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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Farm Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 445 | 15.5% | 36.9% |
Underhill School
Barnet, EN5 2LZ |
Primary | 451 | 14.3% | 37.9% |
Coston Primary School
Greenford, UB6 9JU |
Primary | 439 | 17.8% | 36.6% |
Keir Hardie Primary School
London, E16 1FZ |
Primary | 436 | 18.4% | 38.4% |
Gilbertstone Primary School
Birmingham, B26 1EH |
Primary | 412 | 20.4% | 36.7% |
Hall Green Junior School
Birmingham, B28 9AJ |
Primary | 479 | 13.2% | 37.6% |
Colebourne Primary School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Primary | 442 | 16.4% | 37.7% |
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B13 9QE |
Primary | 404 | 13.6% | 36.6% |
Bearwood Primary School
Smethwick, B66 4HB |
Primary | 426 | 15.3% | 39.7% |
Temple Meadow Primary School
Cradley Heath, B64 6RH |
Primary | 403 | 18.6% | 36.8% |
Rood End Primary School
Oldbury, B68 8SQ |
Primary | 410 | 17.2% | 37.6% |
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
West Bromwich, B70 6NF |
Primary | 444 | 15.4% | 33.8% |
Kings Hill Primary School
Wednesbury, WS10 9JG |
Primary | 445 | 16% | 36.7% |
Wodensfield Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV11 1PW |
Primary | 448 | 13.8% | 37.4% |
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV2 3AE |
Primary | 451 | 18.1% | 38.1% |
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 2JL |
Primary | 423 | 15.6% | 37.7% |
Russell Scott Primary School
Manchester, M34 3LQ |
Primary | 441 | 18.5% | 35.5% |
Lowfield Community Primary School
Sheffield, S2 4NJ |
Primary | 408 | 15% | 37.3% |
Greenmount Primary School
Leeds, LS11 6BA |
Primary | 453 | 17.4% | 36.4% |
Old Fletton Primary School
Peterborough, PE2 9DR |
Primary | 426 | 15.5% | 35.8% |
St John's Church School, Spirit Federation
Peterborough, PE2 5SP |
Primary | 465 | 16.3% | 35.5% |
Darnhall Primary School
Winsford, CW7 1JL |
Primary | 437 | 19.3% | 36.9% |
Sandown Primary School and Nursery
Hastings, TN34 2AA |
Primary | 452 | 18.5% | 36.6% |
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School
Southampton, SO16 6AY |
Primary | 425 | 18.6% | 37.2% |
Wincheap Foundation Primary School
Canterbury, CT1 3SD |
Primary | 429 | 16.3% | 35.7% |
Parks Primary School
Leicester, LE3 9NS |
Primary | 441 | 15.5% | 37.3% |
Sandford Hill Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5AQ |
Primary | 447 | 15.9% | 38.7% |
Chuckery Primary School
Walsall, WS1 2DZ |
Primary | 438 | 21.5% | 38.2% |
Galton Valley Primary School
Smethwick, B66 1BA |
Primary | 438 | 17.9% | 39.1% |
Lane End Primary School
Leeds, LS11 6AA |
Primary | 408 | 17.5% | 36.8% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Farm Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 445 | Sign in to see | |
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Harrow, HA1 3BE |
Primary | 414 | ||
King David Primary School
Birmingham, B13 8EY |
Primary | 155 | ||
Ashwood Park Primary School
Stourbridge, DY8 5DJ |
Primary | 299 | ||
Grace Mary Primary School
Oldbury, B69 1LD |
Primary | 230 | ||
Highfields Primary School
Rowley Regis, B65 0DA |
Primary | 419 | ||
Manor Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 3HX |
Primary | 398 | ||
St John's Church of England Primary School
Walsall, WS9 9NA |
Primary | 340 | ||
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
Walsall, WS1 3AY |
Primary | 228 | ||
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L25 9PA |
Primary | 332 | ||
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook
St Helens, WA11 9QY |
Primary | 389 | ||
Summerhill Primary School
Liverpool, L31 3DT |
Primary | 211 | ||
Winstanley Community Primary School
Wigan, WN3 6JP |
Primary | 441 | ||
Low Moor CofE Primary School
Bradford, BD12 0NN |
Primary | 411 | ||
Lydgate Junior and Infant School
Batley, WF17 6EY |
Primary | 295 | ||
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate
Bristol, BS37 5BG |
Primary | 314 | ||
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Reading, RG30 4BE |
Primary | 415 | ||
Halton Community Combined School
Aylesbury, HP22 5PN |
Primary | 207 | ||
Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery
Worksop, S80 4HY |
Primary | 230 | ||
Meadow Green Primary School
Birmingham, B47 6EQ |
Primary | 273 | ||
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
Birmingham, B45 9DX |
Primary | 232 | ||
Otford Primary School
Sevenoaks, TN14 5PG |
Primary | 279 | ||
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Leyland, PR25 2QA |
Primary | 203 | ||
Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School
Selby, YO8 9NX |
Primary | 253 | ||
Burton Manor Primary School
Stafford, ST17 9PS |
Primary | 294 | ||
Oakfield Junior School
Leatherhead, KT22 9ND |
Primary | 253 | ||
Storrington Primary School
Pulborough, RH20 4PG |
Primary | 374 | ||
Grange Primary School
Wickford, SS12 0LR |
Primary | 301 | ||
Carr Mill Primary School
St Helens, WA11 7PQ |
Primary | 300 | ||
Manorfield Primary and Nursery School
Horley, RH6 8AL |
Primary | 226 |