St Thomas More 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 Thomas More Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,119 19.8% 35.5%
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF
Secondary 1,183 21.4% 37.2%
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE
Secondary 1,168 17.6% 32.9%
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, GL51 0WH
Secondary 1,102 22.1% 34.8%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,192 19.8% 37.8%
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,036 19.5% 36.7%
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Secondary 1,190 20% 34.2%
Kepier
Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH
Secondary 1,145 18.9% 36.8%
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110 14.8% 33.9%
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,184 17.4% 36.9%
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Worcester, WR3 8LE
Secondary 1,171 19.5% 32.7%
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,067 16.7% 35.2%
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076 17.9% 34.5%
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,103 21% 38.8%
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ
Secondary 1,095 17.9% 36.5%
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,132 16.8% 36.1%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,190 19.9% 35.9%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,141 15.3% 36%
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG
Secondary 1,216 19.9% 32.7%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066 16.7% 35.9%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,185 15.8% 34.5%
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG
Secondary 1,037 21.9% 35.7%
Swanwick Hall School
Alfreton, DE55 1AE
Secondary 1,098 19.2% 37.5%
Lees Brook Academy
Derby, DE21 4QX
Secondary 1,103 20.8% 36.8%
Outwood Academy Danum
Doncaster, DN2 5QD
Secondary 1,211 18.8% 36.9%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,111 16.1% 35.8%
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,040 21.8% 35.1%
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,149 20.7% 33.8%
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB
Secondary 1,061 19.4% 37.4%
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,052 18.2% 33.5%

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 Thomas More Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,119 Sign in to see
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD
Secondary 1,024
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE
Secondary 1,168
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 829
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB
Secondary 803
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,242
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,458
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
Secondary 890
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ
Secondary 1,087
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ
Secondary 1,361
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 931
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,027
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353
The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW
Secondary 1,213
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,315
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,320
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 801
The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF
Secondary 915
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP
Secondary 1,271
Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP
Secondary 1,131
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL
Secondary 1,113
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT
Secondary 941
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Secondary 1,237
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary 822
The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG
Secondary 672
The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS
Secondary 1,109
Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
Secondary 964