The Magna Carta 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
The Magna Carta School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,030 16.9% 22.5%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 976 18.4% 21.7%
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,061 13.5% 21.9%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 997 17% 22.5%
Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Secondary 1,047 20.5% 23.4%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,059 18.7% 19.5%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 967 17.3% 21.1%
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,059 19.3% 22.4%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,104 17.4% 24.3%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 991 14.9% 22.3%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,110 16.9% 23.4%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961 19.1% 21.1%
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 994 19.5% 21.9%
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,042 14.5% 24%
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Secondary 1,011 16.2% 23%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 970 17.7% 23.2%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,033 15.8% 20.1%
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 995 20.2% 20.6%
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH
Secondary 985 19.5% 21.6%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125 15.3% 23.1%
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,030 15.2% 23.5%
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,108 18% 20.6%
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 992 18.6% 21.3%
Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
Secondary 903 18.6% 22.5%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 953 18.9% 21.7%
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 1,047 16.4% 22.7%
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,055 15.8% 23.3%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,028 16.2% 20.7%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,105 18.9% 22.9%

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
The Magna Carta School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,030 Sign in to see
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,511
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX
Secondary 1,577
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,285
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,292
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH
Secondary 1,202
Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX
Secondary 1,322
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,327
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG
Secondary 1,024
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE
Secondary 1,430
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH
Secondary 1,394
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Secondary 1,029
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB
Secondary 1,528
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,110
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,508
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU
Secondary 1,202
Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS
Secondary 265
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,171
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
Secondary 938
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX
Secondary 790
Swanwick Hall School
Alfreton, DE55 1AE
Secondary 1,098
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,128
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ
Secondary 576
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Secondary 990
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,167
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
Secondary 1,016
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP
Secondary 1,311
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW
Secondary 1,035
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,286