St Joseph's Catholic 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 Joseph's Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,358 16.8% 19.8%
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,285 17.1% 17.7%
Leigh Academy Wilmington
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,383 16.9% 19.5%
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
Secondary 1,331 15.1% 21.4%
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD
Secondary 1,424 17.1% 21.5%
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%
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%
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG
Secondary 1,318 20% 18.9%
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF
Secondary 1,314 16.2% 18.5%
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,407 17.3% 19.3%
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353 16.5% 21.7%
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Secondary 1,328 14.2% 22%
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,400 15.1% 18.4%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 18.4%
Wyvern College
Eastleigh, SO50 7AN
Secondary 1,332 18.4% 20.4%
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,355 19.7% 20.5%
Conyers School
Yarm, TS15 9ET
Secondary 1,340 17.8% 20.2%
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
Secondary 1,459 15.4% 22.4%
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR
Secondary 1,335 18.1% 19.9%
Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR
Secondary 1,328 20.4% 19.2%
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Secondary 1,336 16.8% 20.7%
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%
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
Secondary 1,332 13.5% 18.6%
Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL
Secondary 1,283 14.8% 19.8%
The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH
Secondary 1,343 17.5% 16.1%

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 Joseph's Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,358 Sign in to see
Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR
Secondary 1,260
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422
Lift Unity City
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE
Secondary 1,029
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY
Secondary 1,441
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 911
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,182
Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY
Secondary 1,008
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH
Secondary 932
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,249
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ
Secondary 1,173
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Secondary 739
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary 1,353
Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP
Secondary 1,505
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 548
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,308
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555
Horbury Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5HE
Secondary 1,080
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,548
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
Secondary 1,134
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,430
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 920
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,727
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR
Secondary 895
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,034
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,167
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,276