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 1,334 12.7% 10.5%
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%
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,393 11.1% 10.1%
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
Secondary 1,379 11.2% 12.2%
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,300 12.9% 12.8%
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE
Secondary 1,265 13.9% 9.7%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,315 12.1% 11.9%
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,319 10.9% 10.7%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,355 13.9% 12.6%
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG
Secondary 1,267 7% 10.1%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,303 10.3% 9.9%
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,374 12.5% 10.1%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,391 14.2% 11.8%
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,346 14.9% 8.2%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,397 13.7% 11.5%
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,249 10.6% 9.3%
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Secondary 1,235 13.8% 11.2%
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,330 14.6% 14.3%
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL
Secondary 1,461 14.6% 10.5%
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,350 13.4% 13.2%
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%
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,345 9.1% 10.2%
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,329 14.6% 12.7%
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF
Secondary 1,422 9.9% 10.8%
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,457 12.6% 8.9%
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,317 14.7% 13.1%
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Secondary 1,329 11.7% 8.2%
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 Paul's Catholic College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,334 Sign in to see
Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG
Secondary 1,101
Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF
Secondary 1,093
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD
Secondary 1,397
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,116
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR
Secondary 1,191
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,035
West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW
Secondary 1,238
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 508
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,062
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,348
Testwood School
Southampton, SO40 3ZW
Secondary 879
Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR
Secondary 684
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
Secondary 728
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Secondary 848
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,064
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,215
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,067
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
Secondary 1,081
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 801
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,149
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS
Secondary 693
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 956
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 916
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG
Secondary 1,054
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,143
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,217
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,316
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale, BB4 7BJ
Secondary 1,121
Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG
Secondary 817