St Bede's Catholic Middle 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
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 647 15.6% 18.2%
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 670 16% 16.4%
Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD
Secondary 546 13.6% 19.1%
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 682 16.5% 19.2%
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ
Secondary 635 17.3% 21.2%
Biddulph High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR
Secondary 771 12.3% 18.1%
Bassingbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 5NJ
Secondary 658 15.4% 17%
Tarleton Academy
Preston, PR4 6AQ
Secondary 676 11.9% 17.5%
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN
Secondary 685 18.6% 18.9%
Holywell School
Bedford, MK43 0JA
Secondary 711 17.4% 17.2%
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Leek, ST13 8DN
Secondary 695 19.3% 15.3%
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 662 17.7% 18.9%
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
Secondary 538 17.3% 17.7%
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Crewe, CW2 8AE
Secondary 647 13.3% 19.2%
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 619 17.3% 19.9%
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 598 17.9% 16.9%
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
London, SE9 2SU
Secondary 641 16.9% 16.1%
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 736 15.6% 21.9%
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 523 13.2% 17%
Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED
Secondary 710 16.3% 20%
The Royal Liberty School
Romford, RM2 6HJ
Secondary 738 14.6% 19%
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ
Secondary 623 17.5% 22.5%
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
Secondary 691 16.4% 17.1%
Howden School
Goole, DN14 7AL
Secondary 678 14.3% 18.9%
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
Secondary 654 21% 20.6%
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH
Secondary 585 17.3% 19.6%
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 613 18.3% 20.7%
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP
Secondary 769 18.2% 19.2%
Lady Lumley's Academy
Pickering, YO18 8NG
Secondary 716 15.4% 17.6%
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 630 19.8% 18.6%

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 Bede's Catholic Middle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 647 Sign in to see
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 463
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 670
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 661
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 682
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 720
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 719
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF
Secondary 603
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX
Secondary 679
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA
Secondary 445
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD
Secondary 526
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF
Secondary 752
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch, B98 0UB
Secondary 638
Leeds Jewish Free School
Leeds, LS17 7TN
Secondary 129
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 598
Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ
Secondary 472
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
Secondary 1,005
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Wimborne, BH21 7AB
Secondary 583
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 451
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE
Secondary 533
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 523
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL
Secondary 589
Bredon Hill Academy
Evesham, WR11 7SW
Secondary 478
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB
Secondary 557
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF
Secondary 419
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 717
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 396
Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK41 9DT
Secondary 750
Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Secondary 754