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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 954 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 1,032 | 18.4% | 21% |
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | 13.6% | 21.2% |
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 926 | 19.4% | 21.3% |
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 985 | 15.6% | 21.9% |
Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Secondary | 1,050 | 18.4% | 22.2% |
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | 14.3% | 19.3% |
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 946 | 16% | 22.6% |
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% |
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 938 | 18% | 20.1% |
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE |
Secondary | 957 | 17.9% | 22.4% |
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG |
Secondary | 974 | 16% | 16.8% |
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 1,008 | 17.2% | 18.8% |
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 918 | 16.9% | 20% |
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA |
Secondary | 1,039 | 11.5% | 19.8% |
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 1,029 | 17.2% | 20.5% |
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | 19% | 19.7% |
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | 15.3% | 19.2% |
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 998 | 18.3% | 21.1% |
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY |
Secondary | 860 | 14% | 20.1% |
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR |
Secondary | 974 | 18% | 17.2% |
Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH |
Secondary | 960 | 19% | 21.7% |
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 901 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | 16.7% | 19.9% |
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 913 | 15.6% | 19.7% |
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 862 | 15.3% | 21.2% |
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT |
Secondary | 925 | 12.7% | 22.3% |
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF |
Secondary | 1,041 | 16.7% | 19.2% |
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG |
Secondary | 872 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
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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Blessed William Howard Catholic School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 954 | Sign in to see | |
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 791 | ||
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH |
Secondary | 929 | ||
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF |
Secondary | 585 | ||
Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF |
Secondary | 638 | ||
Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX |
Secondary | 1,175 | ||
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 720 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD |
Secondary | 817 | ||
Ibstock School
Ibstock, LE67 6NE |
Secondary | 810 | ||
Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF |
Secondary | 870 | ||
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 676 | ||
Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE |
Secondary | 681 | ||
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB |
Secondary | 833 | ||
The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU |
Secondary | 699 | ||
Selston High School
Nottingham, NG16 6BW |
Secondary | 873 | ||
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY |
Secondary | 1,103 | ||
Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY |
Secondary | 1,053 | ||
Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH |
Secondary | 728 | ||
Stoke Park School
Coventry, CV2 4JW |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ |
Secondary | 580 | ||
Kineton High School
Warwick, CV35 0JX |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ |
Secondary | 857 | ||
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,168 |