St Paul's Catholic College

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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 College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,169 17.8% 6.8%
Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 1,185 19.9% 7%
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,222 13.7% 7%
Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX
Secondary 1,009 12% 9%
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,257 12.4% 7%
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF
Secondary 1,269 13.3% 5.4%
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU
Secondary 1,199 13.8% 4.3%
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,176 14.6% 8.4%
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,035 15.5% 8%
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Secondary 1,201 15.4% 7.8%
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,108 18.2% 11.9%
Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE
Secondary 1,073 22% 8.9%
Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
Secondary 1,007 19.3% 8.7%
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,354 13.4% 4.8%
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,230 15.5% 7.4%
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,346 14.9% 8.2%
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,226 17.9% 10%
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,181 15.4% 5.8%
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085 21.2% 10.4%
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Secondary 1,317 18.3% 6.5%
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU
Secondary 1,218 16.2% 7.5%
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE
Secondary 1,195 11.5% 5.8%
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN
Secondary 1,218 14.1% 7.1%
Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ
Secondary 1,262 16.6% 5.5%
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,142 15.1% 10%
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,160 11.6% 6.1%
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN
Secondary 1,252 18.9% 9.3%
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,095 23.6% 10%
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,210 13.5% 8.5%
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN
Secondary 1,350 16.2% 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Paul's Catholic College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,169 Sign in to see
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,160
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB
Secondary 749
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Bristol, BS16 2HD
Secondary 1,112
Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ
Secondary 1,070
Rossington All Saints Academy
Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ
Secondary 880
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Secondary 1,047
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Secondary 1,159
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,182
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,300
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 890
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,168
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 995
Ruislip High School
Ruislip, HA4 0BY
Secondary 1,291
The Oakwood Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Secondary 758
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 805
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
London, SW18 5JR
Secondary 1,080
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
Secondary 794
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE
Secondary 849
Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD
Secondary 1,002
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 660
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, UB8 3GA
Secondary 878
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,044
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 894
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 898
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 531
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 829
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 604