St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

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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. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,215 13.1% 6.4%
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,248 13% 6.7%
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF
Secondary 1,206 14.5% 10.3%
Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA
Secondary 1,262 9.4% 5.5%
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,242 11.6% 7.9%
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF
Secondary 1,290 12.5% 6.3%
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax, HX2 9SU
Secondary 1,199 9.2% 5.3%
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU
Secondary 1,199 14.4% 4.8%
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,219 14.1% 10.5%
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,191 13.8% 8.2%
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
Secondary 1,260 9.5% 6.1%
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP
Secondary 1,186 11.9% 7.3%
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,101 9% 5.5%
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,356 14.2% 7.7%
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS
Secondary 1,356 13.8% 7.2%
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,199 18.7% 7.9%
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
Secondary 1,182 9% 5.9%
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Secondary 1,141 12.9% 8.5%
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,200 16.1% 6.4%
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU
Secondary 1,202 9.8% 7.7%
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU
Secondary 1,194 16% 7.4%
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN
Secondary 1,209 11.3% 7.4%
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,157 11.7% 4.6%
Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB
Secondary 1,281 12.6% 8%
Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ
Secondary 1,231 17.6% 7%
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,271 14.5% 6.9%
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,224 17.2% 8.6%
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
Secondary 1,121 8.8% 7.9%
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Secondary 1,283 12% 8%
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT
Secondary 1,142 11.1% 7.9%

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. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,215 Sign in to see
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Brixham, TQ5 0LN
Secondary 1,016
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,422
King Ethelbert School
Birchington, CT7 9BL
Secondary 842
Uppingham Community College
Uppingham, LE15 9TJ
Secondary 919
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS
Secondary 900
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS
Secondary 1,212
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Secondary 929
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 997
Dr Challoner's High School
Amersham, HP7 9QB
Secondary 1,358
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
Secondary 1,065
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,631
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,109
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 987
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,411
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335
Arrow Vale High School
Redditch, B98 0GF
Secondary 859
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,293
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
Secondary 808
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,077
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,196
Vale of York Academy
York, YO30 6ZS
Secondary 703
The Pingle Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
Secondary 1,377
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,040
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 1,026
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Romford, RM7 9NX
Secondary 848
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,224
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 904
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 628
Lea Manor High School
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 996