Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 763 | 19.1% | 26.5% |
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Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB |
Secondary | 795 | 20.3% | 29.7% |
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Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE |
Secondary | 713 | 17% | 26.6% |
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West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 760 | 17.1% | 24.3% |
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Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 739 | 18.3% | 24.1% |
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West Hill School
Stalybridge, SK15 1LX |
Secondary | 854 | 18.3% | 25.8% |
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Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE |
Secondary | 662 | 17.4% | 27.5% |
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 768 | 22.4% | 25.9% |
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Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX |
Secondary | 679 | 17.1% | 25.1% |
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Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 757 | 20.2% | 29.2% |
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Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF |
Secondary | 770 | 19.4% | 28.7% |
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Ivanhoe School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX |
Secondary | 803 | 17.5% | 25.5% |
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Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 723 | 20.9% | 28.4% |
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Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL |
Secondary | 743 | 20.8% | 27.1% |
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Alderman White School
Nottingham, NG9 3DU |
Secondary | 762 | 16.6% | 24.2% |
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St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH |
Secondary | 677 | 18.5% | 26% |
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Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE |
Secondary | 667 | 20% | 25% |
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Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley, DY1 3BY |
Secondary | 839 | 16.4% | 26.9% |
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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 731 | 21.5% | 27.6% |
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St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ |
Secondary | 709 | 15.5% | 26.8% |
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 864 | 20.5% | 25.9% |
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The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF |
Secondary | 806 | 22.2% | 27.2% |
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Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ |
Secondary | 793 | 17.6% | 28% |
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Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW |
Secondary | 809 | 16.1% | 27.1% |
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Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU |
Secondary | 669 | 19.2% | 27.7% |
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The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF |
Secondary | 831 | 18.3% | 26.4% |
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Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP |
Secondary | 743 | 21.6% | 29.1% |
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Mark Hall Academy
Harlow, CM17 9LR |
Secondary | 851 | 16.7% | 27.4% |
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Greenacre School
Chatham, ME5 0LP |
Secondary | 862 | 17.2% | 27.3% |
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Carr Hill High School
Preston, PR4 2ST |
Secondary | 841 | 20% | 25.3% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 763 | Sign in to see | |
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The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ |
Secondary | 800 | ||
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Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH |
Secondary | 717 | ||
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Lincroft Academy
Bedford, MK43 7RE |
Secondary | 931 | ||
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Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Walton Academy
Grantham, NG31 7JR |
Secondary | 904 | ||
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The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,128 | ||
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Garstang Community Academy
Preston, PR3 1YE |
Secondary | 804 | ||
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Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
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St Catherine's Catholic School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF |
Secondary | 708 | ||
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The Priory School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
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Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP |
Secondary | 969 | ||
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The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD |
Secondary | 854 | ||
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Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA |
Secondary | 619 | ||
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX |
Secondary | 515 | ||
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St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,065 | ||
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Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR |
Secondary | 911 | ||
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The Priory Pembroke Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4JP |
Secondary | 593 | ||
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Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU |
Secondary | 419 | ||
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Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 932 | ||
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Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD |
Secondary | 954 | ||
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Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG |
Secondary | 922 | ||
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Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG |
Secondary | 396 | ||
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The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Keighley, BD20 6LH |
Secondary | 704 | ||