Strong Close Nursery School

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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

Schools we've chosen

School	Type	Number of pupils	Pupils with special educational needs	Pupils eligible for free school meals
Strong Close Nursery School (Your chosen school)	Nursery	71	35.8%	8.4%
Margaret McMillan Nursery School London, N19 3SF	Nursery	67	26.3%	13.2%
Surbiton Hill Nursery School Surbiton, KT5 8TD	Nursery	95	28.7%	8.2%
Oliver Thomas Nursery School London, E6 6BU	Nursery	81	36.6%	0%
Garretts Green Nursery School Birmingham, B26 2JL	Nursery	55	40.8%	6.6%
Featherstone Nursery School Birmingham, B23 6AU	Nursery	71	26.1%	13.5%
Castle Vale Nursery School Birmingham, B35 6DU	Nursery	92	22.4%	6%
Ogley Hay Nursery School Walsall, WS8 6AU	Nursery	68	40.2%	0%
Low Hill Nursery School Wolverhampton, WV10 9JN	Nursery	84	25%	3.7%
Bushbury Nursery School Wolverhampton, WV10 8JP	Nursery	75	26.2%	3.9%
The Orchards Nursery School Bolton, BL4 0NS	Nursery	67	30.9%	1%
Grace Owen Nursery School Sheffield, S2 5QD	Nursery	75	18.6%	15%
Midland Road Nursery School Bradford, BD8 7DJ	Nursery	55	41.7%	16.7%
Ashfield Nursery School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 6JR	Nursery	62	22.2%	6.9%
Boldon Nursery School Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DG	Nursery	77	17.5%	3.8%
Hart Hill Nursery School Luton, LU2 0JS	Nursery	83	33.7%	2.4%
Victoria Park Nursery School Newbury, RG14 1EH	Nursery	80	31%	0%
Huntingdon Federation Nursery School Huntingdon, PE29 1AD	Nursery	58	21.6%	6.8%
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School Warrington, WA2 9HY	Nursery	63	29.4%	2.9%
Truro Nursery School Truro, TR1 3RJ	Nursery	77	22.1%	3.9%
Ashgate Nursery School Derby, DE1 1GJ	Nursery	68	29.4%	0%
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School Spennymoor, DL16 6EX	Nursery	77	23.1%	2.2%
Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School Waltham Cross, EN8 9DW	Nursery	75	31.1%	1.9%
Oxhey Nursery School Watford, WD19 4RL	Nursery	84	17.9%	10.7%
Lee Royd Nursery School Accrington, BB5 2LH	Nursery	70	27.9%	0%
Highfield Nursery School Chorley, PR6 0SL	Nursery	77	42.9%	0%
St Paul's Nursery School York, YO24 4BD	Nursery	51	39.2%	3.9%
Headington Quarry Nursery School Oxford, OX3 8LH	Nursery	74	17.1%	3.7%
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Bradford, BD5 9HL	Nursery	102	25.3%	8.6%
Appletree Nursery School Lancaster, LA1 5QB	Nursery	78	23.1%	12.8%

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

Schools we've chosen

School	Type	Number of pupils	Gross internal floor area	Average age of buildings
Strong Close Nursery School (Your chosen school)	Nursery	71	Sign in to see
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre London, N1 0UH	Nursery	68
Holmewood Nursery School London, SW2 2RW	Nursery	79
Chelwood Nursery School London, SE4 2QQ	Nursery	106
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre London, NW10 9SD	Nursery	60
St Stephen's Nursery School London, E6 1AS	Nursery	117
Highfield Nursery School Birmingham, B8 3QF	Nursery	88
Hillfields Nursery School Coventry, CV1 5GR	Nursery	83
Howard Street Nursery School Rochdale, OL12 0PP	Nursery	45
Grace Owen Nursery School Sheffield, S2 5QD	Nursery	75
Flatts Nursery School Dewsbury, WF13 2SU	Nursery	74
Bensham Grove Nursery School Gateshead, NE8 2XD	Nursery	150
St Werburghs Park Nursery School Bristol, BS2 9UX	Nursery	60
Blagdon Nursery School Reading, RG2 7NT	Nursery	94
Bowerdean Nursery School High Wycombe, HP13 6AW	Nursery	98
Greenfield Nursery School Waltham Cross, EN8 8DH	Nursery	72
York Road Nursery School Hitchin, SG5 1XA	Nursery	108
Ludwick Nursery School Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP	Nursery	119
Great Coates Village Nursery School Grimsby, DN37 9NN	Nursery	55
Lee Royd Nursery School Accrington, BB5 2LH	Nursery	70
Fairfield Nursery School Accrington, BB5 0LD	Nursery	29
Staghills Nursery School Rossendale, BB4 7UE	Nursery	56
Emneth Nursery School Wisbech, PE14 8AY	Nursery	111
Ronald Tree Nursery School Kettering, NN16 9PH	Nursery	81
Highfield Nursery School Ipswich, IP1 6DW	Nursery	60
Boundstone Nursery School Lancing, BN15 9QX	Nursery	134
Thornton Heath Nursery School Thornton Heath, CR7 8RS	Nursery	70
Bilston Nursery School Bilston, WV14 0LT	Nursery	99
Taywood Nursery School Burnley, BB11 5AE	Nursery	54
Knowle West Early Years Centre Bristol, BS4 1NN	Nursery	105