St Benet Biscop 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 Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,057 16.8% 27.7%
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD
Secondary 1,024 19% 28.3%
Lift Richmond Park
London, SW14 8RG
Secondary 1,042 17.7% 26%
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092 17.9% 27.8%
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,015 16% 29.8%
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE
Secondary 992 17.3% 26.1%
Brixham College
Brixham, TQ5 9HF
Secondary 1,053 17.9% 28.4%
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033 14.3% 26.8%
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE
Secondary 1,001 16.7% 29.2%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129 16.1% 26.7%
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Secondary 1,015 18.1% 27.8%
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 982 16.5% 28.4%
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,107 17.9% 27.6%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,066 15.2% 27.1%
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
Secondary 1,109 15% 27.7%
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,024 16.5% 29.8%
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Billingham, TS23 3DX
Secondary 945 18% 29.3%
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH
Secondary 1,066 19.7% 29%
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,077 16.1% 27.2%
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,068 18.1% 29.6%
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,120 17.4% 28.1%
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH
Secondary 1,031 19.4% 27%
Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY
Secondary 1,023 17.2% 27.8%
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Secondary 990 17.6% 29.3%
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED
Secondary 1,042 19.9% 26.8%
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,068 19.6% 27.4%
Stone Lodge School
Dartford, DA2 6FY
Secondary 1,055 14.8% 29.8%
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 981 18% 24.9%
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,078 16.8% 29.6%
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,031 17.5% 26.4%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,057 Sign in to see
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1BP
Secondary 1,342
Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG
Secondary 1,078
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ
Secondary 832
Charles Darwin School
Westerham, TN16 3AU
Secondary 1,314
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,597
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED
Secondary 1,294
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall, WS1 2PG
Secondary 1,377
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Secondary 1,164
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU
Secondary 1,203
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,300
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE
Secondary 1,437
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ
Secondary 1,236
Thurstable School
Colchester, CO5 0EW
Secondary 1,036
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE
Secondary 1,605
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,076
Woodcote High School
Coulsdon, CR5 2EH
Secondary 1,275
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW
Secondary 679
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD
Secondary 1,383
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ
Secondary 1,212
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Secondary 830
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ
Secondary 1,136
Conyers School
Yarm, TS15 9ET
Secondary 1,340
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,160
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 642
Coppice Performing Arts School
Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
Secondary 1,002
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
Secondary 1,340
George Pindar School
Scarborough, YO11 3LW
Secondary 727
Ernest Bevin Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Secondary 645