St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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 John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,270 12.7% 25.2%
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF
Secondary 1,247 13.8% 27.1%
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,168 12.4% 23.6%
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW
Secondary 1,307 12.8% 24.4%
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321 15.8% 23.6%
Orion Coopers
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS
Secondary 1,319 12.6% 23%
Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ
Secondary 1,202 10.7% 26.7%
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Secondary 1,324 12% 22.5%
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,300 14.9% 22.3%
Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN
Secondary 1,221 8.9% 26.1%
Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Secondary 1,211 14.9% 26.2%
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF
Secondary 1,294 15.3% 24.4%
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ
Secondary 1,247 10.4% 23.4%
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,293 15.8% 28.8%
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT
Secondary 1,314 16.7% 23.7%
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH
Secondary 1,284 11.4% 23.5%
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205 16.1% 23.5%
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218 13.2% 24.3%
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,216 13.4% 23.1%
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS
Secondary 1,335 13.3% 25.4%
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,345 13.7% 27.5%
Chichester High School
Chichester, PO19 8EB
Secondary 1,261 16.8% 24.7%
The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN
Secondary 1,268 12.7% 25.5%
Sharples School
Bolton, BL1 8SN
Secondary 1,219 12.5% 28.1%
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX
Secondary 1,291 10.6% 26.3%
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,149 13.7% 24.7%
Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN
Secondary 1,261 14.6% 27.3%
Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT
Secondary 1,231 12% 27.1%
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD
Secondary 1,238 14.3% 25.7%
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,181 13.6% 25.2%

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 John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,270 Sign in to see
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD
Secondary 1,543
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA
Secondary 1,368
Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ
Secondary 1,422
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE
Secondary 1,260
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB
Secondary 712
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,285
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,292
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,504
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL
Secondary 1,473
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF
Secondary 1,622
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary 1,261
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ
Secondary 1,402
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,381
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF
Secondary 1,097
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,133
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 862
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR
Secondary 1,334
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER
Secondary 602
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT
Secondary 852
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965
Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Secondary 254
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Secondary 990
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,167
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Secondary 831
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR
Secondary 708
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 909