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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 Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,482 17.5% 20.3%
Leigh Academy Wilmington
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,383 16.9% 19.5%
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD
Secondary 1,424 17.1% 21.5%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455 19.3% 18.3%
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,422 19.8% 21.1%
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY
Secondary 1,320 16.4% 20.5%
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432 16.3% 18.4%
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU
Secondary 1,431 18.1% 19.5%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465 19.9% 20.4%
Queensmead School
Ruislip, HA4 0LS
Secondary 1,500 13.9% 20.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516 13% 19.2%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,396 15% 19%
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR
Secondary 1,434 15.1% 20.2%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,481 16.1% 19.3%
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,407 17.3% 19.3%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,485 14.5% 19.5%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,573 14.3% 20.7%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496 11.8% 19%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,508 19.4% 18%
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505 12.2% 18.9%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515 18.8% 17.7%
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
Secondary 1,459 15.4% 22.4%
Thorp Academy
Ryton, NE40 3AH
Secondary 1,502 17.2% 23.2%
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR
Secondary 1,335 18.1% 19.9%
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404 15.7% 23.5%
Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
Secondary 1,394 18.6% 22.4%
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB
Secondary 1,373 18.7% 17.8%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,441 15% 17.7%
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Secondary 1,458 12.1% 19.1%

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
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,482 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,125
Lift Aylward
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,402
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,314
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,100
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,325
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB
Secondary 1,694
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 795
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,550
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Secondary 1,451
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,106
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 760
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Secondary 1,777
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 1,055
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,454
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,522
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD9 6NA
Secondary 959
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,198
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193
Dinnington High School
Sheffield, S25 2NZ
Secondary 1,015