Saint Michael's 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
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,108 12.4% 12.4%
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL
Secondary 1,063 15.2% 11.5%
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Secondary 1,177 10.7% 15.3%
Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP
Secondary 1,097 14.4% 13.5%
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA
Secondary 1,162 10.6% 12.8%
The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG
Secondary 1,062 14% 12.8%
The King's School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
Secondary 1,109 12.6% 10.5%
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Secondary 1,073 12% 11.9%
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP
Secondary 1,163 16.5% 14.3%
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
Secondary 1,030 10.2% 14.1%
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Secondary 1,130 13.5% 14.1%
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 1,023 16.5% 11.9%
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL
Secondary 1,087 13% 12.5%
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
Secondary 1,106 17.4% 14.3%
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW
Secondary 1,144 16.7% 12.9%
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Secondary 1,232 9.6% 12.3%
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS
Secondary 1,109 15.7% 13.7%
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT
Secondary 1,067 14.4% 10.7%
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Secondary 1,195 13.3% 12.1%
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR
Secondary 998 11.7% 11%
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
Secondary 1,085 17.5% 13.9%
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
Secondary 1,081 14.3% 13.3%
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL
Secondary 1,115 12% 11.4%
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
London, W14 8BZ
Secondary 1,023 13.2% 12.3%
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD
Secondary 1,143 14.1% 10.9%
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,113 13.2% 15.4%
Woodhey High School
Bury, BL0 9QZ
Secondary 1,114 15.3% 12.9%
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW
Secondary 1,036 11.8% 13%
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA
Secondary 1,129 11.8% 13.7%
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,100 12.6% 10.5%

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
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,108 Sign in to see
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE
Secondary 1,164
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,461
Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX
Secondary 1,418
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE
Secondary 1,370
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ
Secondary 994
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 653
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW
Secondary 1,144
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Secondary 1,146
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG
Secondary 1,076
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
Secondary 1,054
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 1,183
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT
Secondary 890
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS
Secondary 1,109
Forest Academy
Ilford, IG6 3TN
Secondary 832
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,505
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE
Secondary 1,603
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 627
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD
Secondary 1,382
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Secondary 865
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 933
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,063
Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Secondary 835
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 611
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,028
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
Secondary 1,351
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,210
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN
Secondary 1,350
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG
Secondary 721
The Giles Academy
Boston, PE22 9LD
Secondary 841