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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shirley Community Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 344 | 29.4% | 43% |
Allen Edwards Primary School
London, SW4 6RP |
Primary | 375 | 31.2% | 45.1% |
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School
London, SE17 1RB |
Primary | 323 | 30.2% | 45.1% |
Rednal Hill Junior School
Birmingham, B45 8QY |
Primary | 335 | 26.3% | 43.3% |
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B18 7QW |
Primary | 360 | 24% | 43.3% |
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M19 2UH |
Primary | 319 | 23.8% | 42.9% |
Broomwood Primary School
Altrincham, WA15 7JU |
Primary | 384 | 25.4% | 42.6% |
Gorse Hill Primary School
Manchester, M32 0PF |
Primary | 331 | 28.1% | 41.4% |
Hawksworth Wood Primary School
Leeds, LS5 3QE |
Primary | 315 | 29.5% | 45.7% |
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Reading, RG2 8LX |
Primary | 306 | 32.7% | 41.6% |
Leighton Primary and Preschool
Peterborough, PE2 5PL |
Primary | 310 | 22.6% | 43.9% |
Cinnamon Brow CofE Primary School
Warrington, WA2 0SF |
Primary | 306 | 27.5% | 41.5% |
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Weymouth, DT3 6AW |
Primary | 293 | 27% | 43% |
Blackhall Primary School
Hartlepool, TS27 4NA |
Primary | 293 | 26.1% | 41.8% |
Coldean Primary School
Brighton, BN1 9EN |
Primary | 318 | 29% | 44.4% |
Mount Pleasant Juniors
Southampton, SO14 0WZ |
Primary | 347 | 22.8% | 42.4% |
Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Gosport, PO12 1JD |
Primary | 365 | 23.3% | 43.8% |
Batchley First and Nursery School
Redditch, B97 6PD |
Primary | 291 | 31.9% | 42.3% |
Barrowford School
Nelson, BB9 6EA |
Primary | 328 | 34.6% | 41.3% |
Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8HT |
Primary | 331 | 27.3% | 41.3% |
Inglehurst Junior School
Leicester, LE3 9FS |
Primary | 310 | 25.2% | 43.2% |
Barley Croft Primary School
Leicester, LE4 0UT |
Primary | 324 | 24.4% | 41% |
New Bewerley Community School
Leeds, LS11 6TB |
Primary | 378 | 28.6% | 45.2% |
Chandlers Field Primary School
West Molesey, KT8 2LX |
Primary | 349 | 31% | 43% |
Newdigate Primary and Nursery School
Bedworth, CV12 0HA |
Primary | 298 | 29.9% | 44% |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea
London, SW11 2TD |
Primary | 379 | 25.9% | 45% |
Asquith Primary School
Mansfield, NG18 3DG |
Primary | 292 | 31.8% | 43.4% |
Eglinton Primary School
London, SE18 3PY |
Primary | 372 | 27.4% | 41.9% |
Hollybush Primary
Leeds, LS13 2JJ |
Primary | 354 | 26.5% | 43% |
St Edmund's RC Primary School
Manchester, M38 0WH |
Primary | 352 | 25.3% | 41.5% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shirley Community Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 344 | Sign in to see | |
Lauriston School
London, E9 7JS |
Primary | 421 | ||
Heavers Farm Primary School
London, SE25 6LT |
Primary | 289 | ||
Rhodes Avenue Primary School
London, N22 7UT |
Primary | 681 | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Ruislip, HA4 6EZ |
Primary | 647 | ||
Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School
Surbiton, KT5 9HU |
Primary | 651 | ||
Arden Primary School
Birmingham, B11 4SF |
Primary | 677 | ||
Broad Heath Community Primary School
Coventry, CV6 5DP |
Primary | 685 | ||
Coundon Primary School
Coventry, CV6 1FQ |
Primary | 495 | ||
Arden Primary School
Stockport, SK6 2EX |
Primary | 506 | ||
Killinghall Primary School
Bradford, BD3 7JF |
Primary | 674 | ||
Bridgewater Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6NL |
Primary | 464 | ||
Thornhill Primary School
Dunstable, LU5 5PE |
Primary | 443 | ||
Greenleas School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AB |
Primary | 635 | ||
St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School
Biggleswade, SG18 0LY |
Primary | 894 | ||
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School
Cambridge, CB23 7RE |
Primary | 570 | ||
St Matthew's Primary School
Cambridge, CB1 2LD |
Primary | 637 | ||
Kings Hedges Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 2HU |
Primary | 394 | ||
Peartree Spring Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 9GG |
Primary | 632 | ||
Howe Dell Primary School
Hatfield, AL10 9AH |
Primary | 430 | ||
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
Morecambe, LA4 4XF |
Primary | 518 | ||
Bilston Church of England Primary School
Bilston, WV14 0HU |
Primary | 460 | ||
Hampton Hargate Primary School
Peterborough, PE7 8BZ |
Primary | 638 | ||
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ashford, TN23 5LW |
Primary | 434 | ||
Clifton Primary School
Birmingham, B12 8NX |
Primary | 864 | ||
Catton Grove Primary School
Norwich, NR3 3TP |
Primary | 642 | ||
Queen's Hill Primary School
Norwich, NR8 5FT |
Primary | 607 | ||
Thorndown Primary School
St Ives, PE27 6SE |
Primary | 493 | ||
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sheffield, S36 6BS |
Primary | 502 | ||
Marston Moreteyne VC School
Marston Moreteyne, MK43 0NE |
Primary | 606 |