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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St Mary's Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,212 | 11.6% | 32.1% |
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX |
Secondary | 1,122 | 12.3% | 33.5% |
Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU |
Secondary | 1,233 | 14.1% | 34% |
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY |
Secondary | 1,246 | 13.8% | 32.4% |
Madeley Academy
Telford, TF7 5FB |
Secondary | 1,271 | 14.9% | 30.8% |
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE |
Secondary | 1,270 | 16.4% | 32.5% |
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | 13.9% | 33.8% |
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.4% | 29.3% |
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,269 | 16% | 31% |
Bedford Academy
Bedford, MK42 9TR |
Secondary | 1,332 | 13.2% | 31.1% |
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY |
Secondary | 1,189 | 16.8% | 31.6% |
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH |
Secondary | 1,204 | 13.5% | 31.2% |
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | 13% | 31.7% |
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP |
Secondary | 1,157 | 15.7% | 31.9% |
Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH |
Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 30.7% |
Quarrydale Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU |
Secondary | 1,321 | 11.5% | 32.3% |
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 31% |
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.6% | 31.7% |
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD |
Secondary | 1,259 | 17.4% | 34.1% |
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB |
Secondary | 1,280 | 13.2% | 28.8% |
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,173 | 16.7% | 32.1% |
Sharples School
Bolton, BL1 8SN |
Secondary | 1,209 | 11.3% | 27.5% |
Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG |
Secondary | 1,169 | 16.2% | 31.9% |
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,344 | 12.5% | 29.2% |
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
Secondary | 1,161 | 11.8% | 34.1% |
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Secondary | 1,109 | 13.4% | 33% |
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF |
Secondary | 1,204 | 12.6% | 35.3% |
The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL |
Secondary | 1,298 | 13.1% | 30.4% |
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF |
Secondary | 1,185 | 12.8% | 31.9% |
Holland Park School
London, W8 7AF |
Secondary | 1,270 | 15% | 29.9% |
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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St Mary's Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,212 | Sign in to see | |
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR |
Secondary | 922 | ||
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ |
Secondary | 607 | ||
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,473 | ||
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET |
Secondary | 1,375 | ||
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS |
Secondary | 1,389 | ||
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,843 | ||
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | ||
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB |
Secondary | 1,779 | ||
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ |
Secondary | 1,851 | ||
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | ||
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,330 | ||
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS |
Secondary | 782 | ||
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,375 | ||
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
Richmond School
Richmond, DL10 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,096 | ||
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND |
Secondary | 1,018 |