Blessed William Howard Catholic School

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