St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

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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 Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,260 8.6% 12.4%
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Sandbach, CW11 3NT
Secondary 1,358 6.9% 12.2%
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Ramsgate, CT11 7PS
Secondary 1,388 8.9% 13.8%
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH
Secondary 1,282 5.3% 11.8%
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246 12% 15.4%
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT
Secondary 1,215 5.6% 13.5%
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU
Secondary 1,203 12.7% 12.4%
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Dartford, DA2 7DA
Secondary 1,178 7.6% 9.9%
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,233 9.6% 14.2%
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Secondary 1,209 11.6% 13.3%
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE
Secondary 1,256 13.3% 10.6%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,294 12.3% 12.9%
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX
Secondary 1,323 10.1% 11.9%
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,327 11.5% 11.6%
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237 13.7% 12.4%
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG
Secondary 1,271 7.1% 12.2%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,315 10.7% 10.3%
The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB
Secondary 1,159 6.8% 13.8%
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,248 8.2% 11.8%
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,198 12.9% 11.3%
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ
Secondary 1,215 12.8% 10.8%
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345 11.6% 13.7%
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL
Secondary 1,187 7.9% 9.8%
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 1,318 9.4% 11.5%
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,355 9.7% 11.7%
Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead, SL6 5JB
Secondary 1,242 5.8% 11.1%
Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB
Secondary 1,306 5.8% 12%
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD
Secondary 1,297 13.3% 10.9%
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,167 11.2% 14.3%
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP
Secondary 1,311 5.4% 11.6%

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 Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,260 Sign in to see
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125
Bexley Grammar School
Welling, DA16 2BL
Secondary 1,502
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD
Secondary 1,424
St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT
Secondary 1,132
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,957
Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT
Secondary 1,393
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB
Secondary 1,498
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR
Secondary 1,232
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,599
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 828
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Secondary 1,618
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR
Secondary 1,305
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS
Secondary 1,506
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB
Secondary 1,639
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,342
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,248
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG
Secondary 787
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,401
Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB
Secondary 1,272
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR
Secondary 1,280
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU
Secondary 1,194
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY
Secondary 1,019
Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
Secondary 1,442
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ
Secondary 1,450
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU
Secondary 1,187
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ
Secondary 1,187
The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY
Secondary 1,513
Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX
Secondary 1,329
Baxter College
Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
Secondary 782