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 Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,361 | 6% | 12.3% |
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Sandbach, CW11 3NT |
Secondary | 1,391 | 5.5% | 11.4% |
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Ramsgate, CT11 7PS |
Secondary | 1,427 | 7.2% | 12.5% |
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,358 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | 6.3% | 10.2% |
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH |
Secondary | 1,293 | 3.3% | 11% |
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | 7.8% | 14.1% |
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | 6.6% | 10.4% |
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,270 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY |
Secondary | 1,463 | 6.9% | 13.5% |
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | 11.2% | 12.2% |
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | 8.6% | 12.1% |
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,267 | 7% | 10.1% |
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW |
Secondary | 1,346 | 12.8% | 14.5% |
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,374 | 12.5% | 10.1% |
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,427 | 7.6% | 13.5% |
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE |
Secondary | 1,394 | 4% | 10.9% |
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,374 | 10% | 14.3% |
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE |
Secondary | 1,252 | 8.1% | 11.1% |
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,486 | 6.7% | 11.1% |
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH |
Secondary | 1,379 | 6.2% | 9.9% |
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD |
Secondary | 1,315 | 6.8% | 16% |
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | 9.7% | 13.6% |
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,415 | 8.2% | 11% |
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 1,325 | 8.5% | 10.4% |
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR |
Secondary | 1,381 | 8.4% | 15.1% |
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,345 | 9.1% | 10.2% |
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | 9.9% | 10.8% |
Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 1,289 | 4.3% | 9.3% |
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,277 | 5.7% | 11.1% |
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 Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,361 | Sign in to see | |
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
Bexley Grammar School
Welling, DA16 2BL |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT |
Secondary | 1,387 | ||
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB |
Secondary | 1,523 | ||
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | ||
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ |
Secondary | 907 | ||
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | ||
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,520 | ||
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | ||
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE |
Secondary | 1,252 | ||
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG |
Secondary | 880 | ||
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB |
Secondary | 1,325 | ||
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,218 | ||
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,472 | ||
Kings College Guildford
Guildford, GU2 8DU |
Secondary | 539 | ||
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU |
Secondary | 1,161 | ||
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 973 | ||
The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,497 |