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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Thornhill Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 443 | 12.4% | 16.4% | 
| 
                                Yerbury Primary School
                                 London, N19 4RR  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 16.3% | 16% | 
| 
                                Oliver Goldsmith Primary School
                                 London, NW9 0BD  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 9.7% | 16.5% | 
| 
                                Glade Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG5 0PF  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 14.3% | 17.1% | 
| 
                                Trafalgar Junior School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 5EG  | 
                            Primary | 427 | 13.6% | 16.2% | 
| 
                                Hurst Green Primary School
                                 Halesowen, B62 9NZ  | 
                            Primary | 424 | 13.4% | 17% | 
| 
                                English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L21 7LX  | 
                            Primary | 454 | 12.3% | 17.5% | 
| 
                                Ballifield Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S13 9HH  | 
                            Primary | 453 | 12.6% | 15.9% | 
| 
                                Low Ash Primary School
                                 Shipley, BD18 1AA  | 
                            Primary | 468 | 11.8% | 15.8% | 
| 
                                Low Moor CofE Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD12 0NN  | 
                            Primary | 411 | 11.7% | 16.5% | 
| 
                                Hazeldene School
                                 Bedford, MK41 9AT  | 
                            Primary | 437 | 14.2% | 15.8% | 
| 
                                St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
                                 Newbury, RG14 7LU  | 
                            Primary | 433 | 13.3% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                Beaconside CofE Primary School
                                 Penrith, CA11 8EN  | 
                            Primary | 448 | 14.8% | 17.1% | 
| 
                                Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
                                 Hove, BN3 6NB  | 
                            Primary | 435 | 13.6% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Kingswood Primary School and Nursery
                                 Basildon, SS16 5DE  | 
                            Primary | 446 | 16.6% | 15.5% | 
| 
                                Broomfield Primary School
                                 Chelmsford, CM1 7DN  | 
                            Primary | 420 | 16.2% | 17.2% | 
| 
                                Highwood Primary School
                                 Bushey, WD23 2AW  | 
                            Primary | 434 | 16.9% | 17.5% | 
| 
                                Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
                                 Tonbridge, TN9 1HR  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 13.6% | 16% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic Primary School
                                 Gillingham, ME7 1YH  | 
                            Primary | 433 | 13.4% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
                                 Lancaster, LA1 4BS  | 
                            Primary | 450 | 15.7% | 15.9% | 
| 
                                Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School
                                 Blackpool, FY4 5DS  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 13.3% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                Meadowside Primary School
                                 Kettering, NN15 5QY  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 11.7% | 16.6% | 
| 
                                St John's CofE Aided Primary School
                                 Caterham, CR3 6RN  | 
                            Primary | 436 | 12.8% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School
                                 Durham, DH7 0HU  | 
                            Primary | 440 | 13.2% | 16.5% | 
| 
                                Betty Layward Primary School
                                 London, N16 9EX  | 
                            Primary | 442 | 12.1% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
                                 London, W6 7BL  | 
                            Primary | 436 | 12.3% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                The Bellbird Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB22 3GB  | 
                            Primary | 410 | 13.7% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Epping Primary School
                                 Epping, CM16 5DU  | 
                            Primary | 411 | 16.1% | 16.3% | 
| 
                                Lakeview School
                                 Bedford, MK42 6BH  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 11% | 17.9% | 
| 
                                Queen Boudica Primary School
                                 Colchester, CO4 5XT  | 
                            Primary | 407 | 14.7% | 16.7% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Thornhill Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 443 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Lauriston School
                                 London, E9 7JS  | 
                            Primary | 421 | ||
| 
                                Rushey Green Primary School
                                 London, SE6 2LA  | 
                            Primary | 590 | ||
| 
                                Ben Jonson Primary School
                                 London, E1 4PZ  | 
                            Primary | 613 | ||
| 
                                Peel Park Primary School and Nursery
                                 Bradford, BD2 4PR  | 
                            Primary | 532 | ||
| 
                                Featherstone Primary and Nursery School
                                 Southall, UB2 5JT  | 
                            Primary | 641 | ||
| 
                                St James's Roman Catholic Primary School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 5NP  | 
                            Primary | 663 | ||
| 
                                Downsell Primary School
                                 London, E15 2BS  | 
                            Primary | 406 | ||
| 
                                Arden Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B11 4SF  | 
                            Primary | 677 | ||
| 
                                Roberts Primary School
                                 Dudley, DY3 2AZ  | 
                            Primary | 634 | ||
| 
                                Cherry Tree Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL4 0NS  | 
                            Primary | 406 | ||
| 
                                Herringthorpe Infant School
                                 Rotherham, S65 2JW  | 
                            Primary | 270 | ||
| 
                                Southwick Community Primary School
                                 Southwick, SR5 2JX  | 
                            Primary | 332 | ||
| 
                                St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School
                                 Biggleswade, SG18 0LY  | 
                            Primary | 894 | ||
| 
                                Shirley Community Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB4 1TF  | 
                            Primary | 344 | ||
| 
                                Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB23 7RE  | 
                            Primary | 570 | ||
| 
                                St Matthew's Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB1 2LD  | 
                            Primary | 637 | ||
| 
                                Howe Dell Primary School
                                 Hatfield, AL10 9AH  | 
                            Primary | 430 | ||
| 
                                Layton Primary School
                                 Blackpool, FY3 7DX  | 
                            Primary | 619 | ||
| 
                                Taylor Road Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE1 2JP  | 
                            Primary | 635 | ||
| 
                                Wembley Primary School
                                 Wembley, HA9 7NW  | 
                            Primary | 829 | ||
| 
                                Hampton Hargate Primary School
                                 Peterborough, PE7 8BZ  | 
                            Primary | 638 | ||
| 
                                Western Community Primary School
                                 Wallsend, NE28 8QL  | 
                            Primary | 425 | ||
| 
                                The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN23 5LW  | 
                            Primary | 434 | ||
| 
                                Jubilee Primary School
                                 London, SW2 2JE  | 
                            Primary | 307 | ||
| 
                                Catton Grove Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR3 3TP  | 
                            Primary | 642 | ||
| 
                                Woodland Community Primary School
                                 Heywood, OL10 3BX  | 
                            Primary | 567 | ||
| 
                                Moorlands Primary School
                                 Huddersfield, HD3 3UH  | 
                            Primary | 626 | ||
| 
                                Queen's Hill Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR8 5FT  | 
                            Primary | 607 | ||
| 
                                Thorndown Primary School
                                 St Ives, PE27 6SE  | 
                            Primary | 493 | ||