St Edmund'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 Edmund's Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,087 16.8% 37.7%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,077 18.1% 38.4%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,125 15.5% 37%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,081 19.1% 37%
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Secondary 1,217 15% 40.3%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,036 14.5% 37.1%
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,193 15.3% 38.5%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,202 17.9% 36.4%
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,058 17.6% 34.6%
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,085 19.5% 39.7%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,099 13.9% 36.1%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,191 20% 41.2%
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,186 17.6% 39.4%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,090 16.6% 41.5%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,160 17.6% 40.4%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,038 17.4% 37.3%
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS
Secondary 1,194 13.3% 37.6%
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,067 16.9% 39.7%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,178 14.2% 42.2%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,112 10.4% 38.6%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 982 15% 39.2%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,118 15.2% 37.6%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,086 15.8% 37.2%
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Harwich, CO12 3TG
Secondary 1,104 18.6% 36.6%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,104 17.2% 37.8%
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB
Secondary 1,081 17.7% 34.9%
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,191 17.5% 38.5%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 1,046 14.9% 39.2%
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 1,043 15.9% 40.1%

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 Edmund's Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,116 Sign in to see
Salford City Academy
Manchester, M30 7PQ
Secondary 920
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX
Secondary 1,031
Pyrland School
Taunton, TA2 7QP
Secondary 959
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Secondary 1,177
Dane Court Grammar School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RT
Secondary 1,254
Chestnut Grove Academy
London, SW12 8JZ
Secondary 1,324
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 759
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 649
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,116
Mulberry Academy Woodside
London, N22 5QJ
Secondary 1,195
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,090
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,177
Dixons Trinity Academy
Bradford, BD5 0BE
Secondary 673
Armthorpe Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2DA
Secondary 650
Fir Vale School
Sheffield, S4 8GB
Secondary 986
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,011
Holyport College
Holyport, SL6 3LE
Secondary 613
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley, DY1 3BY
Secondary 854
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,164
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB
Secondary 1,174
Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB
Secondary 917
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
Secondary 1,212
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG
Secondary 1,027
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 982
Henley Bank High School
Gloucester, GL3 4QF
Secondary 826
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL
Secondary 635
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA
Secondary 1,138
The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Secondary 731
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA
Secondary 1,342