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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Arden Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 661 | 18.1% | 57.5% |
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Granton Primary School
London, SW16 5AN |
Primary | 637 | 16.8% | 55.9% |
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Cubitt Town Primary School
London, E14 3NE |
Primary | 644 | 20.9% | 52.1% |
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Manorfield Primary School
London, E14 6QD |
Primary | 623 | 25.2% | 51.8% |
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Woolmore Primary School
London, E14 0EW |
Primary | 652 | 25.5% | 49.7% |
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Shaw Hill Primary School
Birmingham, B8 3AN |
Primary | 452 | 15.2% | 53% |
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Bordesley Green Primary School
Birmingham, B9 5XX |
Primary | 624 | 20.7% | 55.4% |
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Ward End Primary School
Birmingham, B8 2RA |
Primary | 836 | 20.7% | 52.2% |
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Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery
Birmingham, B19 2EP |
Primary | 444 | 21.6% | 63.1% |
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Somerville Primary (NC) School
Birmingham, B10 9EN |
Primary | 695 | 18.4% | 57.9% |
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Thornton Primary School
Birmingham, B8 2LQ |
Primary | 473 | 13.1% | 61.3% |
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Yardley Wood Community Primary School
Birmingham, B14 4ER |
Primary | 442 | 23.1% | 59.5% |
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Blakesley Hall Primary School
Birmingham, B33 8TH |
Primary | 462 | 21.7% | 59.5% |
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Grove School
Birmingham, B21 9HB |
Primary | 587 | 25.3% | 54.5% |
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B25 8QL |
Primary | 559 | 18.8% | 47.6% |
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Whitgreave Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV10 9JP |
Primary | 428 | 20.8% | 61.1% |
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Chapel Street Community Primary School
Manchester, M19 3GH |
Primary | 674 | 15.1% | 61.1% |
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St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M16 8FQ |
Primary | 573 | 21.5% | 51.6% |
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St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Salford, M7 4XG |
Primary | 503 | 22.5% | 57.7% |
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Dale Community Primary School
Derby, DE23 6NL |
Primary | 545 | 19.5% | 55.8% |
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Broad Oak Community Primary School
St Helens, WA9 2JE |
Primary | 582 | 26.2% | 53.5% |
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Bilston Church of England Primary School
Bilston, WV14 0HU |
Primary | 456 | 23.7% | 52% |
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Birchfields Primary School
Manchester, M14 6PL |
Primary | 589 | 19.3% | 58.3% |
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Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery
Smethwick, B67 6HT |
Primary | 709 | 15.8% | 45.1% |
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Al-Furqan Primary School
Birmingham, B11 3EY |
Primary | 629 | 11.1% | 49.1% |
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Anglesey Primary School
Birmingham, B19 1RA |
Primary | 649 | 17.9% | 70% |
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Lark Hill Community Primary School
Salford, M5 4BJ |
Primary | 629 | 26.4% | 54.4% |
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Kingsgate Primary School
London, NW6 4LB |
Primary | 587 | 16.5% | 60% |
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Henley Green Primary
Coventry, CV2 1HQ |
Primary | 436 | 25.8% | 55% |
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Clifton Primary School
Birmingham, B12 8NX |
Primary | 846 | 23.5% | 58.8% |
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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Arden Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 661 | Sign in to see | |
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Lauriston School
London, E9 7JS |
Primary | 439 | ||
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Rushey Green Primary School
London, SE6 2LA |
Primary | 552 | ||
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Ben Jonson Primary School
London, E1 4PZ |
Primary | 576 | ||
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Peel Park Primary School and Nursery
Bradford, BD2 4PR |
Primary | 511 | ||
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Heavers Farm Primary School
London, SE25 6LT |
Primary | 255 | ||
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St James's Catholic Primary School
Twickenham, TW2 5NP |
Primary | 665 | ||
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Downsell Primary School
London, E15 2BS |
Primary | 400 | ||
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Blakesley Hall Primary School
Birmingham, B33 8TH |
Primary | 462 | ||
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Coppice Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Primary | 415 | ||
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Broad Heath Community Primary School
Coventry, CV6 5DP |
Primary | 659 | ||
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Coundon Primary School
Coventry, CV6 1FQ |
Primary | 507 | ||
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Aldermoor Farm Primary School
Coventry, CV3 1DP |
Primary | 644 | ||
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Roberts Primary School
Dudley, DY3 2AZ |
Primary | 610 | ||
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Cherry Tree Primary School
Bolton, BL4 0NS |
Primary | 408 | ||
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Herringthorpe Infant School
Rotherham, S65 2JW |
Primary | 263 | ||
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Thornhill Primary School
Dunstable, LU5 5PE |
Primary | 513 | ||
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St Matthew's Primary School
Cambridge, CB1 2LD |
Primary | 619 | ||
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Howe Dell Primary School
Hatfield, AL10 9AH |
Primary | 423 | ||
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Layton Primary School
Blackpool, FY3 7DX |
Primary | 622 | ||
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Wembley Primary School
Wembley, HA9 7NW |
Primary | 824 | ||
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Bilston Church of England Primary School
Bilston, WV14 0HU |
Primary | 456 | ||
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Hampton Hargate Primary School
Peterborough, PE7 8BZ |
Primary | 641 | ||
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Western Community Primary School
Wallsend, NE28 8QL |
Primary | 421 | ||
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The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ashford, TN23 5LW |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Jubilee Primary School
London, SW2 2JE |
Primary | 332 | ||
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Clifton Primary School
Birmingham, B12 8NX |
Primary | 846 | ||
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Catton Grove Primary School
Norwich, NR3 3TP |
Primary | 605 | ||
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Woodland Community Primary School
Heywood, OL10 3BX |
Primary | 564 | ||
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Thorndown Primary School
St Ives, PE27 6SE |
Primary | 478 | ||