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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Victoria Park Junior School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 18.3% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School
                                 Enfield, EN3 6NR  | 
                            Primary | 218 | 17% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Brownlow Fold Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL1 3DX  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 22.8% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                St William of York Catholic Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL3 3DE  | 
                            Primary | 221 | 19.1% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Church of England Primary School
                                 Bury, BL9 9PW  | 
                            Primary | 231 | 18.5% | 28.8% | 
| 
                                Horton Mill Community Primary School
                                 Oldham, OL4 1GL  | 
                            Primary | 229 | 20.5% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
                                 Manchester, M24 2BE  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 16.1% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
                                 Rochdale, OL11 1EZ  | 
                            Primary | 219 | 20.1% | 31.3% | 
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Primary School
                                 Manchester, M44 5HG  | 
                            Primary | 216 | 17.1% | 31% | 
| 
                                St Mark's RC Primary School
                                 Manchester, M27 8QE  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 20.6% | 31.3% | 
| 
                                St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School
                                 Sale, M33 4GY  | 
                            Primary | 236 | 21.7% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS14 1EP  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 18.3% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
                                 Newbury, RG14 1TS  | 
                            Primary | 224 | 20.9% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Queen's Drive Infant School
                                 Peterborough, PE1 2UU  | 
                            Primary | 225 | 20% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School
                                 Northwich, CW9 5QQ  | 
                            Primary | 231 | 21.7% | 30.6% | 
| 
                                Brampton Primary School
                                 Brampton, CA8 1BZ  | 
                            Primary | 200 | 17.2% | 30.9% | 
| 
                                Fairfield Infant School
                                 Havant, PO9 1AY  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 16.3% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Kings Furlong Junior School
                                 Basingstoke, RG21 8YJ  | 
                            Primary | 237 | 20.7% | 30% | 
| 
                                Pixmore Junior School
                                 Letchworth, SG6 1RS  | 
                            Primary | 240 | 18.8% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School
                                 Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8EB  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 18.5% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                Ribbleton Avenue Infant School
                                 Preston, PR1 5RU  | 
                            Primary | 223 | 19.2% | 31.4% | 
| 
                                Larkholme Primary School
                                 Fleetwood, FY7 8QB  | 
                            Primary | 275 | 17.5% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Moss Side Primary School
                                 Leyland, PR26 7ST  | 
                            Primary | 246 | 15% | 29.7% | 
| 
                                Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School
                                 Haslingden, BB4 5HQ  | 
                            Primary | 195 | 16.9% | 30% | 
| 
                                Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School
                                 Nottingham, NG16 3FP  | 
                            Primary | 223 | 19.3% | 31.1% | 
| 
                                Thorpe Lea Primary School
                                 Egham, TW20 8DY  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 16.3% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Clarendon Primary School
                                 Ashford, TW15 2HZ  | 
                            Primary | 242 | 18% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
                                 Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JJ  | 
                            Primary | 224 | 22.3% | 29.7% | 
| 
                                Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
                                 St Helens, WA9 2JE  | 
                            Primary | 209 | 18.7% | 31.8% | 
| 
                                Childwall Valley Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L25 1NW  | 
                            Primary | 222 | 17.7% | 31% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Victoria Park Junior School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 235 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
                                 London, W2 5PR  | 
                            Primary | 186 | ||
| 
                                Worple Primary School
                                 Isleworth, TW7 7DB  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L28 7RE  | 
                            Primary | 249 | ||
| 
                                Mather Street Primary School
                                 Manchester, M35 0DT  | 
                            Primary | 201 | ||
| 
                                Horton Mill Community Primary School
                                 Oldham, OL4 1GL  | 
                            Primary | 229 | ||
| 
                                Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School
                                 Oldham, OL3 5BP  | 
                            Primary | 237 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Primary School
                                 Manchester, M43 7BR  | 
                            Primary | 225 | ||
| 
                                Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend
                                 Bristol, BS16 5JJ  | 
                            Primary | 300 | ||
| 
                                Green Park School
                                 Newport Pagnell, MK16 0NH  | 
                            Primary | 295 | ||
| 
                                Castle View Primary School
                                 Runcorn, WA7 2DZ  | 
                            Primary | 181 | ||
| 
                                The Brow Community Primary School
                                 Runcorn, WA7 2HB  | 
                            Primary | 146 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic Primary School
                                 Middlewich, CW10 9DH  | 
                            Primary | 176 | ||
| 
                                Davenham CofE Primary School
                                 Northwich, CW9 8JW  | 
                            Primary | 309 | ||
| 
                                St Helen's Catholic Infant School
                                 Brentwood, CM15 9BY  | 
                            Primary | 187 | ||
| 
                                St Richard's CofE First School
                                 Evesham, WR11 1DU  | 
                            Primary | 309 | ||
| 
                                Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School
                                 Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2TY  | 
                            Primary | 297 | ||
| 
                                Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
                                 Morecambe, LA3 3RY  | 
                            Primary | 314 | ||
| 
                                Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
                                 Padiham, BB12 7AX  | 
                            Primary | 188 | ||
| 
                                The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Spalding, PE12 7HG  | 
                            Primary | 316 | ||
| 
                                North Somercotes CofE Primary School
                                 Louth, LN11 7QB  | 
                            Primary | 178 | ||
| 
                                Brownsover Community School
                                 Rugby, CV23 0UP  | 
                            Primary | 119 | ||
| 
                                Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery
                                 Manchester, M29 8DH  | 
                            Primary | 334 | ||
| 
                                Kincraig Primary School
                                 Blackpool, FY2 0HN  | 
                            Primary | 214 | ||
| 
                                Clore Shalom School
                                 Shenley, WD7 9BL  | 
                            Primary | 187 | ||
| 
                                Cottam Primary School
                                 Preston, PR4 0NY  | 
                            Primary | 280 | ||
| 
                                Parkview Primary School
                                 Derby., DE21 2RQ  | 
                            Primary | 216 | ||
| 
                                St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
                                 Cleator Moor, CA25 5DG  | 
                            Primary | 262 | ||
| 
                                Queensbridge Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL4 7BL  | 
                            Primary | 238 | ||
| 
                                Necton VA Primary School
                                 Swaffham, PE37 8HT  | 
                            Primary | 227 | ||