St Thomas More 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 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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