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 1,361 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
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 1,361 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