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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Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 237 | 15.2% | 13.1% |
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Good Shepherd RC Primary School
London, W12 9BY |
Primary | 227 | 15% | 12.8% |
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
London, W1U 4DF |
Primary | 231 | 15.9% | 12.9% |
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Dorothy Barley Infants' School
Dagenham, RM8 2LL |
Primary | 222 | 14.2% | 12.9% |
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St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet
Barnet, EN4 8SR |
Primary | 217 | 16.6% | 12.9% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Uxbridge, UB8 2UA |
Primary | 235 | 15.6% | 13.4% |
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St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 4HQ |
Primary | 225 | 15.1% | 12.9% |
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Prescot, L34 6JJ |
Primary | 231 | 13.4% | 13.8% |
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St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
Bootle, L20 6ED |
Primary | 234 | 11.4% | 13.6% |
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Northenden Community School
Manchester, M22 4FL |
Primary | 223 | 13.5% | 13.5% |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Manchester, M28 1AG |
Primary | 211 | 15.2% | 12.8% |
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Birchfield Primary School
Leeds, LS27 7HU |
Primary | 228 | 17.1% | 13.7% |
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Westgate Primary School
Otley, LS21 3JS |
Primary | 224 | 13.6% | 13.6% |
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Milton Keynes, MK3 5DT |
Primary | 230 | 15.6% | 13.9% |
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Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
Warrington, WA1 4QL |
Primary | 214 | 15.4% | 14% |
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Durham Lane Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0NG |
Primary | 224 | 14.9% | 13.1% |
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Shakespeare Infant School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Primary | 251 | 15.1% | 13.5% |
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Abel Smith School
Hertford, SG13 8AE |
Primary | 229 | 16.3% | 12.4% |
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How Wood Primary and Nursery School
St Albans, AL2 2HU |
Primary | 219 | 14.8% | 13.5% |
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St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School
Ware, SG12 0RL |
Primary | 236 | 17% | 14% |
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Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring
Tring, HP23 5AU |
Primary | 243 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
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St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN |
Primary | 235 | 15.7% | 14% |
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Barrowby Church of England Primary School
Grantham, NG32 1BX |
Primary | 240 | 13.8% | 12.9% |
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Carrington Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG5 2BF |
Primary | 216 | 13.8% | 12.9% |
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St Laurence CofE Primary School
Ludlow, SY8 1TP |
Primary | 220 | 13.6% | 13.6% |
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Godalming Junior School
Godalming, GU7 3HW |
Primary | 239 | 13.4% | 12.6% |
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Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery
Leamington Spa, CV31 1HZ |
Primary | 229 | 16.4% | 13.4% |
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Wynndale Primary School
Mansfield, NG18 3NY |
Primary | 234 | 13.6% | 12.3% |
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Keldmarsh Primary School
Beverley, HU17 8FF |
Primary | 245 | 14.3% | 13.9% |
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St Anne's CofE VC Primary School
Bewdley, DY12 2UQ |
Primary | 247 | 12.6% | 13.4% |
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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Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 237 | Sign in to see | |
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Christ Church Primary School
Barnet, EN5 4NS |
Primary | 210 | ||
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St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School
London, N20 0PL |
Primary | 237 | ||
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Eastern Green Junior School
Coventry, CV5 7EG |
Primary | 239 | ||
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Rivington Primary School
St Helens, WA10 6LF |
Primary | 226 | ||
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West Kirby Primary School
Wirral, CH48 5EQ |
Primary | 294 | ||
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Black Horse Hill Infant School
Wirral, CH48 6DR |
Primary | 108 | ||
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Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Wirral, CH60 4SA |
Primary | 272 | ||
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Cheetwood Primary School
Manchester, M8 8EJ |
Primary | 216 | ||
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Crossgates Primary School
Rochdale, OL16 3HB |
Primary | 314 | ||
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St Charles' RC Primary School
Manchester, M27 9PD |
Primary | 229 | ||
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Moss Hey Primary School
Stockport, SK7 1DS |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Lum Head Primary School
Cheadle, SK8 4RR |
Primary | 223 | ||
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St John Fisher RC Primary School, Denton
Manchester, M34 7SW |
Primary | 239 | ||
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South Ascot Village Primary School
Ascot, SL5 9EA |
Primary | 159 | ||
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New Scotland Hill Primary School
Sandhurst, GU47 8NQ |
Primary | 212 | ||
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Wren Park Primary School
Derby, DE3 9AY |
Primary | 362 | ||
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon
Maldon, CM9 6HN |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Rodings Primary School
Dunmow, CM6 1PZ |
Primary | 286 | ||
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Fryern Infant School
Eastleigh, SO53 2LN |
Primary | 135 | ||
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Manor Infant School
Farnborough, GU14 9DX |
Primary | 189 | ||
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Our Lady's RC Primary School
Hereford, HR2 7RN |
Primary | 190 | ||
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St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8EB |
Primary | 211 | ||
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St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham
Grantham, NG31 9ED |
Primary | 209 | ||
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West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School
Northampton, NN6 7AN |
Primary | 236 | ||
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Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School
Corbridge, NE45 5JQ |
Primary | 130 | ||
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Moorfield Primary School
Newport, TF10 7QU |
Primary | 282 | ||
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Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Telford, TF2 8BH |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Thorpe Lea Primary School
Egham, TW20 8DY |
Primary | 233 | ||
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Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
St Helens, WA9 2JE |
Primary | 209 | ||