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 28 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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Barlows Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 397 | 28.3% | 22.9% |
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Charlton Manor Primary School
London, SE7 7EF |
Primary | 399 | 24.9% | 24.4% |
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The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School
Greenford, UB6 9JU |
Primary | 411 | 24.5% | 21.9% |
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The Smallberry Green Primary School
Isleworth, TW7 5BF |
Primary | 406 | 26.5% | 20.9% |
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Ilford, IG2 6RG |
Primary | 401 | 24.4% | 23.9% |
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Whitley Abbey Primary School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Primary | 388 | 23.3% | 22.6% |
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Grangehurst Primary School
Coventry, CV6 6JN |
Primary | 411 | 26% | 25.1% |
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Tividale Hall Primary School
Oldbury, B69 1TR |
Primary | 414 | 32.6% | 23% |
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Legh Vale Primary School
St Helens, WA11 0ER |
Primary | 441 | 26.3% | 22.9% |
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St Monica's Catholic Primary School
Bootle, L20 9EB |
Primary | 439 | 22.9% | 22.2% |
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Light Oaks Junior School
Salford, M6 8LU |
Primary | 355 | 30.1% | 22.5% |
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St John's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M27 5FU |
Primary | 360 | 29.7% | 21.1% |
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Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School
Leeds, LS28 8EP |
Primary | 428 | 24.2% | 23.8% |
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Broadgate Primary School
Leeds, LS18 5AF |
Primary | 409 | 24.7% | 21.6% |
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Robert Ferguson Primary School
Carlisle, CA2 5LA |
Primary | 409 | 25.9% | 23.7% |
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Manor Primary School
Uckfield, TN22 1UB |
Primary | 399 | 24.3% | 22.6% |
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St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Worcester, WR3 8NZ |
Primary | 380 | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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The Leys Primary and Nursery School
Stevenage, SG1 4QZ |
Primary | 393 | 26.9% | 25.4% |
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Davington Primary School
Faversham, ME13 7EQ |
Primary | 415 | 23.6% | 23.4% |
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St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn, BB1 8EG |
Primary | 379 | 23.3% | 21.8% |
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St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Loughborough, LE12 9DA |
Primary | 380 | 25.8% | 21.8% |
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Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School
King's Lynn, PE34 4QZ |
Primary | 359 | 26.8% | 22.7% |
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Queensway School
Banbury, OX16 9NF |
Primary | 398 | 24.1% | 22.4% |
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Parklands Community Primary School
Chichester, PO19 3AG |
Primary | 426 | 28.2% | 21.8% |
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Sydenham Primary School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1SA |
Primary | 414 | 29% | 24.4% |
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Fynamore Primary School
Calne, SN11 9UG |
Primary | 411 | 24.8% | 22.4% |
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St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School
Liverpool, L17 7BA |
Primary | 433 | 21.4% | 22.3% |
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Bewdley Primary School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL |
Primary | 418 | 24.4% | 21.6% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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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Barlows Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 397 | Sign in to see | |
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Downe Manor Primary School
Northolt, UB5 6NW |
Primary | 227 | ||
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Blackheath Primary School
Rowley Regis, B65 9NF |
Primary | 443 | ||
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Malvern Primary School
Liverpool, L14 6XA |
Primary | 476 | ||
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Bleak Hill Primary School
St Helens, WA10 6HG |
Primary | 608 | ||
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Oxford Grove Primary School
Bolton, BL1 3EJ |
Primary | 449 | ||
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Ravensbury Community School
Manchester, M11 4EG |
Primary | 466 | ||
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Irk Valley Community School
Manchester, M8 5XH |
Primary | 437 | ||
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Pike Fold Primary School
Manchester, M9 8QP |
Primary | 428 | ||
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Marland Hill Community Primary School
Rochdale, OL11 4QW |
Primary | 452 | ||
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Navigation Primary School
Altrincham, WA14 1NG |
Primary | 442 | ||
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Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School
Leeds, LS28 8EP |
Primary | 428 | ||
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Stockton Heath Primary School
Warrington, WA4 6HX |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Orchard Fields Community School
Banbury, OX16 0QT |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Lawrence Community Primary School
Liverpool, L15 0EE |
Primary | 431 | ||
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Rowlands Gill Community Primary School
Rowlands Gill, NE39 2PP |
Primary | 200 | ||
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All Saints Catholic Primary School
Bootle, L20 4LX |
Primary | 302 | ||
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St John's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L4 1UN |
Primary | 471 | ||
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Longmoor Community Primary School
Liverpool, L9 0EU |
Primary | 425 | ||
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Stockton Wood Community Primary School
Liverpool, L24 3TF |
Primary | 352 | ||
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Gatton (VA) Primary School
London, SW17 0DS |
Primary | 629 | ||
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Springwell Park Community Primary School
Bootle, L20 6PG |
Primary | 418 | ||
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Mile Cross Primary School
Norwich, NR3 2QU |
Primary | 444 | ||
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Lakenham Primary School
Norwich, NR1 2HL |
Primary | 397 | ||
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Galton Valley Primary School
Smethwick, B66 1BA |
Primary | 437 | ||
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Royton Hall Primary School
Oldham, OL2 6RW |
Primary | 318 | ||
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Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Knowsley, L14 8UD |
Primary | 424 | ||
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Willow Tree Primary School
Salford, M6 5TJ |
Primary | 469 | ||