Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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St Thomas More High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,232 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | 11.7% | 14.7% |
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,177 | 10.7% | 15.3% |
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,358 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | 6.3% | 10.2% |
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,162 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | 7.8% | 14.1% |
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,270 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,204 | 11.5% | 11% |
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | 10.1% | 14.3% |
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | 12% | 13.2% |
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
The Becket School
West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Secondary | 1,186 | 6.8% | 14.2% |
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,315 | 12.1% | 11.9% |
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | 8.6% | 12.1% |
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% |
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,267 | 7% | 10.1% |
The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB |
Secondary | 1,170 | 6.2% | 11.9% |
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE |
Secondary | 1,252 | 8.1% | 11.1% |
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,108 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | 10.4% | 10.3% |
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | 9.7% | 13.6% |
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 10.4% | 9.5% |
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY |
Secondary | 1,178 | 5.4% | 12.2% |
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 11.5% | 14.7% |
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,277 | 5.7% | 11.1% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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St Thomas More High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,232 | Sign in to see | |
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1BP |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,696 | ||
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall, WS1 2PG |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | ||
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP |
Secondary | 1,247 | ||
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
The Norton Knatchbull School
Ashford, TN24 0QJ |
Secondary | 1,274 | ||
Beaumont School
St Albans, AL4 0XB |
Secondary | 1,600 | ||
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW |
Secondary | 692 | ||
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,788 | ||
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | ||
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX |
Secondary | 1,364 | ||
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG |
Secondary | 557 | ||
Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 762 | ||
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,100 | ||
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ |
Secondary | 1,114 |