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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 195 | 10.3% | 5.6% | 
| Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School London, SW12 8QJ | Primary | 193 | 9.3% | 5.7% | 
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Nr Wigan, WN5 7QJ | Primary | 186 | 9.1% | 4.8% | 
| St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley Manchester, M26 1EU | Primary | 210 | 11.9% | 5.2% | 
| Woodfield Primary School Wigan, WN1 2NT | Primary | 210 | 11.9% | 6.2% | 
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Warrington, WA3 2PW | Primary | 211 | 11.9% | 6.6% | 
| Silkstone Primary School Barnsley, S75 4LR | Primary | 198 | 12.6% | 5.6% | 
| Alderley Edge Community Primary School Alderley Edge, SK9 7UZ | Primary | 203 | 11.8% | 6.4% | 
| Goostrey Community Primary School Near Crewe, CW4 8PE | Primary | 203 | 8.4% | 5.9% | 
| Rainow Primary School Macclesfield, SK10 5UB | Primary | 187 | 9.1% | 5.3% | 
| Frodsham CofE Primary School Frodsham, WA6 6AF | Primary | 216 | 8% | 5.3% | 
| Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School Truro, TR3 7LA | Primary | 198 | 11.1% | 6.1% | 
| Cumwhinton School Carlisle, CA4 8DU | Primary | 193 | 10.4% | 5.2% | 
| Langwathby CofE Primary School Penrith, CA10 1ND | Primary | 172 | 10.5% | 4.7% | 
| Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School Watford, WD24 7RL | Primary | 198 | 9.3% | 4.9% | 
| Walkington Primary School Beverley, HU17 8SB | Primary | 208 | 9.6% | 5.8% | 
| Lympne Church of England Primary School Hythe, CT21 4JG | Primary | 202 | 9.4% | 6.4% | 
| Longton Primary School Preston, PR4 5YA | Primary | 203 | 10.8% | 6.4% | 
| Barrow URC Primary School Clitheroe, BB7 9AZ | Primary | 194 | 7.7% | 6.2% | 
| Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Chorley, PR7 6JW | Primary | 209 | 9.1% | 5.7% | 
| Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School Lancaster, LA2 6JL | Primary | 201 | 11.9% | 5% | 
| Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Preston, PR3 5AS | Primary | 193 | 7.8% | 4.7% | 
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn Blackburn, BB2 5EP | Primary | 214 | 8.4% | 6.1% | 
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley Chorley, PR7 2RJ | Primary | 202 | 10.4% | 5.4% | 
| Harpole Primary School Northampton, NN7 4DP | Primary | 181 | 11.6% | 6.1% | 
| Westdale Infant School Nottingham, NG3 6ET | Primary | 206 | 11.4% | 5.2% | 
| Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Surbiton, KT6 5JB | Primary | 183 | 10.1% | 5.3% | 
| Bosham Primary School Chichester, PO18 8QF | Primary | 197 | 10.2% | 6.1% | 
| Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School Billingshurst, RH14 0PX | Primary | 200 | 11.5% | 6.5% | 
| Ashington CofE Primary School Pulborough, RH20 3PG | Primary | 183 | 12.6% | 5.5% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 195 | Sign in to see | |
| Lyme Community Primary School Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9HD | Primary | 209 | ||
| St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Birkenhead, CH41 2TD | Primary | 211 | ||
| Fairway Primary School Stockport, SK2 5DR | Primary | 240 | ||
| Woodfield Primary School Wigan, WN1 2NT | Primary | 210 | ||
| Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School Wigan, WN3 5HN | Primary | 221 | ||
| Chowbent Primary School Manchester, M46 9FP | Primary | 142 | ||
| Courtney Primary School Bristol, BS15 9RD | Primary | 199 | ||
| Wellesley Primary School Bristol, BS37 8YR | Primary | 206 | ||
| Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Ellesmere Port, CH65 4AQ | Primary | 239 | ||
| St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Ellesmere Port, CH66 1NN | Primary | 207 | ||
| Victoria Junior School Workington, CA14 2RE | Primary | 312 | ||
| Newhall Infant School Swadlincote, DE11 0TJ | Primary | 178 | ||
| Herbert Strutt Primary School Belper, DE56 1SH | Primary | 175 | ||
| Pinewood Infant School Farnborough, GU14 9LE | Primary | 110 | ||
| Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School Cranbrook, TN18 4JJ | Primary | 200 | ||
| Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Tunbridge Wells, TN3 8EJ | Primary | 207 | ||
| Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School Canterbury, CT3 2JD | Primary | 169 | ||
| St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall ROSSENDALE, BB4 8RZ | Primary | 184 | ||
| Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Blackpool, FY1 3NX | Primary | 205 | ||
| Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Sleaford, NG34 7DF | Primary | 221 | ||
| Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York, YO26 4YZ | Primary | 85 | ||
| Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School Ripon, HG4 1LT | Primary | 211 | ||
| Clarborough Primary School Retford, DN22 9JZ | Primary | 207 | ||
| Dovecot Primary School Liverpool, L14 0LH | Primary | 180 | ||
| The Topsham School Exeter, EX3 0DN | Primary | 196 | ||
| Gateford Park Primary School Worksop, S81 7RG | Primary | 231 | ||
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School Warrington, WA4 3EA | Primary | 334 | ||
| Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge Preston, PR5 6ED | Primary | 195 | ||
| Childwall Valley Primary School Liverpool, L25 1NW | Primary | 222 | ||