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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Forestdale Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 405 | 19.3% | 18% |
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Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School
London, SW16 5SL |
Primary | 416 | 19.3% | 16.5% |
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Furzedown Primary School
London, SW17 9TJ |
Primary | 395 | 19.5% | 19.3% |
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Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School
London, N14 5DU |
Primary | 422 | 20.3% | 17.2% |
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Cromer Road Primary School
Barnet, EN5 5HT |
Primary | 413 | 20.3% | 18.6% |
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Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School
London, N10 1PS |
Primary | 427 | 18.1% | 17.8% |
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Primary | 422 | 17.3% | 18% |
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Elm Park Primary School
Hornchurch, RM12 5UA |
Primary | 419 | 22.9% | 17.9% |
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Heathrow Primary School
West Drayton, UB7 0JQ |
Primary | 389 | 16.9% | 19.2% |
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Yeading Infant and Nursery School
Hayes, UB4 0NR |
Primary | 393 | 17% | 18.8% |
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Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School
Feltham, TW13 4LZ |
Primary | 393 | 19.9% | 18.9% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
New Malden, KT3 4ND |
Primary | 369 | 19.3% | 17.4% |
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Mossford Green Primary School
Ilford, IG6 2EW |
Primary | 439 | 19.1% | 18.8% |
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Colmore Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham, B14 6AJ |
Primary | 383 | 19% | 19% |
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Prenton Primary School
Prenton, CH43 0RQ |
Primary | 393 | 18.1% | 16.8% |
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Shirley Heath Junior School
Solihull, B90 3DS |
Primary | 420 | 21.7% | 17.4% |
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Sherdley Primary School
St Helens, WA9 4HA |
Primary | 419 | 16.8% | 17.5% |
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Firfield Primary School
Derby, DE72 3EG |
Primary | 413 | 18.9% | 17.9% |
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Willingdon Primary School
Eastbourne, BN20 9RJ |
Primary | 421 | 17.8% | 17.3% |
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Swindon Village Primary School
Cheltenham, GL51 9QP |
Primary | 414 | 19.3% | 16.9% |
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Overton Church of England Primary School
Basingstoke, RG25 3ES |
Primary | 384 | 18.9% | 18.2% |
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Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR2 1EQ |
Primary | 424 | 20.5% | 17.5% |
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Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Dereham, NR19 2PW |
Primary | 415 | 19.8% | 18.3% |
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All Saints CofE VA Primary School
Northampton, NN2 7AJ |
Primary | 402 | 21.9% | 17.9% |
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Millbrook Junior School
Kettering, NN15 5DP |
Primary | 397 | 16.4% | 18.6% |
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St James CofE Primary School
Weybridge, KT13 8PL |
Primary | 409 | 17.9% | 18.8% |
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New Ash Green Primary School
Longfield, DA3 8JT |
Primary | 400 | 17% | 18.3% |
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Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Thatcham, RG18 4NP |
Primary | 388 | 19.8% | 17.5% |
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Wellington Community Primary School
Aldershot, GU11 1QJ |
Primary | 403 | 17.4% | 17.6% |
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Sparrow Farm Primary School
Feltham, TW14 0DG |
Primary | 431 | 21.5% | 18.2% |
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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Forestdale Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 405 | Sign in to see | |
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Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School
London, NW1 0DP |
Primary | 200 | ||
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St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School
London, SE2 9LY |
Primary | 357 | ||
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Rosh Pinah Primary School
Edgware, HA8 8TE |
Primary | 382 | ||
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Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
Purley, CR8 2QE |
Primary | 397 | ||
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Dairy Meadow Primary School
Southall, UB2 4RP |
Primary | 319 | ||
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Primary | 422 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Isleworth
Isleworth, TW7 7EE |
Primary | 390 | ||
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Glade Primary School
Ilford, IG5 0PF |
Primary | 410 | ||
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Gordon Primary School
Ilford, IG1 1SU |
Primary | 398 | ||
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Nelson Mandela School
Birmingham, B12 8EH |
Primary | 420 | ||
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Gosford Park Primary School
Coventry, CV1 2SF |
Primary | 430 | ||
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Stoke Primary School
Coventry, CV2 4LF |
Primary | 450 | ||
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Belfield Community School
Rochdale, OL16 2XW |
Primary | 411 | ||
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Willows Primary School
Altrincham, WA15 6PP |
Primary | 375 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
WIGAN, WN6 7RH |
Primary | 432 | ||
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Oulton Primary School
Leeds, LS26 8NT |
Primary | 294 | ||
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Moorside Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5AW |
Primary | 395 | ||
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Bramingham Primary School
Luton, LU3 4BL |
Primary | 400 | ||
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Little Paxton Primary School
St. Neots, PE19 6NG |
Primary | 292 | ||
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Fourfields Community Primary School
Peterborough, PE7 3ZT |
Primary | 448 | ||
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Pennycross Primary School
Plymouth, PL2 3RL |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
Waltham Cross, EN7 6JG |
Primary | 458 | ||
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Cedars Primary School
Blackburn, BB1 8HQ |
Primary | 384 | ||
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Montrose School
Leicester, LE2 8TN |
Primary | 437 | ||
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Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery
Epsom, KT19 8LU |
Primary | 685 | ||
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St Mary's CofE Controlled Primary School, Byfleet
West Byfleet, KT14 7NJ |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Parklands Community Primary School
Chichester, PO19 3AG |
Primary | 426 | ||
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Anlaby Primary School
HULL, HU10 6UE |
Primary | 368 | ||
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Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
Ashford, TN23 4QR |
Primary | 428 | ||