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 1,191 19.6% 7.1%
Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 1,156 22.2% 7.5%
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,248 13% 6.7%
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF
Secondary 1,206 14.5% 10.3%
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Secondary 1,098 14.3% 11.8%
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU
Secondary 1,199 14.4% 4.8%
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,191 13.8% 8.2%
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Secondary 1,277 18.3% 10.1%
Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE
Secondary 1,079 21.7% 9.2%
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH
Secondary 1,066 22.9% 12.4%
Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
Secondary 1,015 19% 10.7%
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,381 14.5% 5.1%
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,199 18.7% 7.9%
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,383 17.6% 8.7%
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,243 20.5% 9.8%
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,200 16.1% 6.4%
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085 25.8% 11.5%
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Secondary 1,357 18.7% 6.9%
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU
Secondary 1,194 16% 7.4%
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE
Secondary 1,215 13.1% 6.4%
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,157 11.7% 4.6%
The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS
Secondary 1,231 20.4% 11%
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE
Secondary 1,250 19.2% 10.6%
Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB
Secondary 1,281 12.6% 8%
Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ
Secondary 1,231 17.6% 7%
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,271 14.5% 6.9%
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN
Secondary 1,304 19.8% 10.2%
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,126 21.1% 11.3%
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,224 17.2% 8.6%
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN
Secondary 1,348 21.2% 5.4%

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 1,191 Sign in to see
Manchester Academy
Manchester, M14 4PX
Secondary 1,122
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH
Secondary 719
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB
Secondary 739
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Bristol, BS16 2HD
Secondary 1,102
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 813
Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ
Secondary 1,060
Rossington All Saints Academy
Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ
Secondary 863
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 971
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,194
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 909
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 1,015
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 932
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG
Secondary 1,216
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 825
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
London, SW18 5JR
Secondary 1,106
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,343
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR
Secondary 1,001
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
Secondary 805
Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD
Secondary 1,018
Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
Secondary 902
Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH
Secondary 910
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 536
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY
Secondary 924
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 617
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 611
Rokeby School
London, E16 4DD
Secondary 588
John Spence Community High School
North Shields, NE29 9PU
Secondary 813
Buile Hill Academy
Salford, M6 8RD
Secondary 903