St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

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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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  • 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%