.1% 6.4%
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE
Secondary 1,195 11.5% 5.8%
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,138 5.4% 4.5%
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,160 11.6% 6.1%
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
Secondary 1,153 8.4% 6.5%
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT
Secondary 1,113 10.5% 7.7%
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,018 7.8% 3.3%

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
St Michael's Church of England High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,139 Sign in to see
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Secondary 748
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,089
Sale Grammar School
Sale, M33 3NH
Secondary 1,333
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
Secondary 855
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,050
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
Secondary 1,106
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,158
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP
Secondary 1,225
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,062
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB
Secondary 1,480
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,096
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,300
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH
Secondary 1,460
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,177
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL
Secondary 1,194
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,050
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND
Secondary 936
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,123
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 677
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 562
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN
Secondary 1,218
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,072
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 771
Harris Academy Rainham
Rainham, RM13 9XD
Secondary 898
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 947
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,232
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 521
Wellfield School
Wingate, TS28 5AX
Secondary 912
Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG
Secondary 817