Blessed William Howard Catholic School

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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.

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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%