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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Road Nursery School (Your chosen school) | Nursery | 62 | 40% | 4% | 
| Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre London, NW10 9SD | Nursery | 56 | 32.6% | 0% | 
| Crosfield Nursery School London, SE25 5BD | Nursery | 47 | 29.7% | 0% | 
| Edith Kerrison Nursery School London, E16 3PB | Nursery | 73 | 37.2% | 0% | 
| Garretts Green Nursery School Birmingham, B26 2JL | Nursery | 55 | 41.8% | 2.5% | 
| Ogley Hay Nursery School Walsall, WS8 6AU | Nursery | 58 | 41.8% | 0% | 
| Bushbury Nursery School Wolverhampton, WV10 8JP | Nursery | 64 | 34.7% | 0% | 
| Cambridge Nursery School Liverpool, L20 9LQ | Nursery | 50 | 32.2% | 0% | 
| The Orchards Nursery School Bolton, BL4 0RA | Nursery | 57 | 26.9% | 0% | 
| Hindley Nursery School Wigan, WN2 4LG | Nursery | 69 | 22.6% | 0% | 
| Strong Close Nursery School Keighley, BD21 4LW | Nursery | 74 | 25.4% | 10.5% | 
| Abbey Green Nursery School Bradford, BD8 8HT | Nursery | 54 | 48.9% | 0% | 
| Ashfield Nursery School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 6JR | Nursery | 72 | 24.4% | 7.8% | 
| Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub Newbury, RG14 1EH | Nursery | 72 | 36.1% | 0% | 
| Westminster Nursery School Crewe, CW2 7LJ | Nursery | 64 | 25% | 0% | 
| Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School Warrington, WA2 9HY | Nursery | 60 | 29.2% | 2.1% | 
| Central Community Nursery School Derby, DE1 3LR | Nursery | 55 | 24% | 0% | 
| Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care Plymouth, PL6 8UN | Nursery | 60 | 31.7% | 0% | 
| Tudhoe Moor Nursery School Spennymoor, DL16 6EX | Nursery | 57 | 22.5% | 0% | 
| Highfield Nursery School Chorley, PR6 0SL | Nursery | 71 | 29.6% | 0% | 
| Stoneygate Nursery School Preston, PR1 3XU | Nursery | 53 | 28.3% | 0% | 
| Staghills Nursery School Rossendale, BB4 7UE | Nursery | 64 | 21.7% | 0% | 
| Childhaven Community Nursery School Scarborough, YO11 1UB | Nursery | 64 | 22.1% | 0% | 
| Slade Nursery School Oxford, OX3 8QQ | Nursery | 57 | 34.7% | 0% | 
| Stockingford Maintained Nursery School Nuneaton, CV10 8HW | Nursery | 66 | 31% | 0% | 
| Bushy Leaze Early Years Centre Alton, GU34 2DR | Nursery | 63 | 45.2% | 0% | 
| Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre London, SE25 5PL | Nursery | 51 | 25.6% | 0% | 
| The Castle Nursery School Wakefield, WF1 5NU | Nursery | 70 | 17.8% | 0% | 
| Taywood Nursery School Burnley, BB11 5AE | Nursery | 52 | 36% | 0% | 
| Hillview Nursery School South Harrow, HA2 0LW | Nursery | 51 | 38.8% | 0% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Road Nursery School (Your chosen school) | Nursery | 62 | Sign in to see | |
| Abbey Wood Nursery School London, SE2 0SX | Nursery | 82 | ||
| Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre London, SW11 3ND | Nursery | 45 | ||
| Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre Southall, UB1 2JG | Nursery | 83 | ||
| Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre London, N15 3SD | Nursery | 133 | ||
| Surbiton Hill Nursery School Surbiton, KT5 8TD | Nursery | 87 | ||
| Kay Rowe Nursery School London, E7 0PH | Nursery | 123 | ||
| Ronald Openshaw Nursery School London, E15 1JP | Nursery | 79 | ||
| Oliver Thomas Nursery School London, E6 6BU | Nursery | 86 | ||
| Spencer Nursery School Mitcham Junction, CR4 4JP | Nursery | 51 | ||
| Garretts Green Nursery School Birmingham, B26 2JL | Nursery | 55 | ||
| Washwood Heath Nursery School Birmingham, B8 2SY | Nursery | 65 | ||
| Jakeman Nursery School Birmingham, B12 9NX | Nursery | 43 | ||
| Shenley Fields Nursery School Birmingham, B31 1BU | Nursery | 99 | ||
| Castle Vale Nursery School Birmingham, B35 6DU | Nursery | 100 | ||
| Aughton Early Years Centre Sheffield, S26 3XH | Nursery | 67 | ||
| Hirst Wood Nursery School Shipley, BD18 4NJ | Nursery | 65 | ||
| Monkchester Road Nursery School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2LJ | Nursery | 127 | ||
| Houghton Le Spring Nursery School Houghton le Spring, DH5 8AE | Nursery | 114 | ||
| Hylton Red House Nursery School Sunderland, SR5 5QL | Nursery | 80 | ||
| Pennywell Early Years Centre Sunderland, SR4 9AX | Nursery | 124 | ||
| The Limes Nursery School Bristol, BS5 9AT | Nursery | 98 | ||
| Homerton Early Years Centre Cambridge, CB1 7ST | Nursery | 86 | ||
| Hindpool Nursery School Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5TS | Nursery | 44 | ||
| Lord Street Nursery School Derby, DE24 9AX | Nursery | 40 | ||
| Pinxton Nursery School Nottingham, NG16 6NA | Nursery | 34 | ||
| Alfreton Nursery School Alfreton, DE55 7SH | Nursery | 43 | ||
| Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School Waltham Cross, EN8 9DW | Nursery | 120 | ||
| Birchwood Nursery School Hatfield, AL10 0PD | Nursery | 123 | ||
| McMillan Nursery School Kingston-upon-Hull, HU6 8HT | Nursery | 146 | ||