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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Shirley Community Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 303 | 27.4% | 41.6% |
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Launcelot Primary School and Nursery
Bromley, BR1 5EA |
Primary | 295 | 27.4% | 41% |
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Harbinger Primary School
London, E14 3QP |
Primary | 288 | 23.7% | 43% |
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Swaffield School
London, SW18 2SA |
Primary | 271 | 27.7% | 43.5% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton
London, SW15 5NX |
Primary | 345 | 23.2% | 41.2% |
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Carpenters Primary School
London, E15 2JQ |
Primary | 295 | 27.1% | 42.8% |
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Rednal Hill Junior School
Birmingham, B45 8QY |
Primary | 327 | 24.2% | 42.2% |
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St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B18 7QW |
Primary | 292 | 27.4% | 41.9% |
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Quarry Bank Primary School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2AD |
Primary | 341 | 26.3% | 39.9% |
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Wood Green Junior School
Wednesbury, WS10 9BW |
Primary | 340 | 22.7% | 42.4% |
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Alumwell Infant School
Walsall, WS2 9UP |
Primary | 267 | 24.7% | 41.6% |
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Pelsall Village School
Walsall, WS3 4NJ |
Primary | 254 | 24.7% | 41.7% |
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Sutton Oak CofE Primary School
St Helens, WA9 3QD |
Primary | 291 | 24.9% | 40.2% |
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Lingham Primary School
Wirral, CH46 7UQ |
Primary | 265 | 24.1% | 42.6% |
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Clifton Primary School
Manchester, M27 6PF |
Primary | 271 | 26.9% | 41.7% |
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Broomwood Primary School
Altrincham, WA15 7JU |
Primary | 343 | 27.3% | 41.4% |
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Ingrow Primary School
Keighley, BD21 1BW |
Primary | 353 | 29.5% | 40.9% |
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Swarcliffe Primary School
Leeds, LS14 5JW |
Primary | 297 | 24.1% | 41.1% |
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Leighton Primary and Preschool
Peterborough, PE2 5PL |
Primary | 298 | 22.2% | 43.6% |
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Shotton Primary School
Shotton Colliery, DH6 2JP |
Primary | 274 | 23.5% | 42.9% |
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Blackhall Primary School
Hartlepool, TS27 4NA |
Primary | 295 | 29.4% | 41.9% |
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Portsmouth, PO6 4JD |
Primary | 272 | 23.5% | 42.6% |
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Duke Street Primary School
Chorley, PR7 3DU |
Primary | 317 | 25.2% | 41.3% |
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Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8HT |
Primary | 309 | 26.3% | 41% |
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Inglehurst Junior School
Leicester, LE3 9FS |
Primary | 308 | 23.1% | 43.8% |
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St Mary and St Michael Primary School
London, E1 0BD |
Primary | 344 | 24.8% | 41.5% |
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Whitleigh Community Primary School
Plymouth, PL5 4AA |
Primary | 302 | 30.4% | 40.9% |
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Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG11 8EY |
Primary | 281 | 23.3% | 42.4% |
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Yewtree Primary School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5QR |
Primary | 315 | 21.8% | 42.4% |
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Trumpington Meadows Primary School
Cambridge, CB2 9AY |
Primary | 244 | 27.9% | 40.6% |
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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Shirley Community Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 303 | Sign in to see | |
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Lauriston School
London, E9 7JS |
Primary | 439 | ||
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Heavers Farm Primary School
London, SE25 6LT |
Primary | 255 | ||
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Rhodes Avenue Primary School
London, N22 7UT |
Primary | 682 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Ruislip, HA4 6EZ |
Primary | 627 | ||
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Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School
Surbiton, KT5 9HU |
Primary | 646 | ||
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Arden Primary School
Birmingham, B11 4SF |
Primary | 661 | ||
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Broad Heath Community Primary School
Coventry, CV6 5DP |
Primary | 659 | ||
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Coundon Primary School
Coventry, CV6 1FQ |
Primary | 507 | ||
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Arden Primary School
Stockport, SK6 2EX |
Primary | 467 | ||
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Killinghall Primary School
Bradford, BD3 7JF |
Primary | 661 | ||
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Bridgewater Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6NL |
Primary | 466 | ||
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Thornhill Primary School
Dunstable, LU5 5PE |
Primary | 513 | ||
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Greenleas School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AB |
Primary | 630 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School
Biggleswade, SG18 0LY |
Primary | 945 | ||
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Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School
Cambridge, CB23 7RE |
Primary | 585 | ||
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St Matthew's Primary School
Cambridge, CB1 2LD |
Primary | 619 | ||
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Kings Hedges Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 2HU |
Primary | 389 | ||
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Peartree Spring Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 9GG |
Primary | 631 | ||
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Howe Dell Primary School
Hatfield, AL10 9AH |
Primary | 423 | ||
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Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
Morecambe, LA4 4XF |
Primary | 491 | ||
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Bilston Church of England Primary School
Bilston, WV14 0HU |
Primary | 456 | ||
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Hampton Hargate Primary School
Peterborough, PE7 8BZ |
Primary | 641 | ||
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The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ashford, TN23 5LW |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Clifton Primary School
Birmingham, B12 8NX |
Primary | 846 | ||
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Catton Grove Primary School
Norwich, NR3 3TP |
Primary | 605 | ||
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Queen's Hill Primary School
Norwich, NR8 5FT |
Primary | 606 | ||
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Thorndown Primary School
St Ives, PE27 6SE |
Primary | 478 | ||
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Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sheffield, S36 6BS |
Primary | 478 | ||
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Marston Moreteyne VC School
Marston Moreteyne, MK43 0NE |
Primary | 590 | ||