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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
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,645 15.6% 17.1%
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652 10.4% 16.8%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625 15.5% 17.7%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732 17.3% 18.6%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,653 19% 18.9%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,609 15.9% 16%
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566 17.1% 15%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,597 13.7% 18.7%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559 14.8% 16.1%
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,605 13% 16.6%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715 15.7% 14.7%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,592 15.8% 17%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705 11.6% 15.4%
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
Secondary 1,532 11.8% 14.5%
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555 13.1% 20.9%
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515 18.2% 15.4%
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573 16.3% 15.2%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642 9.8% 14.6%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,606 10.3% 17.7%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,528 16.7% 14.8%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,726 16.4% 15.8%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,723 16.6% 15.8%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615 16.9% 18%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,651 10.1% 15.5%

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
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,645 Sign in to see
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1BP
Secondary 1,342
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR
Secondary 839
Charles Darwin School
Westerham, TN16 3AU
Secondary 1,314
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED
Secondary 1,294
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL
Secondary 1,297
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall, WS1 2PG
Secondary 1,377
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Secondary 1,164
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,300
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE
Secondary 1,437
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD
Secondary 1,535
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ
Secondary 1,236
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Secondary 1,134
Thurstable School
Colchester, CO5 0EW
Secondary 1,036
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Secondary 1,209
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE
Secondary 992
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,437
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW
Secondary 679
Queens Park Community School
London, NW6 7BQ
Secondary 1,312
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ
Secondary 1,212
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX
Secondary 1,182
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ
Secondary 1,136
Conyers School
Yarm, TS15 9ET
Secondary 1,340
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,057
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,160
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ
Secondary 1,265
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX
Secondary 1,291
Ernest Bevin Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Secondary 645