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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Cape Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 531 | 18.8% | 42.3% | 
| 
                                Tufnell Park Primary School
                                 London, N7 0HJ  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 19.7% | 42.6% | 
| 
                                Phoenix Primary School
                                 London, SE1 5JT  | 
                            Primary | 508 | 19.5% | 40.2% | 
| 
                                Ben Jonson Primary School
                                 London, E1 4PZ  | 
                            Primary | 613 | 19.7% | 43.6% | 
| 
                                Bigland Green Primary School
                                 London, E1 2ND  | 
                            Primary | 474 | 24.4% | 40.2% | 
| 
                                Leopold Primary School
                                 NW10 9UR  | 
                            Primary | 543 | 15.8% | 39.8% | 
| 
                                The Meadows Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B31 2SW  | 
                            Primary | 477 | 22.9% | 44.2% | 
| 
                                William Murdoch Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B21 9NT  | 
                            Primary | 607 | 11.4% | 44.1% | 
| 
                                St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B25 8QL  | 
                            Primary | 598 | 19.8% | 46.3% | 
| 
                                Stoke Heath Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV2 4PR  | 
                            Primary | 478 | 22.8% | 38.1% | 
| 
                                Yew Tree Primary School
                                 Walsall, WS5 4DX  | 
                            Primary | 628 | 18.1% | 42.7% | 
| 
                                Stow Heath Primary School
                                 Willenhall, WV13 3TT  | 
                            Primary | 449 | 21.2% | 39.6% | 
| 
                                Wilkinson Primary School
                                 Bilston, WV14 8UR  | 
                            Primary | 465 | 17.5% | 39.9% | 
| 
                                Thatto Heath Community Primary School
                                 St Helens, WA9 5QX  | 
                            Primary | 592 | 20.7% | 42.5% | 
| 
                                Pike Fold Primary School
                                 Manchester, M9 8QP  | 
                            Primary | 451 | 19.3% | 42.1% | 
| 
                                Boarshaw Community Primary School
                                 MANCHESTER, M24 2PB  | 
                            Primary | 468 | 26.1% | 41.9% | 
| 
                                Birkby Junior School
                                 Huddersfield, HD1 6HE  | 
                            Primary | 586 | 17.8% | 39.1% | 
| 
                                Redwood Primary School
                                 Derby, DE24 9PG  | 
                            Primary | 589 | 17.1% | 42.5% | 
| 
                                West Croft School
                                 Bideford, EX39 3DE  | 
                            Primary | 463 | 21.5% | 40.5% | 
| 
                                Easington Colliery Primary School
                                 Peterlee, SR8 3DJ  | 
                            Primary | 526 | 27.6% | 42.9% | 
| 
                                John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
                                 Braintree, CM7 5UL  | 
                            Primary | 545 | 24.8% | 40.9% | 
| 
                                Crosby Primary School
                                 Scunthorpe, DN15 6AS  | 
                            Primary | 529 | 13.9% | 39.9% | 
| 
                                Lancaster Road Primary School
                                 Morecambe, LA4 5TH  | 
                            Primary | 519 | 26.4% | 44.5% | 
| 
                                Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
                                 Morecambe, LA4 4XF  | 
                            Primary | 518 | 13.7% | 40.2% | 
| 
                                Arnhem Wharf Primary School
                                 London, E14 3RP  | 
                            Primary | 493 | 19.8% | 42.9% | 
| 
                                Beacon Primary School
                                 Walsall, WV12 5HA  | 
                            Primary | 458 | 15.8% | 40.7% | 
| 
                                Bassett Green Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO16 3BZ  | 
                            Primary | 448 | 17.4% | 42.4% | 
| 
                                Alexander McLeod Primary School
                                 London, SE2 0QS  | 
                            Primary | 543 | 22.3% | 38.5% | 
| 
                                Ashbury Meadow Primary School
                                 Manchester, M11 3NA  | 
                            Primary | 486 | 17.1% | 45.3% | 
| 
                                Willow Tree Primary School
                                 Salford, M6 5TJ  | 
                            Primary | 474 | 21.1% | 43.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Cape Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 531 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Argyle Primary School
                                 London, WC1H 9EG  | 
                            Primary | 278 | ||
| 
                                Primrose Hill School
                                 London, NW1 8JL  | 
                            Primary | 421 | ||
| 
                                Fossdene Primary School
                                 London, SE7 7NQ  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                Sir John Lillie Primary School
                                 Fulham, SW6 7LN  | 
                            Primary | 188 | ||
| 
                                Laycock Primary School
                                 London, N1 1SW  | 
                            Primary | 233 | ||
| 
                                Robert Blair School and Children's Centre
                                 London, N7 9QJ  | 
                            Primary | 211 | ||
| 
                                Winton Primary School
                                 London, N1 9AZ  | 
                            Primary | 234 | ||
| 
                                Jessop Primary School
                                 London, SE24 0BJ  | 
                            Primary | 293 | ||
| 
                                Goodrich Community Primary School
                                 London, SE22 0EP  | 
                            Primary | 456 | ||
| 
                                John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
                                 London, SE5 0PQ  | 
                            Primary | 458 | ||
| 
                                Charlotte Sharman Primary School
                                 London, SE11 4SN  | 
                            Primary | 160 | ||
| 
                                English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School
                                 London, SE17 1RB  | 
                            Primary | 323 | ||
| 
                                Honeywell Junior School
                                 London, SW11 6EF  | 
                            Primary | 320 | ||
| 
                                Honeywell Infant School
                                 London, SW11 6EF  | 
                            Primary | 294 | ||
| 
                                Essendine Primary School
                                 London, W9 2LR  | 
                            Primary | 262 | ||
| 
                                St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
                                 London, NW10 9LS  | 
                            Primary | 474 | ||
| 
                                Southbury Primary School
                                 Enfield, EN3 4JG  | 
                            Primary | 364 | ||
| 
                                Parkside Primary School
                                 Chingford, E4 6RE  | 
                            Primary | 643 | ||
| 
                                Eastfield Primary School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV1 2QY  | 
                            Primary | 416 | ||
| 
                                Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
                                 Halifax, HX1 3XL  | 
                            Primary | 526 | ||
| 
                                Wilson Primary School
                                 Reading, RG30 2RW  | 
                            Primary | 443 | ||
| 
                                Southover CofE Primary School
                                 Lewes, BN7 1JP  | 
                            Primary | 270 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
                                 Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6JH  | 
                            Primary | 647 | ||
| 
                                Spinney Hill Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE5 5EZ  | 
                            Primary | 659 | ||
| 
                                The Sele First School
                                 Hexham, NE46 3QZ  | 
                            Primary | 388 | ||
| 
                                Canonbury Primary School
                                 London, N1 2UT  | 
                            Primary | 438 | ||
| 
                                Henry Fawcett Primary School
                                 London, SE11 5BZ  | 
                            Primary | 224 | ||
| 
                                Conway Primary School
                                 London, SE18 1QY  | 
                            Primary | 422 | ||
| 
                                Malmesbury Primary School
                                 London, E3 2AB  | 
                            Primary | 430 | ||