Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,169 | 20.5% | 32.1% |
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF |
Secondary | 1,165 | 21.3% | 34% |
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,269 | 16% | 31% |
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE |
Secondary | 1,164 | 17.2% | 30.8% |
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,198 | 18.2% | 33.6% |
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, GL51 0WH |
Secondary | 1,076 | 22.3% | 33.4% |
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,058 | 17.6% | 34.6% |
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY |
Secondary | 1,189 | 16.8% | 31.6% |
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX |
Secondary | 1,220 | 21.1% | 34.1% |
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU |
Secondary | 1,197 | 18.8% | 30.2% |
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP |
Secondary | 1,157 | 15.7% | 31.9% |
Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH |
Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 30.7% |
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX |
Secondary | 1,234 | 17.8% | 32.5% |
Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield, S43 3PU |
Secondary | 1,108 | 17.2% | 32.7% |
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Worcester, WR3 8LE |
Secondary | 1,117 | 19.1% | 32.9% |
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,091 | 18.2% | 31.6% |
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL |
Secondary | 1,188 | 20.3% | 32.8% |
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6PX |
Secondary | 1,237 | 18.6% | 34% |
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 31% |
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.6% | 31.7% |
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG |
Secondary | 1,027 | 20.3% | 31.6% |
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,173 | 16.7% | 32.1% |
Swanwick Hall School
Alfreton, DE55 1AE |
Secondary | 1,117 | 18.9% | 33.8% |
Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG |
Secondary | 1,169 | 16.2% | 31.9% |
Lees Brook Academy
Derby, DE21 4QX |
Secondary | 1,097 | 20.8% | 31.1% |
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,137 | 16.2% | 32.2% |
Stoke Park School
Coventry, CV2 4JW |
Secondary | 1,073 | 25.1% | 30.3% |
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB |
Secondary | 1,081 | 17.7% | 34.9% |
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX |
Secondary | 1,072 | 18.6% | 33.6% |
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,096 | 18.2% | 32.2% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,169 | Sign in to see | |
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 881 | ||
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 941 | ||
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 833 | ||
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB |
Secondary | 891 | ||
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ |
Secondary | 994 | ||
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | ||
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA |
Secondary | 1,330 | ||
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH |
Secondary | 823 | ||
The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 916 | ||
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Harris Church of England Academy
Rugby, CV22 6EA |
Secondary | 869 | ||
Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL |
Secondary | 1,115 | ||
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,176 | ||
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG |
Secondary | 669 | ||
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG |
Secondary | 952 |