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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Lowther Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 239 | 11% | 22.4% |
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie
LONDON, SE1 1HG |
Primary | 217 | 15.1% | 21.5% |
Deansbrook Infant School
London, NW7 3ED |
Primary | 206 | 15.1% | 23.4% |
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Erith, DA18 4BA |
Primary | 198 | 14.1% | 21.7% |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
Wirral, CH49 6LL |
Primary | 226 | 15.5% | 22.6% |
Ashfield Valley Primary School
Rochdale, OL11 1TA |
Primary | 226 | 8.8% | 23.4% |
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Doncaster, DN4 0JN |
Primary | 240 | 13.8% | 20.8% |
Howard Park Community School
Cleckheaton, BD19 3SA |
Primary | 230 | 12.3% | 21.7% |
Scholes Village Primary School
Cleckheaton, BD19 6DN |
Primary | 217 | 14.9% | 22.2% |
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Dewsbury, WF13 2LP |
Primary | 211 | 13.7% | 21.8% |
Westfield Primary School
Bedford, MK40 4HW |
Primary | 244 | 10.7% | 20.5% |
Lambs Lane Primary School
Reading, RG7 1JB |
Primary | 206 | 10.7% | 21.8% |
Loudwater Combined School
High Wycombe, HP11 1JJ |
Primary | 210 | 11.4% | 23.8% |
Old Heath Community Primary School
Colchester, CO2 8DD |
Primary | 212 | 13.6% | 22.1% |
Holt Farm Infant School
Rochford, SS4 1RS |
Primary | 206 | 11.7% | 22.3% |
Field Junior School
Watford, WD18 0AZ |
Primary | 241 | 13.3% | 23.2% |
Kennington Primary School
Preston, PR2 8ER |
Primary | 247 | 13% | 23.5% |
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Accrington, BB5 3AA |
Primary | 258 | 11.2% | 22.9% |
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ |
Primary | 226 | 12.3% | 22.8% |
Oxley Primary School Shepshed
Loughborough, LE12 9LU |
Primary | 252 | 14.7% | 21.4% |
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Leicester, LE3 5PA |
Primary | 240 | 8.7% | 20.7% |
Slater Primary School
Leicester, LE3 5AS |
Primary | 213 | 9.7% | 23.5% |
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 1AW |
Primary | 254 | 12.6% | 23.2% |
St Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School
Mansfield Woodhouse, NG19 9JU |
Primary | 233 | 9.5% | 22% |
Florendine Primary School
Tamworth, B77 3DD |
Primary | 262 | 14.5% | 22.9% |
Chilvers Coton Community Infant School
Nuneaton, CV11 5RB |
Primary | 198 | 11.8% | 22.2% |
Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Trowbridge, BA14 6NZ |
Primary | 226 | 14.6% | 21.7% |
Crompton Primary School
Oldham, OL2 7HD |
Primary | 232 | 13.7% | 23.1% |
Ridgefield Primary School
Cambridge, CB1 3RL |
Primary | 226 | 13.3% | 21.2% |
Shephalbury Park Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 8AX |
Primary | 227 | 13.7% | 21.1% |
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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Lowther Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 239 | Sign in to see | |
St Francis RC Primary School
London, SE15 1RQ |
Primary | 272 | ||
Holly Park Primary School
London, N11 3HG |
Primary | 417 | ||
Oldfield Primary School
Greenford, UB6 8PR |
Primary | 306 | ||
Viking Primary School
Northolt, UB5 6HW |
Primary | 208 | ||
Coteford Infant School
Pinner, HA5 2HX |
Primary | 202 | ||
Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School
Hayes, UB3 2JQ |
Primary | 443 | ||
Cotwall End Primary School
Dudley, DY3 3YG |
Primary | 419 | ||
Bleakhouse Primary School
Oldbury, B68 9DS |
Primary | 422 | ||
St Marie's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L33 6XL |
Primary | 217 | ||
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L19 8JY |
Primary | 222 | ||
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L6 9DU |
Primary | 431 | ||
Pownall Green Primary School
Stockport, SK7 2EB |
Primary | 409 | ||
Rawdon St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Leeds, LS19 6PP |
Primary | 300 | ||
Fell Dyke Community Primary School
Gateshead, NE9 7AA |
Primary | 279 | ||
Friars Grove Primary School
Colchester, CO4 0PZ |
Primary | 398 | ||
Baddow Hall Infant School
Chelmsford, CM2 7QZ |
Primary | 164 | ||
Baddow Hall Junior School
Chelmsford, CM2 7QZ |
Primary | 236 | ||
Leverton Primary School
Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BE |
Primary | 435 | ||
Ashfield Park Primary School
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5AU |
Primary | 269 | ||
Bowmansgreen Primary School
St Albans, AL2 1PH |
Primary | 335 | ||
St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN |
Primary | 455 | ||
Greenmount Primary School
Ryde, PO33 3PT |
Primary | 318 | ||
Ashton Primary School
Preston, PR2 1TU |
Primary | 204 | ||
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Preston, PR5 4TD |
Primary | 443 | ||
The Hall School
Leicester, LE3 8PQ |
Primary | 420 | ||
Alverton Primary School
Northallerton, DL6 1RB |
Primary | 201 | ||
Five Acres Primary School
Bicester, OX25 2SN |
Primary | 329 | ||
Dore Primary School
Sheffield, S17 3QP |
Primary | 464 | ||
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 0RL |
Primary | 381 |