Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 744 18.6% 29.6%
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB
Secondary 795 20.3% 29.7%
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE
Secondary 713 17% 26.6%
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 682 18.1% 29.1%
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
Secondary 737 20.3% 31.2%
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE
Secondary 757 20.2% 29.2%
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF
Secondary 770 19.4% 28.7%
The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ
Secondary 736 18.4% 31.6%
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 723 20.9% 28.4%
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Secondary 685 19.2% 30.3%
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
Secondary 724 22% 29.3%
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 731 21.5% 27.6%
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG
Secondary 674 20.6% 30%
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 793 17.6% 28%
Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS
Secondary 828 16.2% 30.2%
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD
Secondary 795 16.3% 30.5%
Ernulf Academy
St. Neots, PE19 2SH
Secondary 743 17.9% 31.8%
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 816 19.9% 30.1%
St Luke's Church of England School
Exeter, EX1 3RD
Secondary 858 17.4% 30%
Monkwearmouth Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8LG
Secondary 805 14.6% 29.8%
Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB
Secondary 808 17.1% 30.5%
Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP
Secondary 743 21.6% 29.1%
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY
Secondary 702 17.5% 32.2%
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 710 18.2% 29.6%
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 791 17.1% 30.4%
Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NH
Secondary 799 16.6% 30.9%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 744 Sign in to see
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 910
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
The Sutton Academy
St Helens, WA9 5AU
Secondary 1,452
Plympton Academy
Plymouth, PL7 2RS
Secondary 1,078
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,539
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,121
St Augustine Academy
Maidstone, ME16 8AE
Secondary 736
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471
Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE
Secondary 1,079
Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH
Secondary 1,236
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE
Secondary 1,740
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,211
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,308
Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP
Secondary 1,241
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,024
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB
Secondary 693
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 985
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT
Secondary 792
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 776
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 905
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 997
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Secondary 724
The Holmesdale School
Snodland, ME6 5HS
Secondary 598
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 909