St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

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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 Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,145 13.7% 17.1%
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,182 12.2% 16%
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Secondary 1,153 12.3% 16.6%
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,166 12.1% 16.3%
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,170 15.5% 17%
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,122 15.7% 17.2%
St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF
Secondary 1,162 15.3% 16.4%
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Secondary 1,128 15.8% 15.9%
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,130 11.6% 16%
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE
Secondary 1,197 16.9% 16.7%
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA
Secondary 1,082 11.7% 17.6%
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Secondary 1,157 15.3% 16.7%
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
Secondary 1,144 16.9% 17.3%
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,194 11.9% 18.2%
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS
Secondary 1,133 14.8% 14.7%
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX
Secondary 1,184 15% 17.5%
Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG
Secondary 1,124 14.6% 16.6%
Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ
Secondary 1,199 14.6% 16.4%
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN
Secondary 1,088 14.3% 17%
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL
Secondary 1,179 10.2% 17.7%
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW
Secondary 1,135 12.3% 18%
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,171 12% 16.8%
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,095 12.4% 17.7%
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB
Secondary 1,146 16.7% 18.6%
Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB
Secondary 1,189 13.6% 15%
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,167 11.2% 14.3%
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,101 16.5% 17.3%
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220 11.8% 16.6%
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Secondary 1,207 13.2% 16.7%
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193 13.5% 19.5%

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 Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,145 Sign in to see
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Secondary 947
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 829
Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR
Secondary 1,166
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB
Secondary 803
Hartsdown Academy
Margate, CT9 5RE
Secondary 839
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
Secondary 890
John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF
Secondary 841
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,356
Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Secondary 1,022
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ
Secondary 1,361
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,067
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA
Secondary 1,427
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,315
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ
Secondary 1,423
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD
Secondary 940
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,164
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB
Secondary 815
Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT
Secondary 1,077
The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF
Secondary 915
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP
Secondary 1,271
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF
Secondary 940
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG
Secondary 1,037
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,178
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU
Secondary 998
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,292
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Secondary 1,237
The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG
Secondary 672
The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS
Secondary 1,109
Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
Secondary 964