St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

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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 Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 672 23.4% 27%
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB
Secondary 643 21.2% 30.3%
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH
Secondary 588 22.7% 26%
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 633 20.6% 29.4%
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG
Secondary 659 20.2% 27.9%
St Augustine Academy
Maidstone, ME16 8AE
Secondary 740 21.6% 29.5%
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
Secondary 701 23.2% 29.4%
Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA
Secondary 752 22.8% 24.2%
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF
Secondary 598 22.1% 26.6%
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE
Secondary 752 19.3% 26.2%
Armthorpe Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2DA
Secondary 650 17.8% 28.6%
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch, B98 0UB
Secondary 649 19.6% 29.4%
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
Secondary 717 20.9% 27.9%
Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE
Secondary 681 20.5% 25%
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG
Secondary 643 18.2% 26.7%
Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 584 23.2% 25.4%
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 713 24.2% 27.6%
The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF
Secondary 781 24.6% 26.7%
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE
Secondary 552 21.9% 26.8%
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 616 17.9% 26.3%
The Priory Pembroke Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4JP
Secondary 568 24.9% 25.2%
Carnforth High School
Carnforth, LA5 9LS
Secondary 675 16.1% 28.1%
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU
Secondary 603 18.6% 27.3%
Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
Secondary 667 24.6% 26.5%
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 794 22.3% 25.5%
North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ
Secondary 617 25% 28.7%
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 749 21.1% 25.9%
Wolsingham School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ
Secondary 756 25.2% 26.4%
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 702 19.2% 27.2%
Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
Secondary 621 26.5% 24.8%

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 Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 672 Sign in to see
Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR
Secondary 890
Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG
Secondary 1,101
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
Secondary 788
Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH
Secondary 1,509
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY
Secondary 1,325
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB
Secondary 946
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 980
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,355
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP
Secondary 1,256
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,090
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG
Secondary 1,140
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ
Secondary 1,101
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
Secondary 1,026
The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS
Secondary 806
Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH
Secondary 768
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ
Secondary 946
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB
Secondary 1,044
Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA
Secondary 1,101
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
Secondary 1,179
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH
Secondary 1,409
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,112
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS
Secondary 943
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH
Secondary 526
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 1,001
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB
Secondary 706
Outwood Academy Easingwold
York, YO61 3EF
Secondary 738
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
Secondary 1,283
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG
Secondary 1,054
Lady Lumley's School
Pickering, YO18 8NG
Secondary 795