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 960 15.5% 20.1%
Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX
Secondary 943 14.8% 22.7%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 1,003 16.2% 18.9%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 976 18.4% 21.7%
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Secondary 983 14% 20.3%
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 964 18.5% 19.5%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 997 17% 22.5%
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 992 18.1% 18.5%
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 987 16% 18%
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,039 17.1% 19.6%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 967 17.3% 21.1%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 925 16% 21.5%
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS
Secondary 928 18.6% 19.8%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 991 14.9% 22.3%
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039 13.1% 20.3%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961 19.1% 21.1%
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT
Secondary 1,015 16.8% 18.1%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,023 15.4% 17.8%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,033 15.8% 20.1%
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 921 15.9% 18.7%
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 883 14.4% 19.4%
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT
Secondary 941 18.4% 18.2%
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR
Secondary 1,001 17.9% 18.2%
Wixams Academy
Bedford, MK42 6BA
Secondary 933 13.8% 19.9%
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 992 18.6% 21.3%
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Secondary 898 18.1% 21.5%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 953 18.9% 21.7%
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990 12.1% 21.1%
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 953 19.1% 19.2%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,028 16.2% 20.7%