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 Bede's Catholic College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,315 | 10.7% | 10.3% |
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Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Sandbach, CW11 3NT |
Secondary | 1,358 | 6.9% | 12.2% |
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Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,249 | 14.4% | 10.9% |
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Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,248 | 13% | 6.7% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,415 | 9.6% | 10.5% |
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Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,242 | 11.6% | 7.9% |
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Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,219 | 14.1% | 10.5% |
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The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,203 | 12.7% | 12.4% |
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The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX |
Secondary | 1,398 | 10.7% | 10.3% |
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Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE |
Secondary | 1,256 | 13.3% | 10.6% |
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,294 | 12.3% | 12.9% |
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,323 | 10.1% | 11.9% |
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Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,327 | 11.5% | 11.6% |
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,383 | 12.4% | 13.1% |
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Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,271 | 7.1% | 12.2% |
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The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,342 | 15% | 10.9% |
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Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH |
Secondary | 1,367 | 15.3% | 12.1% |
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The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE |
Secondary | 1,248 | 8.2% | 11.8% |
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St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,215 | 12.8% | 10.8% |
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Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 1,318 | 9.4% | 11.5% |
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Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB |
Secondary | 1,358 | 11.6% | 9.6% |
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,430 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,453 | 10% | 12.5% |
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,355 | 9.7% | 11.7% |
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Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB |
Secondary | 1,281 | 12.6% | 8% |
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG |
Secondary | 1,260 | 8.6% | 12.4% |
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Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,297 | 13.3% | 10.9% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,283 | 12% | 8% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.5% | 10.8% |
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All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ |
Secondary | 1,416 | 12.6% | 9.7% |
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 Bede's Catholic College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,315 | Sign in to see | |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 829 | ||
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Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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Hartsdown Academy
Margate, CT9 5RE |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
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Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,361 | ||
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John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
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Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,353 | ||
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Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA |
Secondary | 1,069 | ||
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
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Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
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The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,271 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ |
Secondary | 1,119 | ||
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The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT |
Secondary | 941 | ||
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St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
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Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
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Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG |
Secondary | 822 | ||
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The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG |
Secondary | 672 | ||
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The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
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Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD |
Secondary | 964 | ||