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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Fold Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 413 | 11.1% | 10.7% | 
| Sheringdale Primary School London, SW18 5TR | Primary | 420 | 9.9% | 10.8% | 
| Much Woolton Catholic Primary School Liverpool, L25 8QH | Primary | 408 | 9.1% | 10.5% | 
| St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill Bolton, BL5 2JU | Primary | 424 | 15.1% | 9.9% | 
| St Catherine's RC Primary School Manchester, M20 6HS | Primary | 424 | 12% | 10.6% | 
| Orrell Newfold Community Primary School Wigan, WN5 7BD | Primary | 441 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 
| Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School Slough, SL1 6HW | Primary | 397 | 12.7% | 11.5% | 
| Lunts Heath Primary School Widnes, WA8 9RJ | Primary | 416 | 12.7% | 9.4% | 
| Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School Northwich, CW8 4AZ | Primary | 406 | 13.3% | 12.3% | 
| Seaford Primary School Seaford, BN25 2JF | Primary | 408 | 11% | 11% | 
| Sunnymede Primary School Billericay, CM11 2HL | Primary | 405 | 13.1% | 10.9% | 
| Elmwood Primary School Chelmsford, CM3 5NB | Primary | 417 | 10.6% | 11.3% | 
| Wicor Primary School Fareham, PO16 9DL | Primary | 428 | 9.8% | 11.7% | 
| Colden Common Primary School Eastleigh, SO50 6HW | Primary | 410 | 14.2% | 10.7% | 
| Knebworth Primary and Nursery School Knebworth, SG3 6AA | Primary | 400 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 
| Feniscowles Primary School Blackburn, BB2 5EG | Primary | 410 | 12% | 10.7% | 
| Great Wood Primary School Morecambe, LA4 6UB | Primary | 410 | 13.7% | 10% | 
| Sherwood Primary School Preston, PR2 9GA | Primary | 427 | 11.9% | 9.6% | 
| Mulbarton Primary School Norwich, NR14 8JG | Primary | 413 | 13.3% | 10.4% | 
| Barry Primary School Northampton, NN1 5JS | Primary | 435 | 10% | 10.4% | 
| Haydn Primary School Nottingham, NG5 2JU | Primary | 441 | 10.4% | 10.9% | 
| Lawley Primary School Telford, TF4 2PR | Primary | 422 | 12.8% | 11.4% | 
| Parkfield Primary School Taunton, TA1 4RT | Primary | 436 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 
| Landywood Primary School Walsall, WS6 6AQ | Primary | 404 | 9.2% | 11.6% | 
| St Mary's CofE Controlled Primary School, Byfleet West Byfleet, KT14 7NJ | Primary | 423 | 11.5% | 11.2% | 
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Epsom, KT18 7RT | Primary | 427 | 12.2% | 9.4% | 
| Brookhurst Primary School Leamington Spa, CV32 6NH | Primary | 411 | 11.7% | 10.9% | 
| Leechpool Primary School Horsham, RH13 6AG | Primary | 417 | 10.3% | 10.1% | 
| Great Binfields Primary School Basingstoke, RG24 8AJ | Primary | 416 | 12.5% | 12% | 
| St Lukes CofE Primary School Cannock, WS11 1HN | Primary | 411 | 11.9% | 9.5% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Fold Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 413 | Sign in to see | |
| Spring Grove Primary School Isleworth, TW7 4HB | Primary | 245 | ||
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School Romford, RM6 5RR | Primary | 432 | ||
| Russells Hall Primary School Dudley, DY1 2NX | Primary | 417 | ||
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Liverpool, L33 1DZ | Primary | 335 | ||
| Wargrave CofE Primary School Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8QL | Primary | 402 | ||
| St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester Manchester, M8 5AB | Primary | 428 | ||
| Bridgewater Primary School Manchester, M38 9WD | Primary | 439 | ||
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan Wigan, WN3 6EE | Primary | 334 | ||
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Pontefract, WF7 6LW | Primary | 333 | ||
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Luton, LU1 5EZ | Primary | 287 | ||
| Bradwell Village School Milton Keynes, MK13 9AZ | Primary | 205 | ||
| Meridian Primary School Cambridge, CB23 7DD | Primary | 189 | ||
| The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School Warrington, WA4 3DB | Primary | 219 | ||
| Birchwood CofE Primary School Warrington, WA3 6QG | Primary | 149 | ||
| Heron Primary School Gloucester, GL4 4BN | Primary | 399 | ||
| Herne Junior School Petersfield, GU31 4BP | Primary | 462 | ||
| Cupernham Junior School Romsey, SO51 7JT | Primary | 343 | ||
| North Baddesley Junior School Southampton, SO52 9EP | Primary | 346 | ||
| Guillemont Junior School Farnborough, GU14 9ES | Primary | 334 | ||
| Almond Hill Junior School Stevenage, SG1 3RP | Primary | 342 | ||
| Molescroft Primary School Beverley, HU17 7HF | Primary | 421 | ||
| Langton Green Primary School Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0JG | Primary | 425 | ||
| Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School Ormskirk, L39 3LQ | Primary | 370 | ||
| St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley Chorley, PR6 0DX | Primary | 293 | ||
| Colburn Community Primary School Catterick Garrison, DL9 4LS | Primary | 191 | ||
| Seamer and Irton Community Primary School Scarborough, YO12 4QX | Primary | 410 | ||
| St Stephen's Primary School Lichfield, WS13 8NL | Primary | 277 | ||
| Heygarth Primary School Wirral, CH62 8AG | Primary | 421 | ||
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Bootle, L30 7PG | Primary | 231 | ||