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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 13.5% | 20% | 
| 
                                Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School
                                 London, SW19 6AD  | 
                            Primary | 219 | 13.8% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7
                                 London, NW7 1QU  | 
                            Primary | 206 | 15.1% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE)
                                 London, N14 6JA  | 
                            Primary | 198 | 13.1% | 19.2% | 
| 
                                St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School
                                 Halesowen, B63 4QD  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 12% | 20.7% | 
| 
                                St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B36 9AX  | 
                            Primary | 230 | 14.4% | 19.5% | 
| 
                                Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
                                 Walsall, WS8 7EG  | 
                            Primary | 199 | 12.3% | 19.6% | 
| 
                                Boothstown Methodist Primary School
                                 Manchester, M28 1DG  | 
                            Primary | 215 | 14.4% | 20% | 
| 
                                St Stephen's CofE Primary School
                                 Manchester, M29 7BT  | 
                            Primary | 213 | 14.1% | 19.2% | 
| 
                                Bede Burn Primary School
                                 Jarrow, NE32 5NJ  | 
                            Primary | 196 | 13.8% | 19.4% | 
| 
                                Bransty Primary School
                                 Whitehaven, CA28 6EG  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 14.7% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                New Mills Primary School
                                 High Peak, SK22 4AY  | 
                            Primary | 212 | 15.6% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                Mickleton Primary School
                                 Chipping Campden, GL55 6SJ  | 
                            Primary | 196 | 14.8% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                Merton Infant School
                                 Basingstoke, RG24 9HB  | 
                            Primary | 199 | 14.4% | 20.9% | 
| 
                                Bournehall Primary School
                                 Bushey, WD23 3AX  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 13.3% | 19.9% | 
| 
                                Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School
                                 Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JZ  | 
                            Primary | 201 | 15.1% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe
                                 Rochester, ME3 7PU  | 
                            Primary | 189 | 14.3% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Egerton Church of England Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN27 9DR  | 
                            Primary | 186 | 13.4% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School
                                 Faversham, ME13 9AW  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 12.3% | 20.7% | 
| 
                                Gisburn Road Community Primary School
                                 Barnoldswick, BB18 5LS  | 
                            Primary | 198 | 15.7% | 20.2% | 
| 
                                Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School
                                 Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8JB  | 
                            Primary | 200 | 13.5% | 20.5% | 
| 
                                Grimoldby Primary School
                                 Louth, LN11 8SW  | 
                            Primary | 207 | 15.5% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                Trowse Primary School
                                 Trowse, NR14 8TU  | 
                            Primary | 197 | 13.2% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                Swanton Morley VC Primary School
                                 Dereham, NR20 4PX  | 
                            Primary | 183 | 13.7% | 20.2% | 
| 
                                Cayton Community Primary School
                                 Scarborough, YO11 3NN  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 13.3% | 19.5% | 
| 
                                Gobowen Primary School
                                 Oswestry, SY11 3LD  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 10.2% | 19.4% | 
| 
                                Chancel Primary School
                                 Rugeley, WS15 2EW  | 
                            Primary | 218 | 13.8% | 19.3% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
                                 Leamington Spa, CV31 2LJ  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 13.3% | 21% | 
| 
                                The William Amory Primary School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PN  | 
                            Primary | 189 | 11.6% | 19% | 
| 
                                St Anne's CofE Primary School
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 2WW  | 
                            Primary | 201 | 11.4% | 19.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 203 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 London, N4 4RR  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                Allesley Hall Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV5 9NG  | 
                            Primary | 193 | ||
| 
                                Annie Lennard Primary School
                                 Smethwick, B67 6LE  | 
                            Primary | 218 | ||
| 
                                The Oaks Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL1 7HS  | 
                            Primary | 220 | ||
| 
                                Stondon Lower School
                                 Henlow, SG16 6LQ  | 
                            Primary | 140 | ||
| 
                                Cheveley CofE Primary School
                                 Newmarket, CB8 9DF  | 
                            Primary | 142 | ||
| 
                                Cumwhinton School
                                 Carlisle, CA4 8DU  | 
                            Primary | 193 | ||
| 
                                Thursby Primary School
                                 Carlisle, CA5 6PN  | 
                            Primary | 103 | ||
| 
                                Grasslot Infant School
                                 Maryport, CA15 8BT  | 
                            Primary | 71 | ||
| 
                                College Road Primary School
                                 Plymouth, PL2 1NS  | 
                            Primary | 202 | ||
| 
                                Hertford Primary School
                                 Brighton, BN1 7FP  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School
                                 Rye, TN31 6UW  | 
                            Primary | 66 | ||
| 
                                Kempsford Church of England Primary School
                                 Fairford, GL7 4EY  | 
                            Primary | 70 | ||
| 
                                John Keble Church of England Primary School
                                 Winchester, SO21 2LA  | 
                            Primary | 118 | ||
| 
                                Lickey End First School
                                 Bromsgrove, B60 1JG  | 
                            Primary | 151 | ||
| 
                                Smeeth Community Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN25 6RX  | 
                            Primary | 107 | ||
| 
                                Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
                                 Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL  | 
                            Primary | 237 | ||
| 
                                Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Preston, PR3 0HS  | 
                            Primary | 165 | ||
| 
                                Brabins Endowed School
                                 Preston, PR3 2QD  | 
                            Primary | 86 | ||
| 
                                Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School
                                 Preston, PR3 2BN  | 
                            Primary | 204 | ||
| 
                                St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
                                 Lancaster, LA1 4HT  | 
                            Primary | 206 | ||
| 
                                Hathern Church of England Primary School
                                 Loughborough, LE12 5LJ  | 
                            Primary | 182 | ||
| 
                                Thurlaston Church of England Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE9 7TE  | 
                            Primary | 86 | ||
| 
                                Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School
                                 Bampton, OX18 2DU  | 
                            Primary | 188 | ||
| 
                                Trefonen CofE Primary School
                                 Oswestry, SY10 9DY  | 
                            Primary | 126 | ||
| 
                                The Croft Primary School
                                 Rugeley, WS15 4AZ  | 
                            Primary | 179 | ||
| 
                                Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School
                                 Crewe, CW3 9PJ  | 
                            Primary | 144 | ||
| 
                                Lighthorne Heath Primary School
                                 Leamington Spa, CV33 9TW  | 
                            Primary | 97 | ||
| 
                                Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
                                 Marlborough, SN8 2JJ  | 
                            Primary | 90 | ||