Sacred Heart Catholic 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
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,392 17% 35.8%
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422 15.7% 35.7%
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA
Secondary 1,424 23.4% 35.7%
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444 15.6% 36.3%
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,302 22% 35.4%
The Stockwood Park Academy
Luton, LU1 5PP
Secondary 1,471 14.5% 38.9%
Sirius Academy West
Hull, HU4 7JB
Secondary 1,470 20.4% 37.7%
Bedford Academy
Bedford, MK42 9TR
Secondary 1,377 15.4% 35.1%
Brompton Academy
Gillingham, ME7 5HT
Secondary 1,383 22.2% 33.6%
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA
Secondary 1,301 15.4% 37.8%
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263 14.5% 35.2%
Hatch End High School
Harrow, HA3 6NR
Secondary 1,278 15% 34.2%
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,413 19.8% 36.9%
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,211 18.7% 37.8%
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Secondary 1,394 16.6% 30.7%
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,346 16.5% 32.7%
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,548 18.1% 35.8%
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,430 12.6% 33.1%
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
Secondary 1,472 14.4% 32.3%
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,314 18.9% 35.7%
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,324 21.8% 36.2%
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,441 18.5% 34.7%
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Secondary 1,304 13.9% 40.5%
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,279 16% 38.4%
Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley, BD22 7DU
Secondary 1,503 20.6% 35.6%
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272 15.7% 36.1%
Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
Secondary 1,462 19.1% 32.4%
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383 20.3% 34.1%
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,276 19.4% 34.2%
Stantonbury School
Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN
Secondary 1,490 15.1% 35.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,392 Sign in to see
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ
Secondary 539
Lift Aylward
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,402
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,439
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,292
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,550
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX
Secondary 1,817
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL
Secondary 1,528
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN
Secondary 1,547
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL
Secondary 1,559
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT
Secondary 1,314
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD9 6NA
Secondary 959
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,707
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Secondary 953
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,198
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ
Secondary 1,290
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,489
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,149
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR
Secondary 1,164
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN
Secondary 1,152
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,060