John Mason 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
John Mason School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 995 20.2% 20.6%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 976 18.4% 21.7%
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 964 18.5% 19.5%
The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,030 16.9% 22.5%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 992 18.1% 18.5%
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 926 19.2% 21.6%
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
Secondary 1,006 20.6% 18.6%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,059 18.7% 19.5%
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,039 17.1% 19.6%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 967 17.3% 21.1%
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,059 19.3% 22.4%
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS
Secondary 928 18.6% 19.8%
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,075 18.1% 17.7%
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF
Secondary 1,063 22.6% 21.9%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961 19.1% 21.1%
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 994 19.5% 21.9%
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
Secondary 871 17.8% 20.9%
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 905 23.6% 19.4%
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE
Secondary 987 21.2% 21.4%
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH
Secondary 985 19.5% 21.6%
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,108 18% 20.6%
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
Secondary 1,050 18.4% 18.8%
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 992 18.6% 21.3%
Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
Secondary 903 18.6% 22.5%
Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP
Secondary 920 22.7% 19.3%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 953 18.9% 21.7%
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Secondary 1,050 21.5% 18.9%
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 953 19.1% 19.2%
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 909 22.2% 23%

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
John Mason School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 995 Sign in to see
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH
Secondary 1,088
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Secondary 1,454
Chesham Grammar School
Chesham, HP5 1BA
Secondary 1,326
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL
Secondary 1,100
Perins School
Alresford, SO24 9BS
Secondary 1,166
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,163
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR
Secondary 1,097
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW
Secondary 1,107
Berwick Academy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
Secondary 587
Ivanhoe School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX
Secondary 803
The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ
Secondary 736
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,200
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,436
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,251
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 1,038
The Portsmouth Academy
Portsmouth, PO1 5PF
Secondary 1,243
Trafalgar School
Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ
Secondary 1,045
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,072
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH
Secondary 1,178
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,120
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN
Secondary 421
Howden School
Goole, DN14 7AL
Secondary 678
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP
Secondary 845
Nether Stowe School
Lichfield, WS13 7NB
Secondary 787
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 969
Broadwater School
Godalming, GU7 3BW
Secondary 721
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,008
Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
Secondary 645
Greenacre School
Chatham, ME5 0LP
Secondary 862