The Holy Cross School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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.

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  • 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
The Holy Cross School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 988 14.8% 10.5%
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL
Secondary 1,051 15.3% 12.6%
Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX
Secondary 1,016 13.2% 10.3%
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Secondary 1,098 14.3% 11.8%
Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Secondary 1,022 17.3% 9.9%
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 984 17.3% 12.7%
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,042 16.4% 9.2%
Manor High School
Leicester, LE2 4FU
Secondary 928 17.4% 11.2%
Welland Park Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 9DR
Secondary 988 16% 13.2%
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Leyland, PR26 9HH
Secondary 963 13.4% 8.4%
Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
Secondary 1,015 19% 10.7%
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN
Secondary 952 16.8% 12.6%
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR
Secondary 1,093 15.2% 12.6%
Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral, CH49 6LJ
Secondary 1,011 11.6% 8.4%
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT
Secondary 1,097 16.1% 11.6%
Manningtree High School
Manningtree, CO11 2BW
Secondary 918 14.7% 12.4%
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR
Secondary 968 14.1% 11.5%
All Saints Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL
Secondary 893 12.2% 9.8%
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT
Secondary 1,082 14.3% 11.5%
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 967 10.6% 11.4%
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
London, W14 8BZ
Secondary 1,024 16.3% 14.5%
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB
Secondary 1,160 13.3% 11.5%
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,138 14.9% 10.8%
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW
Secondary 992 14.6% 10.9%
Wren Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN2 8GH
Secondary 920 13.1% 11%
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 966 19.7% 10.9%
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Secondary 976 16.7% 11.6%
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW
Secondary 1,035 13% 12.9%
Park House School
Newbury, RG14 6NQ
Secondary 984 14.1% 13.1%
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,079 14.6% 12.3%