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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Portobello Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 182 | 20.3% | 18.7% |
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Brindishe Lee School
London, SE12 8NA |
Primary | 196 | 23% | 18.9% |
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Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
London, N12 0JP |
Primary | 189 | 19.7% | 19.2% |
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St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
St Helens, WA11 9AT |
Primary | 197 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Southport, PR9 7DU |
Primary | 188 | 22.3% | 19.1% |
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St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8SJ |
Primary | 183 | 17.1% | 18.2% |
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St Stephen's Infant School
Bristol, BS15 1XD |
Primary | 185 | 20% | 17.3% |
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Meldreth Primary School
Nr Royston, SG8 6LA |
Primary | 193 | 20.6% | 17.5% |
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Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School
Saltash, PL12 4PA |
Primary | 196 | 19.9% | 17.9% |
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Newton Poppleford Primary School
Sidmouth, EX10 0EL |
Primary | 190 | 19.5% | 17.4% |
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Wolsingham Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3ET |
Primary | 156 | 17.8% | 18.4% |
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Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Forest Row, RH18 5EB |
Primary | 199 | 17.6% | 18.6% |
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Stebbing Primary School
Dunmow, CM6 3SH |
Primary | 200 | 22.5% | 19% |
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Greatfield Park Primary School
Cheltenham, GL51 3FZ |
Primary | 183 | 22.4% | 18% |
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St John's Church of England Primary School
Cheltenham, GL52 2SN |
Primary | 174 | 18.4% | 18.4% |
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Barnwood Church of England Primary School
Gloucester, GL4 3JP |
Primary | 177 | 20.3% | 17.5% |
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Our Lady's RC Primary School
Hereford, HR2 7RN |
Primary | 181 | 21% | 17.7% |
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Westmeads Community Infant School
Whitstable, CT5 1NA |
Primary | 174 | 18.6% | 19.7% |
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Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8JB |
Primary | 203 | 19.2% | 19.2% |
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Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Colne, BB8 7AA |
Primary | 187 | 23% | 18.2% |
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR1 6HQ |
Primary | 206 | 19.4% | 18.4% |
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The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Sleaford, NG34 8JS |
Primary | 190 | 17.4% | 18.9% |
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William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Market Deeping, PE6 8HZ |
Primary | 186 | 17.9% | 19.5% |
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East Harling Primary School and Nursery
Norwich, NR16 2NQ |
Primary | 185 | 22% | 18.8% |
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Weston Rhyn Primary School
Oswestry, SY10 7SR |
Primary | 188 | 22% | 19.9% |
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Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Sudbury, CO10 0RR |
Primary | 203 | 18.2% | 18.7% |
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Wolvey CofE Primary School
Hinckley, LE10 3LA |
Primary | 179 | 19% | 17.9% |
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Crawley, RH10 6NU |
Primary | 208 | 20.7% | 19.2% |
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Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School
Salisbury, SP4 8DL |
Primary | 168 | 22% | 17.9% |
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The William Amory Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PN |
Primary | 180 | 19.4% | 19.4% |
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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Portobello Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 182 | Sign in to see | |
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St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
Bolton, BL2 1NZ |
Primary | 193 | ||
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Brookside Primary School
Stockport, SK6 8DB |
Primary | 130 | ||
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Stockport, SK5 7DR |
Primary | 180 | ||
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Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Wigan, WN2 4AE |
Primary | 138 | ||
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Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Wigan, WN2 1RU |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Manchester, M46 9BN |
Primary | 178 | ||
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Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Leigh, WN7 1RY |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Arksey Primary School
Doncaster, DN5 0TE |
Primary | 76 | ||
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Ryton Community Infant School
Ryton, NE40 3AF |
Primary | 108 | ||
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Christleton Primary School
Chester, CH3 7AY |
Primary | 220 | ||
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St Lewis Catholic Primary School
Warrington, WA3 7BD |
Primary | 99 | ||
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Milnthorpe Primary School
Milnthorpe, LA7 7QF |
Primary | 167 | ||
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Coniston CofE Primary School
Coniston, LA21 8AL |
Primary | 66 | ||
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Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School
Cheltenham, GL52 6QZ |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Bishopswood Infant School
Tadley, RG26 3NA |
Primary | 174 | ||
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Nursling Church of England Primary School
Southampton, SO16 0XH |
Primary | 195 | ||
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St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Hereford, HR1 1DT |
Primary | 215 | ||
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Studlands Rise First School
Royston, SG8 9HB |
Primary | 166 | ||
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Enderby Road Infant School
Scunthorpe, DN17 2TD |
Primary | 103 | ||
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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Newport, PO30 1NR |
Primary | 195 | ||
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St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7DL |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Kingsfold Primary School
PRESTON, PR1 9HJ |
Primary | 124 | ||
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Haslingden Broadway Primary School
Rossendale, BB4 4EH |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Holton Le Clay Infant School
Nr Grimsby, DN36 5AQ |
Primary | 71 | ||
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Hexham First School
Hexham, NE46 1JD |
Primary | 66 | ||
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John Blow Primary School
Newark, NG23 7PT |
Primary | 192 | ||
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SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Lichfield, WS13 7NH |
Primary | 114 | ||
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Bilton Infant School
Rugby, CV22 7NH |
Primary | 124 | ||
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Thakeham Primary School
Pulborough, RH20 3AA |
Primary | 105 | ||