St Mary's Catholic Academy

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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 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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