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 1,086 11.3% 16.3%
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,187 11.7% 14.7%
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG
Secondary 1,069 13.8% 16.1%
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Secondary 1,177 10.7% 15.3%
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,089 11.7% 17.8%
Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP
Secondary 1,097 14.4% 13.5%
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,146 14.3% 15.9%
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,122 9.4% 15.7%
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE
Secondary 1,186 14.8% 14.7%
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA
Secondary 1,067 9.9% 16.9%
The National CofE Academy
Nottingham, NG15 7DB
Secondary 1,176 8.3% 18.1%
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Secondary 1,146 8.6% 15.9%
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA
Secondary 1,048 10.1% 14.1%
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,182 10.3% 15.5%
Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY
Secondary 1,177 12.2% 16%
Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG
Secondary 1,136 12.3% 14.6%
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Secondary 1,178 7.1% 17.3%
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT
Secondary 1,063 14.3% 16.4%
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN
Secondary 1,102 10.7% 14.4%
Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH
Secondary 1,006 10.4% 16.9%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,064 14% 15.8%
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW
Secondary 1,128 10.4% 17.1%
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,072 10.4% 16.8%
Stokesley School
Stokesley, TS9 5AL
Secondary 1,072 13.6% 15%
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
Secondary 1,082 11.9% 15.3%
Elizabeth Woodville School
Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN
Secondary 1,126 15.3% 13.7%
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,051 11.4% 16%
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,113 13.2% 15.4%
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,148 11.8% 14.5%
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS
Secondary 1,026 14.5% 16.6%

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 Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,086 Sign in to see
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Secondary 881
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL
Secondary 876
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 941
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Secondary 856
Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH
Secondary 1,243
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB
Secondary 833
Hartsdown Academy
Margate, CT9 5RE
Secondary 835
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
Secondary 891
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD
Secondary 1,052
Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Secondary 996
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 912
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,541
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,520
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA
Secondary 1,391
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,303
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ
Secondary 1,411
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD
Secondary 925
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,177
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,350
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Secondary 690
The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF
Secondary 916
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP
Secondary 1,258
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF
Secondary 930
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG
Secondary 1,027
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,168
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU
Secondary 1,010
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,297
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Secondary 1,283
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA
Secondary 1,138