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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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We chose these schools based on:

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  • 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 Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,358 15.5% 14.7%
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480 15.4% 14.5%
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE
Secondary 1,260 18.6% 13.3%
Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT
Secondary 1,393 17.3% 14.6%
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,415 17.1% 16.1%
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385 13.9% 12.6%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne, DE6 1EP
Secondary 1,298 19.6% 15.8%
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,384 16.9% 15.7%
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%
St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW
Secondary 1,440 15.2% 15.2%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,362 15.1% 14.5%
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA
Secondary 1,383 12.4% 13.1%
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,437 12.7% 16.6%
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,366 13.7% 15.8%
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB
Secondary 1,448 15.2% 14.8%
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,411 12.5% 14.5%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,367 15.3% 12.1%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385 12.6% 13.6%
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,320 14% 15.3%
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345 11.6% 13.7%
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD
Secondary 1,383 16% 15.4%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,436 16.9% 15.9%
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416 14.5% 16.3%
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,354 19.9% 13.6%
Cockermouth School
Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Secondary 1,285 17.2% 13.4%
Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX
Secondary 1,329 18.2% 12.9%
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
Secondary 1,431 20% 14.2%
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,313 14.3% 15%
The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH
Secondary 1,343 17.5% 16.1%