St John Fisher Catholic Academy

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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 John Fisher Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,329 11.7% 8.2%
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,222 13.7% 7%
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF
Secondary 1,242 13.1% 9.6%
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
Secondary 1,358 8.9% 9.9%
Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ
Secondary 1,429 14.7% 8.3%
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%
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Secondary 1,418 9.2% 5.8%
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,206 10.2% 7.5%
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,393 11.1% 10.1%
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,348 12.8% 7.3%
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS
Secondary 1,355 11.4% 6.6%
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE
Secondary 1,265 13.9% 9.7%
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,319 10.9% 10.7%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,303 10.3% 9.9%
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ
Secondary 1,422 9.6% 5.8%
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,374 12.5% 10.1%
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%
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,249 10.6% 9.3%
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB
Secondary 1,375 11.6% 6.9%
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 1,325 8.5% 10.4%
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA
Secondary 1,411 10.1% 9.5%
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%
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,345 9.1% 10.2%
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,457 12.6% 8.9%
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,210 13.5% 8.5%
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,334 12.7% 10.5%
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,413 11.1% 9.3%

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 John Fisher Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,329 Sign in to see
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Secondary 1,281
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH
Secondary 1,474
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary 1,451
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ
Secondary 932
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG
Secondary 1,253
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW
Secondary 1,539
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ
Secondary 1,441
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG
Secondary 1,498
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,138
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF
Secondary 1,269
Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA
Secondary 1,497
King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ
Secondary 999
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet, EN5 5RR
Secondary 1,170
The King's School, Grantham
Grantham, NG31 6RP
Secondary 1,200
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,007
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN
Secondary 1,573
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH
Secondary 1,379
The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
Secondary 1,261
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,085
George Dixon Academy
Birmingham, B16 9GD
Secondary 1,021
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Secondary 1,317
Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN
Secondary 1,068
Dyke House Sports and Technology College
Hartlepool, TS24 8NQ
Secondary 1,310
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA
Secondary 1,193
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
Secondary 1,449
Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH
Secondary 960
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU
Secondary 1,530
Queen's Park High School
Chester, CH4 7AE
Secondary 765
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA
Secondary 1,223