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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Shefford Lower School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 489 | 23.6% | 10.6% |
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Eltham Church of England Primary School
London, SE9 1TR |
Primary | 442 | 22.4% | 13% |
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St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School
London, NW9 8YD |
Primary | 452 | 18.8% | 8.8% |
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Highgate Primary School
London, N6 4ED |
Primary | 448 | 16.9% | 11.3% |
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Burlington Infant and Nursery School
New Malden, KT3 4LT |
Primary | 430 | 19.7% | 12.1% |
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Hillcross Primary School
Morden, SM4 4EE |
Primary | 448 | 18.5% | 11.2% |
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Handsworth Primary School
London, E4 9PJ |
Primary | 446 | 24.3% | 11.4% |
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Ernesford Grange Primary School
Coventry, CV3 2HN |
Primary | 456 | 24.2% | 10% |
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Crossflatts Primary School
Bingley, BD16 2EP |
Primary | 459 | 16.6% | 12.1% |
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Northowram Primary School
Halifax, HX3 7EF |
Primary | 438 | 19.6% | 10.9% |
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Farsley Farfield Primary School
Pudsey, LS28 5ED |
Primary | 427 | 18.7% | 10.3% |
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Emmaville Primary School
Ryton, NE40 4ND |
Primary | 453 | 20.4% | 9.6% |
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Benton Park Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7SS |
Primary | 441 | 17.8% | 11% |
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Sefton Park Infant School
Bristol, BS7 9BJ |
Primary | 439 | 22.6% | 9.6% |
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College Town Primary School
Sandhurst, GU47 0QF |
Primary | 473 | 21.3% | 7.5% |
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Owlsmoor Primary School
Sandhurst, GU47 0TA |
Primary | 531 | 19.7% | 11.4% |
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Fordham CofE Primary School
Ely, CB7 5NL |
Primary | 414 | 20.1% | 11.4% |
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The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
Chelmsford, CM1 6ZQ |
Primary | 440 | 16.9% | 10.3% |
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Talavera Junior School
Aldershot, GU11 1RG |
Primary | 449 | 22.7% | 13.1% |
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Bengeo Primary School
Hertford, SG14 3DX |
Primary | 433 | 16.9% | 10.9% |
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Cranborne Primary School
Potters Bar, EN6 2BA |
Primary | 452 | 16.4% | 9% |
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Watford, WD18 6BW |
Primary | 438 | 16.9% | 10.5% |
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Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School
Norwich, NR9 3GN |
Primary | 463 | 17.1% | 10.2% |
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Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham
Wymondham, NR18 0HL |
Primary | 461 | 17.6% | 13.1% |
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Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4ED |
Primary | 479 | 22.4% | 13.3% |
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Gorseland Primary School
IPSWICH, IP5 3QR |
Primary | 483 | 15.7% | 9.1% |
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Burhill Primary School
Hersham, KT12 4HQ |
Primary | 548 | 18.8% | 11.5% |
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Thomas A Becket Infant School
Worthing, BN13 1JB |
Primary | 502 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
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Bradshaw Hall Primary School
Cheadle, SK8 6AN |
Primary | 463 | 20.5% | 12.2% |
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Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sheffield, S36 6BS |
Primary | 502 | 16.4% | 12.5% |
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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Shefford Lower School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 489 | Sign in to see | |
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Thomas Buxton Primary School
London, E1 5AR |
Primary | 393 | ||
|
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School
Barnet, EN4 9BU |
Primary | 238 | ||
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Blair Peach Primary School
Southall, UB1 1DD |
Primary | 369 | ||
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Harold Wood Primary School
Romford, RM3 0TH |
Primary | 641 | ||
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Towers Junior School
Hornchurch, RM11 1PD |
Primary | 659 | ||
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Grove Park Primary School
London, W4 3JN |
Primary | 420 | ||
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Richmond, TW10 5AA |
Primary | 332 | ||
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Legh Vale Primary School
St Helens, WA11 0ER |
Primary | 464 | ||
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St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
Manchester, M16 7AQ |
Primary | 451 | ||
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Hendal Primary School
Wakefield, WF2 7QW |
Primary | 401 | ||
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Bede Community Primary School
Gateshead, NE10 0DJ |
Primary | 218 | ||
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Hudson Road Primary School
Sunderland, SR1 2AH |
Primary | 329 | ||
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Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School
Exmouth, EX8 3BA |
Primary | 603 | ||
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Mersea Island School
Colchester, CO5 8QX |
Primary | 378 | ||
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Leckhampton Church of England Primary School
Cheltenham, GL53 0HP |
Primary | 630 | ||
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Bitterne Church of England Primary School
Southampton, SO19 7BX |
Primary | 410 | ||
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Watford, WD18 6BW |
Primary | 438 | ||
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Tunbury Primary School
Chatham, ME5 9HY |
Primary | 534 | ||
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Falcon Junior School
Norwich, NR7 8NT |
Primary | 414 | ||
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Attleborough Primary School
Attleborough, NR17 2NA |
Primary | 374 | ||
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Loddon Infant and Nursery School
Norwich, NR14 6JX |
Primary | 330 | ||
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Chennestone Primary School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5ED |
Primary | 393 | ||
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Hythe Primary School
Staines, TW18 3HD |
Primary | 445 | ||
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Michael Drayton Junior School
Nuneaton, CV10 0SZ |
Primary | 595 | ||
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Weddington Primary School
Nuneaton, CV10 0DR |
Primary | 437 | ||
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Home Farm Primary School
Bradford, BD6 3NR |
Primary | 454 | ||
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Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
Walsall, WS9 8NH |
Primary | 467 | ||
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Wessington Primary School
Washington, NE38 7PY |
Primary | 227 | ||
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Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ |
Primary | 156 | ||