Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |