Richard Challoner 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
Richard Challoner School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,079 21.7% 9.2%
Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 1,156 22.2% 7.5%
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,042 20.8% 13.8%
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 1,023 22.1% 10.7%
Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Secondary 1,022 17.3% 9.9%
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,042 16.4% 9.2%
Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF
Secondary 1,069 22.8% 12.9%
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,067 20.8% 14.2%
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH
Secondary 1,066 22.9% 12.4%
Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
Secondary 1,015 19% 10.7%
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW
Secondary 1,107 19.1% 12.3%
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,199 18.7% 7.9%
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT
Secondary 1,097 16.1% 11.6%
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,243 20.5% 9.8%
The Holy Cross School
New Malden, KT3 5AR
Secondary 988 14.8% 10.5%
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN
Secondary 1,157 17.5% 11.5%
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085 25.8% 11.5%
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
Secondary 1,104 18.9% 12.5%
The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS
Secondary 1,231 20.4% 11%
The Windsor Boys' School
Windsor, SL4 5EH
Secondary 990 19.2% 13.2%
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,178 16% 12.4%
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH
Secondary 1,007 22.8% 14.4%
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,138 14.9% 10.8%
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 966 19.7% 10.9%
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
Secondary 1,082 18.4% 13.6%
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 953 23.4% 12.3%
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,126 21.1% 11.3%
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,224 17.2% 8.6%
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Secondary 1,191 19.6% 7.1%
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Secondary 976 16.7% 11.6%

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
Richard Challoner School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,079 Sign in to see
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 910
The Sutton Academy
St Helens, WA9 5AU
Secondary 1,452
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Secondary 843
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
Secondary 1,331
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG
Secondary 1,352
Wilson's School
Wallington, SM6 9JW
Secondary 1,312
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,121
St Augustine Academy
Maidstone, ME16 8AE
Secondary 736
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
Secondary 1,560
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471
Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH
Secondary 1,236
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE
Secondary 1,740
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,211
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,243
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,355
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB
Secondary 1,394
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,024
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT
Secondary 792
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 776
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 744
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY
Secondary 1,812
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Secondary 1,336
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,126
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 905
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 997
Treviglas Academy
Newquay, TR7 3JA
Secondary 861
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Secondary 724