St James School
Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
Running cost categories
We've chosen 27 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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St James School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 982 | 28.2% | 22.3% |
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Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY |
Secondary | 1,039 | 24.4% | 23.6% |
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Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD |
Secondary | 775 | 29.8% | 22.8% |
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Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,048 | 26.4% | 18.2% |
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Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ |
Secondary | 1,081 | 24.2% | 19.6% |
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Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 1,032 | 18.4% | 21% |
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Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3EP |
Secondary | 1,038 | 31% | 19.6% |
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Great Torrington School
Torrington, EX38 7DJ |
Secondary | 876 | 23.9% | 21.5% |
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Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH |
Secondary | 1,033 | 27.7% | 21.7% |
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Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU |
Secondary | 1,074 | 20% | 23.1% |
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Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN |
Secondary | 929 | 25.7% | 20.1% |
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Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.1% | 19.5% |
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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,115 | 23.7% | 20.2% |
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Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP |
Secondary | 971 | 23.8% | 23% |
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Isca Academy
Exeter, EX2 6AP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 24% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | 19% | 19.7% |
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 868 | 20.6% | 24.2% |
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Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA |
Secondary | 1,011 | 21.7% | 17.4% |
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The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT |
Secondary | 818 | 20.5% | 23% |
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Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
London, SW18 5JR |
Secondary | 1,080 | 24.7% | 23.7% |
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Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD |
Secondary | 1,002 | 28.4% | 26.6% |
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Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB |
Secondary | 917 | 23.5% | 22.2% |
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Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN |
Secondary | 929 | 23.9% | 27.8% |
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Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT |
Secondary | 944 | 22.6% | 21.6% |
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Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY |
Secondary | 965 | 23% | 22.6% |
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Stone Lodge School
Dartford, DA2 6FY |
Secondary | 935 | 29.2% | 25.5% |
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Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU |
Secondary | 903 | 21.9% | 22.5% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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St James School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 982 | Sign in to see | |
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Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
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The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA |
Secondary | 1,392 | ||
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Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG |
Secondary | 1,395 | ||
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Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
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Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
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Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
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Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
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The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
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Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 872 | ||
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Writhlington School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ |
Secondary | 927 | ||
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The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
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The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,722 | ||
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Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,642 | ||
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Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
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William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB |
Secondary | 904 | ||
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Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||
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Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD |
Secondary | 928 | ||
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Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
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Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Secondary | 784 | ||
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Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW |
Secondary | 991 | ||
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Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND |
Secondary | 1,180 | ||
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The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD |
Secondary | 705 | ||
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 726 | ||