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 1,209 11.6% 13.3%
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,182 12.2% 16%
Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT
Secondary 1,159 12.4% 13.5%
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Secondary 1,153 12.3% 16.6%
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,204 14% 15%
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA
Secondary 1,142 11.2% 14.1%
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246 12% 15.4%
William de Ferrers School
Chelmsford, CM3 5JU
Secondary 1,248 14.3% 13.1%
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS
Secondary 1,212 14.2% 13.9%
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,130 11.6% 16%
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU
Secondary 1,203 12.7% 12.4%
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258 10.9% 16.1%
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,233 9.6% 14.2%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,294 12.3% 12.9%
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237 13.7% 12.4%
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS
Secondary 1,133 14.8% 14.7%
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,248 8.2% 11.8%
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS
Secondary 1,122 12.9% 12.8%
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,198 12.9% 11.3%
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ
Secondary 1,215 12.8% 10.8%
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Secondary 1,154 14.2% 13.3%
Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP
Secondary 1,241 14.1% 14.4%
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL
Secondary 1,113 11.6% 14.1%
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB
Secondary 1,160 13.3% 11.5%
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG
Secondary 1,260 8.6% 12.4%
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL
Secondary 1,218 15.5% 14.6%
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,106 14.6% 14.5%
Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB
Secondary 1,189 13.6% 15%
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,167 11.2% 14.3%
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,079 14.6% 12.3%

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 1,209 Sign in to see
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1BP
Secondary 1,342
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR
Secondary 839
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL
Secondary 1,297
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall, WS1 2PG
Secondary 1,377
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Secondary 1,164
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD
Secondary 1,535
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ
Secondary 1,236
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Secondary 1,134
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE
Secondary 992
Cottenham Village College
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Secondary 877
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,437
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU
Secondary 1,542
Beaumont School
St Albans, AL4 0XB
Secondary 1,651
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP
Secondary 1,431
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW
Secondary 679
Queens Park Community School
London, NW6 7BQ
Secondary 1,312
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ
Secondary 1,212
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX
Secondary 1,182
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,033
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP
Secondary 1,583
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,798
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,160
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX
Secondary 1,291
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 501
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,079
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ
Secondary 1,118