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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Sowe Valley Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 232 | 27.3% | 35.7% |
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
London, SE18 7RL |
Primary | 213 | 31.2% | 35.3% |
St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School
London, SE13 6NX |
Primary | 224 | 24.9% | 37.1% |
Mowlem Primary School
London, E2 9HE |
Primary | 217 | 25.2% | 36.3% |
St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B13 9DN |
Primary | 207 | 25.1% | 36.2% |
Little Heath Primary School
Coventry, CV6 7FN |
Primary | 198 | 23.7% | 35.4% |
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Coventry, CV4 9LB |
Primary | 223 | 23% | 37.4% |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston
Wednesbury, WS10 8HN |
Primary | 229 | 21.8% | 36.6% |
Pleasant Street Primary School
Liverpool, L3 5TS |
Primary | 229 | 24.3% | 35.6% |
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Wallasey, CH44 5XB |
Primary | 236 | 26.3% | 36.9% |
St Andrew's Methodist Primary School
Manchester, M28 0ZA |
Primary | 237 | 27.4% | 35% |
Lacewood Primary School
Rotherham, S63 8DA |
Primary | 232 | 25.8% | 36.5% |
Springfield Primary School
Sheffield, S3 7RZ |
Primary | 201 | 27.4% | 36.8% |
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School
Wakefield, WF4 3HW |
Primary | 198 | 27.9% | 36.3% |
Victoria Road Primary School
Runcorn, WA7 5BN |
Primary | 200 | 26.5% | 35% |
Riddings Infant and Nursery School
Alfreton, DE55 4EW |
Primary | 198 | 29.5% | 35.7% |
Consett Junior School
Consett, DH8 6AY |
Primary | 232 | 26.7% | 34.1% |
Carlton Hill Primary School
BRIGHTON, BN2 9HS |
Primary | 215 | 28.4% | 34.9% |
Anstey Junior School
Alton, GU34 2DR |
Primary | 227 | 31.3% | 36.6% |
St Denys Primary School
Southampton, SO17 2ND |
Primary | 207 | 28.5% | 34.3% |
Ashley Junior School
New Milton, BH25 5FN |
Primary | 240 | 25.4% | 34.6% |
Woodrow First School
Redditch, B98 7UZ |
Primary | 252 | 30.1% | 34.6% |
Broom Barns Primary School
Stevenage, SG1 1UE |
Primary | 222 | 29.7% | 36.9% |
Holtsmere End Junior School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JZ |
Primary | 229 | 28.4% | 35.8% |
Oakmere Primary School
Potters Bar, EN6 5NP |
Primary | 244 | 26.7% | 35.2% |
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Sittingbourne, ME9 9BQ |
Primary | 198 | 26.8% | 35.9% |
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8PW |
Primary | 230 | 23.1% | 36.4% |
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR2 6SJ |
Primary | 208 | 24.8% | 35.5% |
Belmont Community Primary School
Grantham, NG31 9LR |
Primary | 203 | 27.1% | 36% |
South Grove Primary School
London, N15 5QE |
Primary | 223 | 24.9% | 36.7% |
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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Sowe Valley Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 232 | Sign in to see | |
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
Birmingham, B14 6ET |
Primary | 208 | ||
Penns Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BS |
Primary | 211 | ||
Woodlands Infant School
Solihull, B90 2PX |
Primary | 191 | ||
Millfield Primary School
Walsall, WS8 6BN |
Primary | 212 | ||
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PL |
Primary | 234 | ||
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester
Manchester, M16 8AW |
Primary | 206 | ||
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M28 3HP |
Primary | 228 | ||
Christ The King RC Primary School
Manchester, M28 3DW |
Primary | 231 | ||
East Boldon Junior School
Tyne & Wear, NE36 0DL |
Primary | 235 | ||
St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School
Bristol, BS34 6AQ |
Primary | 169 | ||
Goostrey Community Primary School
Near Crewe, CW4 8PE |
Primary | 203 | ||
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8QR |
Primary | 209 | ||
Bishops Tawton Primary School
Barnstaple, EX32 0AE |
Primary | 234 | ||
Kentisbury Primary School
Barnstaple, EX31 4NG |
Primary | 156 | ||
St Marys Catholic Primary School
Crowborough, TN6 2LB |
Primary | 217 | ||
South Green Junior School
Billericay, CM12 9RJ |
Primary | 237 | ||
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RR |
Primary | 231 | ||
Ranvilles Infant School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Primary | 177 | ||
Layston Church of England First School
Buntingford, SG9 9EU |
Primary | 139 | ||
Sandwich Junior School
Sandwich, CT13 0AS |
Primary | 234 | ||
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School
Mablethorpe, LN12 2HU |
Primary | 114 | ||
Lyncrest Primary School
Northampton, NN5 5PE |
Primary | 229 | ||
Albany Infant and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG9 8PD |
Primary | 158 | ||
Belvidere Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5YB |
Primary | 264 | ||
St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School
Wells, BA5 1TS |
Primary | 172 | ||
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School
Stafford, ST17 0LU |
Primary | 216 | ||
Nutfield Church CofE Primary School
Redhill, RH1 4JJ |
Primary | 205 | ||
Hurley Primary School
Atherstone, CV9 2HY |
Primary | 192 | ||
Downsview Community Primary School
Swanley, BR8 8AU |
Primary | 141 |