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 | 1,145 | 13.7% | 17.1% |
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,182 | 12.2% | 16% |
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Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,153 | 12.3% | 16.6% |
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Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,166 | 12.1% | 16.3% |
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Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 17% |
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Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU |
Secondary | 1,122 | 15.7% | 17.2% |
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St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF |
Secondary | 1,162 | 15.3% | 16.4% |
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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,128 | 15.8% | 15.9% |
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Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,130 | 11.6% | 16% |
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Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE |
Secondary | 1,197 | 16.9% | 16.7% |
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St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,082 | 11.7% | 17.6% |
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Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER |
Secondary | 1,157 | 15.3% | 16.7% |
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The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU |
Secondary | 1,144 | 16.9% | 17.3% |
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John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH |
Secondary | 1,194 | 11.9% | 18.2% |
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Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,133 | 14.8% | 14.7% |
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Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX |
Secondary | 1,184 | 15% | 17.5% |
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Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG |
Secondary | 1,124 | 14.6% | 16.6% |
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Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ |
Secondary | 1,199 | 14.6% | 16.4% |
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East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN |
Secondary | 1,088 | 14.3% | 17% |
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St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Secondary | 1,179 | 10.2% | 17.7% |
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All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW |
Secondary | 1,135 | 12.3% | 18% |
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Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,171 | 12% | 16.8% |
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St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,095 | 12.4% | 17.7% |
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Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB |
Secondary | 1,146 | 16.7% | 18.6% |
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Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,189 | 13.6% | 15% |
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,167 | 11.2% | 14.3% |
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Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR |
Secondary | 1,101 | 16.5% | 17.3% |
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The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW |
Secondary | 1,220 | 11.8% | 16.6% |
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The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,207 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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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
| 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 | 1,145 | Sign in to see | |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 829 | ||
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Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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Hartsdown Academy
Margate, CT9 5RE |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
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St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,361 | ||
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John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
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Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA |
Secondary | 1,427 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,315 | ||
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The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
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St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD |
Secondary | 940 | ||
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Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
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St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB |
Secondary | 815 | ||
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Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,271 | ||
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The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Secondary | 940 | ||
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The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
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The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG |
Secondary | 672 | ||
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The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
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Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD |
Secondary | 964 | ||