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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackshaw Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 223 | 20.2% | 18.4% | 
| Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School London, SE28 8LW | Primary | 218 | 22.5% | 18.9% | 
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery London, SE6 3RD | Primary | 218 | 22.7% | 18.2% | 
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School London, SE6 2LD | Primary | 234 | 19.8% | 19.3% | 
| St Catherine Catholic Primary School West Drayton, UB7 7NX | Primary | 230 | 19.3% | 18.9% | 
| St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School Liverpool, L26 1TD | Primary | 237 | 23.3% | 18.3% | 
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Southport, PR9 7DU | Primary | 200 | 19.5% | 19% | 
| Eatock Primary School Bolton, BL5 2ER | Primary | 232 | 18.8% | 18.4% | 
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge Manchester, M46 0PA | Primary | 210 | 17.1% | 17.6% | 
| Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan Wigan, WN2 1RU | Primary | 207 | 17.9% | 18.8% | 
| Hill Top CofE Primary School Bradford, BD12 0TL | Primary | 221 | 19.8% | 17.6% | 
| South Crosland Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Huddersfield, HD4 7HF | Primary | 211 | 17.5% | 18% | 
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Huddersfield, HD7 4QQ | Primary | 199 | 19.1% | 18.6% | 
| Weaverham Forest Primary School Northwich, CW8 3EY | Primary | 218 | 20.8% | 16.8% | 
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Glossop, SK13 7BS | Primary | 201 | 21.4% | 18.4% | 
| Yealmpstone Farm Primary School Plymouth, PL7 1XQ | Primary | 224 | 19.2% | 18.8% | 
| Pashley Down Infant School Eastbourne, BN20 8NX | Primary | 236 | 19.9% | 19.1% | 
| Baddow Hall Junior School Chelmsford, CM2 7QZ | Primary | 236 | 18.6% | 18.6% | 
| Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School Chelmsford, CM3 2JX | Primary | 235 | 20.4% | 19.1% | 
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Saffron Walden, CB10 1BQ | Primary | 222 | 19.4% | 17.6% | 
| George Street Primary School Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5HJ | Primary | 226 | 21.7% | 18.7% | 
| St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery Stevenage, SG2 0PZ | Primary | 209 | 21.7% | 18.4% | 
| High Firs Primary School Swanley, BR8 8NR | Primary | 209 | 21.5% | 17.7% | 
| Northfold Community Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2NL | Primary | 203 | 18.2% | 18.7% | 
| Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School Burnley, BB12 0JD | Primary | 197 | 17.8% | 17.8% | 
| Bugbrooke Community Primary School Northampton, NN7 3PA | Primary | 218 | 17.9% | 18.8% | 
| William Fletcher Primary School Oxford, OX5 1LW | Primary | 238 | 20.2% | 18.9% | 
| Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich, IP8 4AH | Primary | 220 | 17.3% | 18.2% | 
| Southbourne Junior School Emsworth, PO10 8JX | Primary | 225 | 19.6% | 18.2% | 
| Hasmonean Primary School London, NW4 2PD | Primary | 198 | 20.2% | 18.7% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackshaw Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 223 | Sign in to see | |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby Liverpool, L12 5EA | Primary | 211 | ||
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Liverpool, L5 3QF | Primary | 372 | ||
| Oakdene Primary School Prescot, L35 0QQ | Primary | 206 | ||
| St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School Wirral, CH63 7NL | Primary | 200 | ||
| Chapelfield Primary School Manchester, M26 1LH | Primary | 285 | ||
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Bury, BL9 9PW | Primary | 231 | ||
| Beever Primary School Oldham, OL1 3QU | Primary | 216 | ||
| Rushcroft Primary School Oldham, OL2 7YL | Primary | 169 | ||
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Oldham, OL9 9HT | Primary | 206 | ||
| Ashfield Valley Primary School Rochdale, OL11 1TA | Primary | 226 | ||
| St George's CofE Primary School Salford, M6 6SJ | Primary | 231 | ||
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Stockport, SK3 9HX | Primary | 170 | ||
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley Wigan, WN2 3DG | Primary | 192 | ||
| Holy Cross RC Primary School Bristol, BS3 1DB | Primary | 177 | ||
| Woodside Primary School Runcorn, WA7 5YP | Primary | 111 | ||
| Parkgate Primary School Neston, CH64 6SW | Primary | 180 | ||
| Woolston CofE Aided Primary School Warrington, WA1 4QL | Primary | 214 | ||
| Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School Workington, CA14 1HA | Primary | 197 | ||
| Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School Winchester, SO22 4HP | Primary | 217 | ||
| Pixmore Junior School Letchworth, SG6 1RS | Primary | 240 | ||
| Walkington Primary School Beverley, HU17 8SB | Primary | 208 | ||
| Hadlow Primary School Tonbridge, TN11 0EH | Primary | 180 | ||
| Ormskirk Asmall Primary School Ormskirk, L39 3PJ | Primary | 144 | ||
| Clitheroe Brookside Primary School Clitheroe, BB7 1NW | Primary | 135 | ||
| Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School Accrington, BB5 3BT | Primary | 206 | ||
| St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School Burnley, BB10 2NH | Primary | 280 | ||
| St Mary and Michael Catholic Primary School Preston, PR3 1RB | Primary | 114 | ||
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn Blackburn, BB2 5EP | Primary | 214 | ||
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School Chorley, PR6 7EB | Primary | 202 | ||