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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The McAuley Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,437 | 13.1% | 22.7% |
Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG |
Secondary | 1,395 | 10.5% | 22.3% |
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT |
Secondary | 1,488 | 15.4% | 25.2% |
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW |
Secondary | 1,358 | 12.5% | 21.1% |
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD |
Secondary | 1,432 | 14.8% | 19.5% |
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY |
Secondary | 1,325 | 12.5% | 20.5% |
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ |
Secondary | 1,449 | 10.3% | 20.7% |
Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX |
Secondary | 1,418 | 10.4% | 22.6% |
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,534 | 10.4% | 22.8% |
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,354 | 13.3% | 20.9% |
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16% | 22.5% |
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG |
Secondary | 1,371 | 13.2% | 21.1% |
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH |
Secondary | 1,457 | 14.3% | 24.1% |
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN |
Secondary | 1,413 | 7.2% | 21.7% |
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT |
Secondary | 1,423 | 16.1% | 21.4% |
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | 15.3% | 21.3% |
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR |
Secondary | 1,337 | 12.2% | 21% |
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS |
Secondary | 1,341 | 13.7% | 22.5% |
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE |
Secondary | 1,442 | 13.3% | 19.5% |
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR |
Secondary | 1,339 | 13.6% | 24.3% |
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG |
Secondary | 1,512 | 15.8% | 23.8% |
Thorp Academy
Ryton, NE40 3AH |
Secondary | 1,463 | 13.4% | 22.6% |
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,366 | 16.2% | 23.2% |
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA |
Secondary | 1,352 | 14.4% | 23.4% |
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU |
Secondary | 1,530 | 12.1% | 23.1% |
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,384 | 14.4% | 21.8% |
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ |
Secondary | 1,420 | 14.9% | 24.8% |
Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ |
Secondary | 1,457 | 17.4% | 22.2% |
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | 16% | 23.1% |
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,435 | 10.1% | 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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The McAuley Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,437 | Sign in to see | |
Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE |
Secondary | 553 | ||
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ |
Secondary | 1,900 | ||
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,740 | ||
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | ||
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX |
Secondary | 1,220 | ||
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ |
Secondary | 1,805 | ||
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | ||
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG |
Secondary | 1,371 | ||
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN |
Secondary | 1,413 | ||
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD |
Secondary | 1,315 | ||
Sir Herbert Leon Academy
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ |
Secondary | 652 | ||
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,366 | ||
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH |
Secondary | 1,296 | ||
Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW |
Secondary | 996 | ||
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA |
Secondary | 597 | ||
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN |
Secondary | 939 | ||
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG |
Secondary | 1,571 | ||
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA |
Secondary | 1,069 |