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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:

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  • 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 Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,798 20.9% 24.6%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,719 15.7% 23.7%
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,751 19.4% 26.4%
The Canterbury Academy
Canterbury, CT2 8QA
Secondary 1,993 19.3% 25.5%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,821 20.6% 23.3%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732 17.3% 18.6%
Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP
Secondary 1,785 13.3% 24.8%
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,820 13.5% 21.3%
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA
Secondary 1,617 11.8% 21.2%
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,905 15.7% 21.1%
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA
Secondary 1,751 18.1% 25.4%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729 17.3% 20.3%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783 12.8% 21.2%
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,631 15.5% 24.6%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,666 17.5% 23.2%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,789 19.4% 21.9%
Coundon Court
Coventry, CV6 2AJ
Secondary 1,882 20.1% 23.3%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,707 22.3% 23.8%
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG
Secondary 1,542 16.3% 25.6%
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,709 15.1% 23%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647 14.8% 24%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657 19.7% 21.4%
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783 19.7% 30.2%
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,727 18.4% 27.2%
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH
Secondary 1,622 19% 30.1%
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,739 22.8% 20.8%
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,727 22.5% 28.1%
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 2,040 14.5% 23.2%
Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD
Secondary 1,916 12.9% 27.6%