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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Blackburn Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 176 | 16.9% | 23.6% |
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St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School
London, W1H 1DL |
Primary | 157 | 15.3% | 22.9% |
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St John's Church of England Primary School
Liverpool, L22 9RG |
Primary | 196 | 16.3% | 23% |
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Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Barnsley, S72 9EJ |
Primary | 204 | 17.7% | 22.5% |
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Castle Hill Primary School
Todmorden, OL14 5SQ |
Primary | 172 | 16.5% | 22.7% |
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Low Road Primary School
Leeds, LS10 2PS |
Primary | 192 | 16.2% | 24.5% |
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Featherstone Purston Infant School
Pontefract, WF7 5HF |
Primary | 178 | 17.2% | 22.7% |
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Greenside Primary School
Ryton, NE40 4AX |
Primary | 170 | 14.9% | 24.7% |
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Blaydon West Primary School
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4PY |
Primary | 175 | 18.4% | 24.6% |
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Reading, RG4 5AA |
Primary | 156 | 16.9% | 23.1% |
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Bishop Parker Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK2 3BT |
Primary | 178 | 13.7% | 24.2% |
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Stretham Community Primary School
Ely, CB6 3JN |
Primary | 180 | 15.6% | 23.9% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Whitehaven, CA28 9PG |
Primary | 185 | 17.4% | 24.2% |
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Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Durham, DH1 2TX |
Primary | 204 | 17.2% | 23.5% |
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Westfield School
Hastings, TN35 4QE |
Primary | 183 | 15.3% | 24% |
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Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School
Hastings, TN35 4LS |
Primary | 194 | 18% | 24.2% |
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Wallisdean Infant School
Fareham, PO14 1HT |
Primary | 156 | 15.4% | 24.4% |
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Hillshott Infant School and Nursery
Letchworth, SG6 1QE |
Primary | 198 | 16.8% | 23% |
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Cheshunt, EN7 6LR |
Primary | 188 | 17.9% | 22.6% |
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Mersham Primary School
Ashford, TN25 6NU |
Primary | 171 | 16.4% | 23.4% |
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Sellindge Primary School
Ashford, TN25 6JY |
Primary | 192 | 16.7% | 24% |
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Brookfield Infant School
Aylesford, ME20 6PY |
Primary | 179 | 14% | 23.5% |
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Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Blackburn, BB2 5NX |
Primary | 172 | 19.8% | 23.3% |
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 6HQ |
Primary | 180 | 15% | 23.9% |
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Carr Infant School
York, YO26 5QA |
Primary | 207 | 19% | 24.2% |
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Ringway Primary School
Choppington, NE62 5YP |
Primary | 176 | 18.2% | 24.4% |
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John T Rice Infant and Nursery School
Mansfield, NG19 0LL |
Primary | 175 | 16.6% | 23% |
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Midhurst CofE Primary School
Midhurst, GU29 9JX |
Primary | 185 | 17.3% | 22.7% |
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Dersingham Primary School
King's Lynn, PE31 6LR |
Primary | 194 | 19.4% | 23.8% |
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Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ |
Primary | 156 | 18.6% | 23.7% |
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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Blackburn Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 176 | Sign in to see | |
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Sir Thomas Abney School
London, N16 5ED |
Primary | 174 | ||
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John Perry Primary School
Dagenham, RM10 8UR |
Primary | 606 | ||
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Underhill School
Barnet, EN5 2LZ |
Primary | 451 | ||
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Poverest Primary School
Orpington, BR5 2JD |
Primary | 435 | ||
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Belmont Junior School
London, N22 6RA |
Primary | 219 | ||
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Belmont Infant School
London, N22 6RA |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Lancasterian Primary School
London, N17 8NN |
Primary | 406 | ||
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Coldfall Primary School
London, N10 1HS |
Primary | 682 | ||
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Grange Primary School
Harrow, HA2 0RY |
Primary | 431 | ||
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Stanburn Primary School
Stanmore, HA7 2PJ |
Primary | 676 | ||
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Lovelace Primary School
Chessington, KT9 2RN |
Primary | 610 | ||
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Twickenham, TW1 3HE |
Primary | 607 | ||
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Stoneydown Park School
London, E17 6JY |
Primary | 606 | ||
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Boldmere Junior School
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5SD |
Primary | 381 | ||
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Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5SD |
Primary | 299 | ||
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John Gulson Primary School
Coventry, CV1 4HB |
Primary | 464 | ||
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Stow Heath Primary School
Willenhall, WV13 3TT |
Primary | 449 | ||
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Peel Hall Primary School
Manchester, M38 0BZ |
Primary | 406 | ||
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Athelstan Primary School
Sheffield, S13 8HH |
Primary | 605 | ||
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Sandal Primary School
Shipley, BD17 5DH |
Primary | 448 | ||
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Ash Green Community Primary School
Halifax, HX2 8QD |
Primary | 422 | ||
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Geoffrey Field Junior School
Reading, RG2 8RH |
Primary | 353 | ||
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Geoffrey Field Infant School
Reading, RG2 8RH |
Primary | 284 | ||
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Queen Edith Primary School
Cambridge, CB1 8QP |
Primary | 395 | ||
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Stoke Hill Junior School
Exeter, EX4 7DP |
Primary | 631 | ||
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St John's Green Primary School
Colchester, CO2 7HE |
Primary | 619 | ||
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Vale School, Worthing
Worthing, BN14 0DB |
Primary | 589 | ||
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Leighswood School
Walsall, WS9 8HZ |
Primary | 450 | ||
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Oak CofE Primary School
Huddersfield, HD4 5HX |
Primary | 373 | ||