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 Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,086 | 11.3% | 16.3% |
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | 11.7% | 14.7% |
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Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG |
Secondary | 1,069 | 13.8% | 16.1% |
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Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,177 | 10.7% | 15.3% |
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Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,089 | 11.7% | 17.8% |
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Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP |
Secondary | 1,097 | 14.4% | 13.5% |
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Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,146 | 14.3% | 15.9% |
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Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,122 | 9.4% | 15.7% |
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Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 14.7% |
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St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,067 | 9.9% | 16.9% |
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The National CofE Academy
Nottingham, NG15 7DB |
Secondary | 1,176 | 8.3% | 18.1% |
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Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER |
Secondary | 1,146 | 8.6% | 15.9% |
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Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA |
Secondary | 1,048 | 10.1% | 14.1% |
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John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH |
Secondary | 1,182 | 10.3% | 15.5% |
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Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY |
Secondary | 1,177 | 12.2% | 16% |
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Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG |
Secondary | 1,136 | 12.3% | 14.6% |
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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,178 | 7.1% | 17.3% |
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Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT |
Secondary | 1,063 | 14.3% | 16.4% |
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East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN |
Secondary | 1,102 | 10.7% | 14.4% |
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Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH |
Secondary | 1,006 | 10.4% | 16.9% |
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Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Secondary | 1,064 | 14% | 15.8% |
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All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW |
Secondary | 1,128 | 10.4% | 17.1% |
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St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,072 | 10.4% | 16.8% |
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Stokesley School
Stokesley, TS9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,072 | 13.6% | 15% |
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The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA |
Secondary | 1,082 | 11.9% | 15.3% |
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Elizabeth Woodville School
Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN |
Secondary | 1,126 | 15.3% | 13.7% |
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Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,051 | 11.4% | 16% |
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Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,113 | 13.2% | 15.4% |
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 | 11.8% | 14.5% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,086 | Sign in to see | |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 941 | ||
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Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH |
Secondary | 1,243 | ||
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Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 833 | ||
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Hartsdown Academy
Margate, CT9 5RE |
Secondary | 835 | ||
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Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB |
Secondary | 891 | ||
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Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT |
Secondary | 996 | ||
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Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,541 | ||
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | ||
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Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA |
Secondary | 1,391 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | ||
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The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD |
Secondary | 925 | ||
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Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY |
Secondary | 1,177 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
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The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 690 | ||
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The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 916 | ||
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Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
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The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Secondary | 930 | ||
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The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,168 | ||
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St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 1,010 | ||
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Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,297 | ||
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Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||
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St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||