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 1,077 16.9% 18.4%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 997 16.2% 17.5%
Kings Norton Girls' School
Birmingham, B30 1HW
Secondary 1,078 15.3% 17.2%
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,116 15.4% 16.7%
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD
Secondary 1,052 17% 17.9%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 981 14.3% 19.3%
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,158 16% 17%
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG
Secondary 1,076 16.8% 18.7%
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
Secondary 1,023 19.8% 17.9%
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS
Secondary 1,050 19.4% 17%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,042 20.1% 17.2%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 1,008 17.2% 18.8%
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
Secondary 1,036 20.4% 18.5%
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,085 19.4% 16.5%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,064 14% 15.8%
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ
Secondary 1,202 18% 17.2%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,041 15.3% 19.2%
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 1,044 19% 16.8%
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,095 13.2% 18.7%
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 3EN
Secondary 1,094 22% 20.1%
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
Secondary 1,068 18% 16.8%
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU
Secondary 1,052 15.6% 17.6%
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB
Secondary 1,118 20% 18.2%
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,092 18% 16%
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 1,014 16.7% 19.9%
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,113 16.2% 17.3%
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH
Secondary 1,087 13.6% 18.7%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,041 16.7% 19.2%
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT
Secondary 1,168 16% 17.9%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,146 16.4% 19.8%

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 1,077 Sign in to see
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,488
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX
Secondary 1,592
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE
Secondary 1,251
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,468
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Secondary 1,899
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,301
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG
Secondary 659
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR
Secondary 1,465
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,424
Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX
Secondary 1,313
Fred Longworth High School
Manchester, M29 8JN
Secondary 1,284
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,319
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG
Secondary 1,136
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE
Secondary 1,394
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH
Secondary 1,374
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Secondary 1,002
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB
Secondary 1,584
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,123
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,458
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU
Secondary 1,188
Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS
Secondary 276
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,238
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
Secondary 941
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX
Secondary 780
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,134
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ
Secondary 558
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Secondary 1,013
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP
Secondary 1,277
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW
Secondary 1,036