Bishop Walsh Catholic School

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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
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,082 14.3% 11.5%
Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT
Secondary 1,159 12.4% 13.5%
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL
Secondary 1,051 15.3% 12.6%
Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX
Secondary 1,016 13.2% 10.3%
The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG
Secondary 1,084 15.3% 13.3%
The King's School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
Secondary 1,108 14.4% 12.5%
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Secondary 1,098 14.3% 11.8%
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,219 14.1% 10.5%
Woodrush High School
Wythall, B47 5JW
Secondary 1,023 11.6% 13.2%
Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Secondary 1,022 17.3% 9.9%
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,042 16.4% 9.2%
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL
Secondary 1,100 16% 12.9%
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 1,055 11% 12.5%
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR
Secondary 1,093 15.2% 12.6%
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS
Secondary 1,122 12.9% 12.8%
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT
Secondary 1,097 16.1% 11.6%
The Holy Cross School
New Malden, KT3 5AR
Secondary 988 14.8% 10.5%
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN
Secondary 1,157 17.5% 11.5%
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Secondary 1,154 14.2% 13.3%
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR
Secondary 968 14.1% 11.5%
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 967 10.6% 11.4%
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL
Secondary 1,113 11.6% 14.1%
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,178 16% 12.4%
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB
Secondary 1,160 13.3% 11.5%
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,138 14.9% 10.8%
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW
Secondary 992 14.6% 10.9%
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,106 14.6% 14.5%
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW
Secondary 1,035 13% 12.9%
Park House School
Newbury, RG14 6NQ
Secondary 984 14.1% 13.1%
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,079 14.6% 12.3%

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
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,082 Sign in to see
Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ
Secondary 934
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ
Secondary 1,023
The Cheadle Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 398
The Westwood Academy
Coventry, CV4 8DY
Secondary 868
Great Torrington School
Torrington, EX38 7DJ
Secondary 887
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 926
Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA
Secondary 768
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,039
Ash Green School
Coventry, CV7 9AH
Secondary 912
The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ
Secondary 688
Fakenham Academy
Fakenham, NR21 9QT
Secondary 743
Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE
Secondary 860
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 833
Chesterton Community Sports College
Newcastle, ST5 7LP
Secondary 904
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,094
Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS
Secondary 635
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Secondary 605
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 1,043
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford, RG17 0AN
Secondary 440
Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY
Secondary 792
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN
Secondary 1,304
Tile Cross Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UF
Secondary 632
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ
Secondary 623
Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ
Secondary 782
The Adeyfield Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4DE
Secondary 817
Smestow Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
Secondary 552
Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
Secondary 617
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
Secondary 1,285
Bohunt Farnborough
Farnborough, GU14 9BY
Secondary 629