Robert May's 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
Robert May's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,320 14% 15.3%
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246 12% 15.4%
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL
Secondary 1,297 11.4% 16.3%
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385 13.9% 12.6%
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,384 16.9% 15.7%
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT
Secondary 1,281 16.1% 16.6%
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR
Secondary 1,305 14.4% 17.5%
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
Secondary 1,370 12.7% 14%
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282 15% 13.1%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,294 12.3% 12.9%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,362 15.1% 14.5%
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237 13.7% 12.4%
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,366 13.7% 15.8%
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,411 12.5% 14.5%
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH
Secondary 1,394 10.8% 14.2%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385 12.6% 13.6%
The Costello School
Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Secondary 1,224 17.3% 16.2%
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345 11.6% 13.7%
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,358 15.5% 14.7%
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD
Secondary 1,383 16% 15.4%
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,251 16.4% 14.9%
Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP
Secondary 1,241 14.1% 14.4%
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416 14.5% 16.3%
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,292 13.3% 17%
Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX
Secondary 1,329 18.2% 12.9%
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269 12% 16.4%
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN
Secondary 1,254 15.7% 16.3%
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,313 14.3% 15%
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
Secondary 1,285 17.7% 16.5%
The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH
Secondary 1,343 17.5% 16.1%

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
Robert May's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,320 Sign in to see
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD
Secondary 1,024
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,236
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,242
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,458
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
Secondary 890
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ
Secondary 1,087
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 931
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,027
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Secondary 1,157
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU
Secondary 1,179
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353
The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW
Secondary 1,213
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Secondary 1,436
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 801
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,119
Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP
Secondary 1,131
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT
Secondary 941
Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead, SL6 5JB
Secondary 1,242
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL
Secondary 1,543
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,149
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Secondary 1,237
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN
Secondary 1,348
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary 822
The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG
Secondary 672
The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS
Secondary 1,109
Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
Secondary 964