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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Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,030 | 15.2% | 23.5% |
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Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX |
Secondary | 943 | 14.8% | 22.7% |
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Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,061 | 13.5% | 21.9% |
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Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 997 | 17% | 22.5% |
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King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ |
Secondary | 995 | 12.7% | 24.9% |
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Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB |
Secondary | 1,030 | 14.7% | 25.5% |
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The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,030 | 16.9% | 22.5% |
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Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 15.8% | 21.9% |
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Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,027 | 12.1% | 23% |
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Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD |
Secondary | 1,036 | 11.6% | 21.8% |
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Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW |
Secondary | 1,107 | 12.7% | 24.5% |
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Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,104 | 17.4% | 24.3% |
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Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD |
Secondary | 991 | 14.9% | 22.3% |
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Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,110 | 16.9% | 23.4% |
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Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 982 | 15.7% | 26% |
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The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,042 | 14.5% | 24% |
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The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB |
Secondary | 1,011 | 16.2% | 23% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | 17.7% | 23.2% |
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Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD |
Secondary | 1,107 | 12.7% | 22.6% |
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Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX |
Secondary | 1,125 | 15.3% | 23.1% |
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St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.9% | 25% |
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Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,013 | 13% | 23.8% |
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The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX |
Secondary | 988 | 12.2% | 24.7% |
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Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 1,047 | 16.4% | 22.7% |
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Rushden Academy
Rushden, NN10 6AG |
Secondary | 934 | 13.8% | 23.1% |
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Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD |
Secondary | 981 | 18% | 24.9% |
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St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,055 | 15.8% | 23.3% |
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St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH |
Secondary | 1,067 | 11.8% | 21.9% |
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The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF |
Secondary | 1,028 | 16.2% | 20.7% |
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Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS |
Secondary | 927 | 14.4% | 23.4% |
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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Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,030 | Sign in to see | |
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Havant Academy
Havant, PO9 5JD |
Secondary | 536 | ||
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Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 984 | ||
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The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
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Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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The Dorcan Academy
Swindon, SN3 5DA |
Secondary | 889 | ||
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Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
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De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||
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The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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The County High School, Leftwich
Northwich, CW9 8EZ |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS |
Secondary | 634 | ||
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Bramcote College
Nottingham, NG9 3GA |
Secondary | 805 | ||
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St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Liverpool, L17 6AB |
Secondary | 966 | ||
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Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB |
Secondary | 580 | ||
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The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 685 | ||
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Lift Broadlands
Bristol, BS31 2DY |
Secondary | 363 | ||
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The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
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The Hurlingham Academy
London, SW6 3ED |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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Orchard Park High School
Croydon, CR0 7NJ |
Secondary | 639 | ||
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Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||
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Harris Academy Rainham
Rainham, RM13 9XD |
Secondary | 904 | ||
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Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU |
Secondary | 470 | ||
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Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Kingsbury, B78 2LF |
Secondary | 640 | ||
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Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB |
Secondary | 615 | ||
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Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW |
Secondary | 733 | ||
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The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA |
Secondary | 535 | ||
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Hurstmere School
Sidcup, DA15 9AW |
Secondary | 967 | ||