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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Merton Park Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 220 | 13.6% | 9.6% |
St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School
London, N11 3LB |
Primary | 230 | 14.2% | 10.3% |
Trent CofE Primary School
Barnet, EN4 9JH |
Primary | 208 | 13% | 9.1% |
Greenvale Primary School
South Croydon, CR2 8PR |
Primary | 214 | 16.4% | 9.3% |
Hillside Infant School
Northwood, HA6 1RX |
Primary | 205 | 12.3% | 10% |
Summerhill Primary School
Liverpool, L31 3DT |
Primary | 211 | 14.7% | 10% |
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich
Manchester, M25 1BP |
Primary | 222 | 14% | 10% |
Cloverlea Primary School
Altrincham, WA15 7NQ |
Primary | 216 | 14.3% | 9.2% |
Gilded Hollins Community School
Leigh, WN7 3PQ |
Primary | 212 | 13.7% | 9.4% |
Millbrook Primary School
Wigan, WN6 8DL |
Primary | 210 | 13.4% | 10% |
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Barnsley, S75 3DA |
Primary | 212 | 13.2% | 9.6% |
St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn
High Wycombe, HP10 0QH |
Primary | 219 | 14.1% | 9% |
Marlborough School
Falmouth, TR11 4HU |
Primary | 213 | 14.1% | 10.3% |
St Marys Catholic Primary School
Crowborough, TN6 2LB |
Primary | 217 | 12.9% | 9.2% |
Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School
Hook, RG27 0LX |
Primary | 215 | 15.4% | 9.3% |
St Meryl School
Watford, WD19 5BT |
Primary | 214 | 12.3% | 10.1% |
Bottesford Infant School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3PB |
Primary | 208 | 14.9% | 9.1% |
Ansdell Primary School
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4DR |
Primary | 222 | 14.4% | 10.4% |
Eccleston Primary School
Chorley, PR7 5RA |
Primary | 208 | 13% | 9.1% |
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Lancaster, LA1 4SE |
Primary | 231 | 15.6% | 9.5% |
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR5 4JL |
Primary | 239 | 14.2% | 9.6% |
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Skipton, BD23 1PE |
Primary | 216 | 13.4% | 8.8% |
Lord Deramore's Primary School
York, YO10 5EE |
Primary | 219 | 13.2% | 9.1% |
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City
Oxford, OX3 0EJ |
Primary | 203 | 13.3% | 9.9% |
St George's Catholic School
Taunton, TA1 3NR |
Primary | 223 | 15.3% | 9.9% |
Cooper Perry Primary School
Stafford, ST18 9PQ |
Primary | 210 | 14.8% | 9% |
Hawkedale Primary School
Sunbury on Thames, TW16 6PG |
Primary | 205 | 13.7% | 10.2% |
Cubbington CofE Primary School
Leamington Spa, CV32 7JY |
Primary | 209 | 12% | 9.1% |
Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School
Swindon, SN6 6NZ |
Primary | 214 | 14.5% | 9.3% |
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM2 6PT |
Primary | 210 | 12.4% | 9% |
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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Merton Park Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 220 | Sign in to see | |
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
London, SE9 6NS |
Primary | 198 | ||
North Walkden Primary School
Manchester, M28 3QD |
Primary | 231 | ||
Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE (VC) Primary School
Hyde, SK14 5LX |
Primary | 220 | ||
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Doncaster, DN6 7QN |
Primary | 140 | ||
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School
Rotherham, S62 5QW |
Primary | 119 | ||
Cookham Rise Primary School
Maidenhead, SL6 9JF |
Primary | 208 | ||
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School
Reading, RG30 3TX |
Primary | 205 | ||
Pennington CofE School
Ulverston, LA12 0RR |
Primary | 202 | ||
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Whitehaven, CA28 9PG |
Primary | 185 | ||
Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery
Nottingham, NG16 4DT |
Primary | 94 | ||
Lumley Junior School
Chester le Street, DH3 4JJ |
Primary | 182 | ||
Nettlesworth Primary School
Chester le Street, DH2 3PF |
Primary | 103 | ||
West Rainton Primary School
Houghton le Spring, DH4 6RN |
Primary | 143 | ||
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Brighton, BN41 1LB |
Primary | 212 | ||
Wallop Primary School
Stockbridge, SO20 8EH |
Primary | 116 | ||
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School
Aldershot, GU11 3PU |
Primary | 268 | ||
Silchester Church of England Primary School
Reading, RG7 2NJ |
Primary | 172 | ||
Selborne Church of England Primary School
Alton, GU34 3JA |
Primary | 88 | ||
Camp Primary and Nursery School
St Albans, AL1 5PG |
Primary | 217 | ||
West End Primary School
Morecambe, LA3 1BW |
Primary | 193 | ||
Britannia Community Primary School
Bacup, OL13 9TS |
Primary | 209 | ||
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Lancaster, LA2 9PJ |
Primary | 162 | ||
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull
Chorley, PR7 5DH |
Primary | 88 | ||
Rothbury First School
Morpeth, NE65 7PG |
Primary | 81 | ||
Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary School
Langport, TA10 0HD |
Primary | 177 | ||
Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School
Radstock, BA3 4LL |
Primary | 100 | ||
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall
Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4QA |
Primary | 171 | ||
Bratton Primary School
Westbury, BA13 4RL |
Primary | 139 | ||
Beechcroft Infant School
Swindon, SN2 7QE |
Primary | 222 |