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 1,191 13.8% 34.4%
Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU
Secondary 1,183 16.5% 34.4%
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,235 14.4% 35.2%
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH
Secondary 1,166 10.5% 32.4%
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE
Secondary 1,168 17.6% 32.9%
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,232 16.4% 35.7%
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU
Secondary 1,164 14.7% 31.9%
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Secondary 1,190 20% 34.2%
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263 14.5% 35.2%
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH
Secondary 1,202 12.1% 33.6%
Hatch End High School
Harrow, HA3 6NR
Secondary 1,278 15% 34.2%
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110 14.8% 33.9%
Quarrydale Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU
Secondary 1,279 11.6% 34.6%
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,184 17.4% 36.9%
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,266 14.7% 33.4%
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076 17.9% 34.5%
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX
Secondary 1,222 13.5% 36.8%
St George's Catholic School
London, W9 1RB
Secondary 1,154 15.2% 31.8%
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB
Secondary 1,187 14.1% 36.5%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,141 15.3% 36%
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH
Secondary 1,032 12.2% 32.8%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,185 15.8% 34.5%
Priory School
Southsea, PO4 0DL
Secondary 1,248 15.9% 34.2%
Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG
Secondary 1,226 15.2% 33.5%
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272 15.7% 36.1%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,111 16.1% 35.8%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,192 13.2% 36.8%
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,276 19.4% 34.2%
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,171 15.3% 35.3%
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ
Secondary 1,118 13.9% 35%

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 1,191 Sign in to see
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ
Secondary 539
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,439
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,292
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,820
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL
Secondary 1,528
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,219
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY
Secondary 1,507
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ
Secondary 1,882
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF
Secondary 1,041
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT
Secondary 1,314
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS
Secondary 772
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,707
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Secondary 953
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT
Secondary 1,594
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT
Secondary 1,336
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD
Secondary 1,352
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ
Secondary 1,290
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT
Secondary 1,166
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 1,152
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR
Secondary 1,164
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,052
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN
Secondary 1,152
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,060