St Catherine's College

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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
St Catherine's College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,072 12.9% 25%
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,168 12.4% 23.6%
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,121 11.7% 27.2%
King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ
Secondary 995 12.7% 24.9%
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB
Secondary 1,030 14.7% 25.5%
The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,030 16.9% 22.5%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,027 12.1% 23%
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR
Secondary 1,097 8.9% 25.5%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 24.5%
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033 14.3% 26.8%
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,133 11.8% 23.1%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,066 15.2% 27.1%
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,042 14.5% 24%
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,060 11.8% 25.8%
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 22.6%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125 15.3% 23.1%
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,030 15.2% 23.5%
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,077 16.1% 27.2%
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB
Secondary 979 10.6% 26.9%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,013 13% 23.8%
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,149 13.7% 24.7%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Secondary 988 12.2% 24.7%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,117 13.3% 25.9%
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,034 10.6% 23.8%
Coombe Wood School
South Croydon, CR2 7HY
Secondary 1,139 11.7% 25.7%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,140 12.8% 23.3%
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,055 15.8% 23.3%
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,181 13.6% 25.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Catherine's College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,072 Sign in to see
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH
Secondary 1,088
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Secondary 1,454
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL
Secondary 1,100
Perins School
Alresford, SO24 9BS
Secondary 1,166
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ
Secondary 635
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,163
Berwick Academy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
Secondary 587
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 967
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,437
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU
Secondary 546
The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ
Secondary 736
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,200
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,251
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 1,038
The Portsmouth Academy
Portsmouth, PO1 5PF
Secondary 1,243
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Secondary 929
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 995
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH
Secondary 1,178
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,120
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE
Secondary 863
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT
Secondary 1,265
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX
Secondary 836
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP
Secondary 845
Nether Stowe School
Lichfield, WS13 7NB
Secondary 787
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 969
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Secondary 901
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,003
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,008
Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
Secondary 645