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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE (VC) Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 220 | 22.3% | 21.9% | 
| Eaves Primary School St Helens, WA9 3UB | Primary | 223 | 22.2% | 21.8% | 
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School St Helens, WA9 5BT | Primary | 201 | 19.4% | 23.4% | 
| Larkfield Primary School Southport, PR9 8PA | Primary | 261 | 23% | 22.6% | 
| St Philip's Church of England Primary School Southport, PR8 6SS | Primary | 209 | 20.1% | 22.5% | 
| Gilnow Primary School Bolton, BL1 4LG | Primary | 217 | 21.2% | 23.4% | 
| Irlam Endowed Primary School Manchester, M44 6EE | Primary | 238 | 21.9% | 23.1% | 
| St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester, M27 4AS | Primary | 237 | 22.8% | 20.3% | 
| Lum Head Primary School Cheadle, SK8 4RR | Primary | 223 | 21.5% | 20.6% | 
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School Stockport, SK5 7DR | Primary | 182 | 19.8% | 22% | 
| Livingstone Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0AP | Primary | 220 | 20.1% | 22.8% | 
| Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School Altrincham, WA14 4DS | Primary | 211 | 19.5% | 20.5% | 
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Warrington, WA3 3LU | Primary | 239 | 21.1% | 23.5% | 
| Havannah Primary School Congleton, CW12 2DF | Primary | 226 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 
| Newchurch Community Primary School Warrington, WA3 4DX | Primary | 201 | 19.4% | 22.9% | 
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Wilmslow, SK9 3AE | Primary | 208 | 20.7% | 22.6% | 
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School Widnes, WA8 6EL | Primary | 226 | 17.7% | 22.1% | 
| All Saints' CofE School Cockermouth, CA13 9BH | Primary | 189 | 24.9% | 21.7% | 
| St Thomas's CofE Primary School Kendal, LA9 5PP | Primary | 243 | 21.1% | 21.1% | 
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School Egremont, CA22 2BD | Primary | 206 | 23.3% | 22.8% | 
| St Oswald's CofE Primary School Ashbourne, DE6 1AS | Primary | 206 | 21.8% | 22.8% | 
| Broomgrove Junior School Colchester, CO7 9QB | Primary | 230 | 24.4% | 22.2% | 
| Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School Winchester, SO22 4HP | Primary | 217 | 22.1% | 20.7% | 
| Woolenwick Junior School Stevenage, SG1 2NU | Primary | 236 | 22% | 22.5% | 
| Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School Waltham Cross, EN8 9ND | Primary | 207 | 20.8% | 22.2% | 
| Downs View Infant School Ashford, TN25 4PJ | Primary | 215 | 20.9% | 22.8% | 
| Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Preston, PR1 9DE | Primary | 207 | 21.8% | 22.3% | 
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston Preston, PR1 7DR | Primary | 236 | 25.9% | 22.9% | 
| Quinton Primary School Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 8SA | Primary | 218 | 21.1% | 21.1% | 
| Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Wakefield, WF4 1NN | Primary | 221 | 20.1% | 22.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE (VC) Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 220 | Sign in to see | |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School London, SE9 6NS | Primary | 198 | ||
| Merton Park Primary School London, SW19 3HQ | Primary | 220 | ||
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street St Helens, WA10 4HX | Primary | 165 | ||
| St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School Bolton, BL3 6HP | Primary | 215 | ||
| North Walkden Primary School Manchester, M28 3QD | Primary | 231 | ||
| Ludworth Primary School Stockport, SK6 5DU | Primary | 365 | ||
| St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Doncaster, DN6 7QN | Primary | 140 | ||
| Cookham Rise Primary School Maidenhead, SL6 9JF | Primary | 208 | ||
| Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School Reading, RG30 3TX | Primary | 205 | ||
| Neston Primary School Neston, CH64 9RE | Primary | 153 | ||
| Helsby Hillside Primary School Frodsham, WA6 9LN | Primary | 197 | ||
| Winwick CofE Primary School Warrington, WA2 8LQ | Primary | 172 | ||
| Pennington CofE School Ulverston, LA12 0RR | Primary | 202 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Whitehaven, CA28 9PG | Primary | 185 | ||
| Lumley Junior School Chester le Street, DH3 4JJ | Primary | 182 | ||
| West Rainton Primary School Houghton le Spring, DH4 6RN | Primary | 143 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Brighton, BN41 1LB | Primary | 212 | ||
| Wallop Primary School Stockbridge, SO20 8EH | Primary | 116 | ||
| St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School Aldershot, GU11 3PU | Primary | 268 | ||
| Silchester Church of England Primary School Reading, RG7 2NJ | Primary | 172 | ||
| Selborne Church of England Primary School Alton, GU34 3JA | Primary | 88 | ||
| West End Primary School Morecambe, LA3 1BW | Primary | 193 | ||
| Britannia Community Primary School Bacup, OL13 9TS | Primary | 209 | ||
| Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Lancaster, LA2 9PJ | Primary | 162 | ||
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston Preston, PR1 6HQ | Primary | 202 | ||
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull Chorley, PR7 5DH | Primary | 88 | ||
| Rothbury First School Morpeth, NE65 7PG | Primary | 81 | ||
| Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary School Langport, TA10 0HD | Primary | 177 | ||
| Beechcroft Infant School Swindon, SN2 7QE | Primary | 222 | ||