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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Blanford Mere Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 312 | 17% | 8.7% |
Brookland Infant and Nursery School
Hampstead Garden Suburb, NW11 6EJ |
Primary | 303 | 17.8% | 10.2% |
Whiteheath Junior School
Ruislip, HA4 7PR |
Primary | 293 | 17.4% | 9.9% |
Copley Primary School
Halifax, HX3 0TP |
Primary | 312 | 20.2% | 9.3% |
Archibald First School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EB |
Primary | 327 | 16% | 7.3% |
St John's Mead Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS37 6EE |
Primary | 327 | 15.3% | 9.3% |
Farley Hill Primary School
Arborfield Green, RG2 9YW |
Primary | 327 | 16.4% | 8.7% |
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham
Amersham, HP7 0EL |
Primary | 314 | 17.1% | 8.2% |
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Chester, CH2 3AD |
Primary | 312 | 16.4% | 9.6% |
Canada Hill Community Primary School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 6YS |
Primary | 341 | 15.8% | 8.8% |
Blue Coat CofE Primary School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7BD |
Primary | 316 | 19% | 10.1% |
Highfield Church of England Primary School
Southampton, SO17 1PX |
Primary | 316 | 19% | 10.1% |
Crown Meadow First School & Nursery
Birmingham, B48 7TA |
Primary | 339 | 14.2% | 7.7% |
Tannery Drift School
Royston, SG8 5DE |
Primary | 314 | 14.2% | 8.3% |
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
Stevenage, SG1 3PS |
Primary | 299 | 15.9% | 9.7% |
Oakwood Primary School
St Albans, AL4 0XA |
Primary | 313 | 19.8% | 7.7% |
Icknield Walk First School
Royston, SG8 7EZ |
Primary | 324 | 17.7% | 7.8% |
Millfield First and Nursery School
Buntingford, SG9 9DT |
Primary | 302 | 13.5% | 8.8% |
Snaith Primary School
Goole, DN14 9RD |
Primary | 318 | 16.1% | 8.2% |
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Herne Bay, CT6 7AH |
Primary | 288 | 16.6% | 9.7% |
Lever House Primary School
Leyland, PR25 4YR |
Primary | 305 | 15.1% | 8.9% |
Whalley Church of England Primary School
Clitheroe, BB7 9SY |
Primary | 310 | 14.5% | 7.7% |
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
Leicester, LE8 9EQ |
Primary | 334 | 19.5% | 9% |
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)
Sleaford, NG34 8HH |
Primary | 289 | 18.7% | 9.7% |
Dringhouses Primary School
York, YO24 1HW |
Primary | 308 | 16.2% | 9.7% |
Cramlington Northburn Primary School
Cramlington, NE23 3QS |
Primary | 291 | 15.2% | 8.8% |
Chilton County Primary School
Didcot, OX11 0PQ |
Primary | 298 | 14.9% | 7.8% |
St Giles CofE Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5NJ |
Primary | 303 | 20.1% | 9.9% |
The Meads Primary School
East Grinstead, RH19 4DD |
Primary | 289 | 15.2% | 9.3% |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Bognor Regis, PO21 1DJ |
Primary | 311 | 16.7% | 10% |
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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Blanford Mere Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 312 | Sign in to see | |
Evelyn Community Primary School
Prescot, L34 2SP |
Primary | 250 | ||
Moorgate Primary School
Bolton, BL2 2RH |
Primary | 299 | ||
St Willibrord's RC Primary School
Manchester, M11 4WR |
Primary | 246 | ||
CofE School of the Resurrection
Manchester, M11 3TJ |
Primary | 210 | ||
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
Oldham, OL9 7HA |
Primary | 344 | ||
Bankfoot Primary School
Bradford, BD5 9NR |
Primary | 236 | ||
Ben Rhydding Primary School
Ilkley, LS29 8QH |
Primary | 186 | ||
Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School
Leeds, LS19 6DD |
Primary | 307 | ||
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Reading, RG31 4SZ |
Primary | 294 | ||
Barleyhurst Park Primary
Milton Keynes, MK3 7NA |
Primary | 198 | ||
Southwood School
Milton Keynes, MK14 7AR |
Primary | 188 | ||
Cold Harbour Church of England School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7PD |
Primary | 174 | ||
Callands Community Primary School
Warrington, WA5 9RJ |
Primary | 378 | ||
Feniton Church of England Primary School
Honiton, EX14 3EA |
Primary | 327 | ||
Durham Gilesgate Primary School
Durham, DH1 1PH |
Primary | 147 | ||
St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury
Chelmsford, CM3 4NS |
Primary | 219 | ||
Calmore Infant School
Southampton, SO40 2ZZ |
Primary | 176 | ||
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Basingstoke, RG24 7DE |
Primary | 348 | ||
Roundwood Primary School
Harpenden, AL5 3AD |
Primary | 329 | ||
Messingham Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN17 3TN |
Primary | 258 | ||
Bowmandale Primary School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 5EE |
Primary | 344 | ||
Brookfield Junior School
Aylesford, ME20 6PY |
Primary | 255 | ||
Daisyfield Primary School
Blackburn, BB1 5LB |
Primary | 282 | ||
Accrington Woodnook Primary School
Accrington, BB5 2HS |
Primary | 218 | ||
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School
Grantham, NG31 8HQ |
Primary | 251 | ||
The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School
Boston, PE22 0HU |
Primary | 264 | ||
St Lawrence CofE Primary School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX |
Primary | 210 | ||
St Giles CofE Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5NJ |
Primary | 303 | ||
Exhall Junior School
Warwickshire, CV7 9NS |
Primary | 141 |