St Helena School

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 Helena School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,006 14.9% 26.2%
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 934 13.9% 24.9%
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW
Secondary 1,082 15.7% 28.7%
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG
Secondary 963 16.6% 25.6%
Richmond Park Academy
London, SW14 8RG
Secondary 1,011 16.9% 25.1%
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125 14.9% 27.3%
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,063 13.3% 25.2%
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,007 15.6% 26.6%
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,062 14.4% 24.6%
Burnt Mill Academy
Harlow, CM20 2NR
Secondary 988 12% 27.1%
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,090 14.2% 26.8%
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Secondary 997 13.1% 25.5%
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 1,039 14.9% 27.1%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,054 13% 25%
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,021 15.1% 28.4%
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,039 18.4% 26.3%
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,063 15.3% 26%
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,055 17.1% 27.4%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,003 12.9% 24.9%
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,042 12.9% 25.4%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,079 12.8% 24.7%
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH
Secondary 990 17.6% 25.6%
Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY
Secondary 966 13.7% 28.1%
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
Secondary 970 17.9% 26.6%
Tottington High School
Bury, BL8 3LY
Secondary 939 16% 26.7%
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,043 18.8% 27.1%
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Secondary 1,000 12% 26.5%
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 988 15% 24.2%
The Grange Academy
Bushey, WD23 3AA
Secondary 985 11.8% 27.3%
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,085 14.8% 28.8%

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 Helena School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,006 Sign in to see
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL
Secondary 1,063
Denmark Road High School
Gloucester, GL1 3JN
Secondary 974
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Secondary 984
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG
Secondary 791
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Secondary 585
Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN
Secondary 1,260
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF
Secondary 638
Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP
Secondary 1,073
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX
Secondary 1,175
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 720
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD
Secondary 817
Ibstock School
Ibstock, LE67 6NE
Secondary 810
Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF
Secondary 870
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL
Secondary 676
Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE
Secondary 681
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL
Secondary 783
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB
Secondary 833
The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ
Secondary 591
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU
Secondary 699
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 954
Selston High School
Nottingham, NG16 6BW
Secondary 873
de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX
Secondary 827
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,103
Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
Secondary 1,053
Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX
Secondary 1,163
Stoke Park School
Coventry, CV2 4JW
Secondary 1,073
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ
Secondary 580
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Secondary 857
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Secondary 976