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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lum Head Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 208 | 19.1% | 15.7% |
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Gillespie Primary School
London, N5 1LH |
Primary | 223 | 19.4% | 15.4% |
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Dorothy Barley Infants' School
Dagenham, RM8 2LL |
Primary | 209 | 17% | 16.1% |
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St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet
Barnet, EN4 8SR |
Primary | 211 | 18.1% | 14.8% |
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St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 4HQ |
Primary | 212 | 19.3% | 15.1% |
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Penns Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BS |
Primary | 203 | 19.2% | 16.7% |
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Lydiate Primary School
Liverpool, L31 2JZ |
Primary | 223 | 17.4% | 17% |
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All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
Manchester, M45 8PL |
Primary | 204 | 17.8% | 16.8% |
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Fairway Primary School
Stockport, SK2 5DR |
Primary | 232 | 17.8% | 14.8% |
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St Mary's RC Primary School
Manchester, M34 2AR |
Primary | 225 | 22.4% | 15.8% |
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Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Altrincham, WA14 4DS |
Primary | 210 | 16.1% | 14.7% |
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Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Wigan, WN2 1RU |
Primary | 208 | 20.7% | 16.3% |
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Wales Primary School
Sheffield, S26 5QG |
Primary | 209 | 19.1% | 16.7% |
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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Huddersfield, HD7 4QQ |
Primary | 204 | 18.1% | 16.7% |
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Monkhouse Primary School
North Shields, NE30 3SH |
Primary | 210 | 19.1% | 16.3% |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Patchway, Bristol, BS34 6BY |
Primary | 216 | 17.1% | 15.7% |
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Alwyn Infant School
Maidenhead, SL6 6EU |
Primary | 213 | 20.2% | 16.4% |
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Elton Primary School
Chester, CH2 4LT |
Primary | 192 | 17.6% | 15.6% |
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St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
Knutsford, WA16 8AL |
Primary | 188 | 17% | 14.9% |
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Newlaithes Infant School
Carlisle, CA2 6DX |
Primary | 196 | 18.4% | 14.3% |
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Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School
Stonehouse, GL10 3LY |
Primary | 225 | 18.2% | 15.1% |
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Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School
Winchester, SO22 4HP |
Primary | 204 | 19.6% | 16.7% |
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Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School
DOVER, CT15 7LH |
Primary | 213 | 17.8% | 16% |
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Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Rochdale, OL12 8DB |
Primary | 195 | 20.5% | 15.4% |
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Ellistown Community Primary School
Coalville, LE67 1EN |
Primary | 206 | 18% | 16% |
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Woodstone Community Primary School
Coalville, LE67 2AH |
Primary | 206 | 18.9% | 15.5% |
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Ellington Primary School
Morpeth, NE61 5HL |
Primary | 209 | 18.4% | 15.6% |
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East Markham Primary School
Newark, NG22 0RG |
Primary | 195 | 19% | 15% |
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Newport Infant School and Nursery
Newport, TF10 7DX |
Primary | 203 | 16.6% | 16.1% |
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Alveston CofE Primary School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7BZ |
Primary | 209 | 20.6% | 15.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lum Head Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 208 | Sign in to see | |
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Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base
Birmingham, B32 2NG |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Longford Park Primary School
Coventry, CV6 7AT |
Primary | 224 | ||
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Grace Mary Primary School
Oldbury, B69 1LD |
Primary | 234 | ||
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Rivington Primary School
St Helens, WA10 6LF |
Primary | 229 | ||
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West Kirby Primary School
Wirral, CH48 5EQ |
Primary | 287 | ||
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Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Wirral, CH60 4SA |
Primary | 263 | ||
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Cheetwood Primary School
Manchester, M8 8EJ |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Higher Openshaw Community School
Manchester, M11 1AJ |
Primary | 326 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
Manchester, M24 1GD |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Moss Hey Primary School
Stockport, SK7 1DS |
Primary | 186 | ||
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Wellfield Infant and Nursery School
Sale, M33 5QW |
Primary | 206 | ||
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Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
WARRINGTON, WA3 1EW |
Primary | 222 | ||
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Victoria Junior School
Leeds, LS26 0RA |
Primary | 97 | ||
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New Scotland Hill Primary School
Sandhurst, GU47 8NQ |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Newton Longville Church of England Primary School
Newton Longville, MK17 0BZ |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Tattenhall Park Primary School
Select, CH3 9AH |
Primary | 193 | ||
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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2PG |
Primary | 239 | ||
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Wren Park Primary School
Derby, DE3 9AY |
Primary | 353 | ||
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Manor Infant School
Farnborough, GU14 9DX |
Primary | 161 | ||
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Our Lady's RC Primary School
Hereford, HR2 7RN |
Primary | 181 | ||
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Bushey Heath Primary School
Bushey, WD23 1SP |
Primary | 236 | ||
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Monksmead School
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Eastbury Farm Primary School
Northwood, HA6 3DG |
Primary | 344 | ||
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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Swanley, BR8 7BU |
Primary | 279 | ||
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Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR3 1PB |
Primary | 235 | ||
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Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR4 3RT |
Primary | 201 | ||
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St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School
Newcastle, ST5 7AB |
Primary | 274 | ||
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Oatlands School
Weybridge, KT13 9PZ |
Primary | 268 | ||
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St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School
Sevenoaks, TN15 6JP |
Primary | 197 | ||