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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Whitehall Infant School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 322 | 12.1% | 25.6% | 
| 
                                Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
                                 South Croydon, CR2 8LQ  | 
                            Primary | 314 | 16% | 26% | 
| 
                                Blair Peach Primary School
                                 Southall, UB1 1DD  | 
                            Primary | 369 | 12.8% | 24.3% | 
| 
                                Weald Rise Primary School
                                 Harrow, HA3 7DH  | 
                            Primary | 367 | 8.7% | 25% | 
| 
                                Roman Road Primary School
                                 London, E6 3SQ  | 
                            Primary | 324 | 11.1% | 28.1% | 
| 
                                Gilbert Colvin Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG5 0TL  | 
                            Primary | 347 | 15.2% | 25.1% | 
| 
                                St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, E17 7DP  | 
                            Primary | 373 | 14.4% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                St John's Church of England Primary School
                                 Walsall, WS9 9NA  | 
                            Primary | 340 | 15.9% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                Kirkby CofE Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L32 1TZ  | 
                            Primary | 308 | 10.2% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Corpus Christi RC Primary School
                                 Oldham, OL9 7HA  | 
                            Primary | 344 | 9.6% | 24.7% | 
| 
                                St Herbert's RC School
                                 Oldham, OL9 9SN  | 
                            Primary | 322 | 12.5% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Littleborough Community Primary School
                                 Littleborough, OL15 9HW  | 
                            Primary | 324 | 16.4% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                St Edward's Church of England Primary School
                                 Rochdale, OL11 3AR  | 
                            Primary | 328 | 17.1% | 26.8% | 
| 
                                Sandy Lane Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD15 9JU  | 
                            Primary | 313 | 15.4% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
                                 Keighley, BD21 2ND  | 
                            Primary | 334 | 16.1% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                Lydgate Junior and Infant School
                                 Batley, WF17 6EY  | 
                            Primary | 295 | 11.5% | 27.5% | 
| 
                                Backworth Park Primary School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0FZ  | 
                            Primary | 339 | 11.6% | 23.5% | 
| 
                                Appletree Gardens First School
                                 Whitley Bay, NE25 8XS  | 
                            Primary | 314 | 14.5% | 23.8% | 
| 
                                Wessex Primary School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 3AT  | 
                            Primary | 340 | 14.7% | 25.9% | 
| 
                                Treleigh Community Primary School
                                 Redruth, TR16 4AY  | 
                            Primary | 315 | 10.5% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Clowne Infant and Nursery School
                                 Chesterfield, S43 4DB  | 
                            Primary | 300 | 14% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                Pottery Primary School
                                 Belper, DE56 1HA  | 
                            Primary | 302 | 13.9% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Frenchwood Community Primary School
                                 Preston, PR1 4LE  | 
                            Primary | 347 | 15.3% | 26.2% | 
| 
                                St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN3 5EN  | 
                            Primary | 325 | 13.9% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School
                                 Nottingham, NG5 7AX  | 
                            Primary | 329 | 14.8% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
                                 Newport, TF10 7EA  | 
                            Primary | 319 | 14.7% | 24.5% | 
| 
                                St John's CofE (A) Primary School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6SB  | 
                            Primary | 292 | 12.3% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Cheadle Heath Primary School
                                 Stockport, SK3 0RJ  | 
                            Primary | 332 | 15.3% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Oakdale Junior School
                                 London, E18 1JX  | 
                            Primary | 337 | 14.2% | 24.6% | 
| 
                                Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
                                 ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 7AQ  | 
                            Primary | 331 | 16.3% | 25% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Whitehall Infant School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 322 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Oldhill Community School
                                 London, N16 6LR  | 
                            Primary | 161 | ||
| 
                                Adamsrill Primary School
                                 London, SE26 4AQ  | 
                            Primary | 399 | ||
| 
                                Bonner Primary School
                                 London, E2 0NF  | 
                            Primary | 691 | ||
| 
                                Marner Primary School
                                 London, E3 3LL  | 
                            Primary | 628 | ||
| 
                                Kingsbury Green Primary School
                                 London, NW9 9ND  | 
                            Primary | 561 | ||
| 
                                Lyon Park Primary School
                                 Wembley, HA0 4HH  | 
                            Primary | 901 | ||
| 
                                Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
                                 Thornton Heath, CR7 7QT  | 
                            Primary | 255 | ||
| 
                                Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School
                                 Thornton Heath, CR7 7QT  | 
                            Primary | 372 | ||
| 
                                Acton Gardens Primary School
                                 London, W3 8SJ  | 
                            Primary | 377 | ||
| 
                                George Spicer Primary School
                                 Enfield, EN1 1YF  | 
                            Primary | 785 | ||
| 
                                Hazelwood Junior School
                                 London, N13 5HE  | 
                            Primary | 696 | ||
| 
                                Bounds Green Junior School
                                 London, N11 2QG  | 
                            Primary | 351 | ||
| 
                                Bounds Green Infant School
                                 London, N11 2QG  | 
                            Primary | 301 | ||
| 
                                Cannon Lane Primary School
                                 Pinner, HA5 1TS  | 
                            Primary | 734 | ||
| 
                                Parklands Primary School
                                 Romford, RM1 4QX  | 
                            Primary | 871 | ||
| 
                                Lady Bankes Primary School
                                 Ruislip, HA4 9SF  | 
                            Primary | 622 | ||
| 
                                Whitehall Junior School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 2LX  | 
                            Primary | 405 | ||
| 
                                Ruislip Gardens Primary School
                                 Ruislip, HA4 6PD  | 
                            Primary | 273 | ||
| 
                                Strand-on-the-Green Junior School
                                 London, W4 3NX  | 
                            Primary | 346 | ||
| 
                                Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Nursery School
                                 London, W4 3NX  | 
                            Primary | 315 | ||
| 
                                Goodmayes Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG3 9RW  | 
                            Primary | 638 | ||
| 
                                William Torbitt Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG2 7SS  | 
                            Primary | 492 | ||
| 
                                Stanley Primary School
                                 Teddington, TW11 8UH  | 
                            Primary | 438 | ||
| 
                                Mission Grove Primary School
                                 London, E17 7EJ  | 
                            Primary | 796 | ||
| 
                                Middle Park Primary School
                                 London, SE9 5RX  | 
                            Primary | 404 | ||
| 
                                Mayespark Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG3 9PX  | 
                            Primary | 604 | ||
| 
                                Brunswick Park Primary School
                                 London, SE5 7QH  | 
                            Primary | 421 | ||
| 
                                Bedfont Primary School
                                 London, TW14 9QZ  | 
                            Primary | 509 | ||
| 
                                Chatsworth Primary School
                                 Hounslow, TW3 2NW  | 
                            Primary | 611 | ||