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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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St Katherine's School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,010 | 9.9% | 18.8% |
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG |
Secondary | 1,069 | 13.8% | 16.1% |
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,089 | 11.7% | 17.8% |
Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX |
Secondary | 929 | 9.3% | 20.2% |
Plympton Academy
Plymouth, PL7 2RS |
Secondary | 1,145 | 8% | 20.6% |
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES |
Secondary | 997 | 16.2% | 17.5% |
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE |
Secondary | 925 | 13.8% | 17.1% |
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,066 | 11.5% | 19.7% |
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ |
Secondary | 994 | 8.3% | 16.8% |
King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ |
Secondary | 999 | 9.4% | 19.8% |
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,067 | 9.9% | 16.9% |
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham, NG12 2FQ |
Secondary | 893 | 10.9% | 18.3% |
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | 14.3% | 19.3% |
Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD |
Secondary | 1,045 | 7.6% | 18.5% |
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ipswich, IP4 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,016 | 9.7% | 18.6% |
Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT |
Secondary | 1,091 | 8.8% | 18.4% |
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA |
Secondary | 1,039 | 11.5% | 19.8% |
Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH |
Secondary | 1,006 | 10.4% | 16.9% |
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL |
Secondary | 944 | 8.4% | 19.4% |
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ |
Secondary | 946 | 11.1% | 16.8% |
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Secondary | 930 | 12.3% | 17.2% |
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | 15.3% | 19.2% |
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ |
Secondary | 933 | 9.1% | 17.6% |
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,072 | 10.4% | 16.8% |
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,051 | 11.4% | 16% |
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,063 | 12.6% | 20% |
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH |
Secondary | 1,087 | 13.6% | 18.7% |
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF |
Secondary | 1,041 | 16.7% | 19.2% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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St Katherine's School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,010 | Sign in to see | |
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 881 | ||
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL |
Secondary | 876 | ||
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 941 | ||
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF |
Secondary | 1,268 | ||
Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ |
Secondary | 633 | ||
Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT |
Secondary | 748 | ||
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT |
Secondary | 996 | ||
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,541 | ||
Bentley Wood High School
Stanmore, HA7 3JW |
Secondary | 1,409 | ||
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN |
Secondary | 966 | ||
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA |
Secondary | 1,391 | ||
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | ||
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD |
Secondary | 925 | ||
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 690 | ||
The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 916 | ||
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Secondary | 930 | ||
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,297 | ||
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 617 | ||
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,138 |