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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Fourfields Community Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 449 | 19.8% | 20.5% | 
| 
                                Ivydale Primary School
                                 London, SE15 3BU  | 
                            Primary | 461 | 18.2% | 20% | 
| 
                                Forestdale Primary School
                                 Croydon, CR0 9JE  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 18.9% | 19.6% | 
| 
                                Rockmount Primary School
                                 London, SE19 3ST  | 
                            Primary | 449 | 20.5% | 19.4% | 
| 
                                Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School
                                 Southall, UB1 1DR  | 
                            Primary | 443 | 17.9% | 21.3% | 
| 
                                St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, W3 9JR  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 16% | 21.1% | 
| 
                                Roding Primary School
                                 Woodford Green, IG8 8NP  | 
                            Primary | 436 | 18% | 18.9% | 
| 
                                Tividale Hall Primary School
                                 Oldbury, B69 1TR  | 
                            Primary | 432 | 20.2% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                Malvern Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L14 6XA  | 
                            Primary | 461 | 16.2% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                Barlows Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L9 9EH  | 
                            Primary | 431 | 23.4% | 21.1% | 
| 
                                Southroyd Primary and Nursery School
                                 Pudsey, LS28 8AT  | 
                            Primary | 459 | 17.9% | 19.8% | 
| 
                                Broadgate Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS18 5AF  | 
                            Primary | 437 | 19.7% | 21.3% | 
| 
                                Alwoodley Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS17 5HX  | 
                            Primary | 476 | 17.5% | 19.4% | 
| 
                                Warden Hill Junior School
                                 Luton, LU3 2DN  | 
                            Primary | 425 | 22.4% | 22.1% | 
| 
                                Tithe Farm Primary School
                                 Dunstable, LU5 5JB  | 
                            Primary | 431 | 16.1% | 20% | 
| 
                                Calcot Junior School
                                 Reading, RG31 4XG  | 
                            Primary | 472 | 19.3% | 21.2% | 
| 
                                Throston Primary School
                                 Hartlepool, TS26 0TJ  | 
                            Primary | 429 | 17.9% | 19.9% | 
| 
                                Tudor Primary School
                                 Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9ER  | 
                            Primary | 435 | 22.2% | 22.1% | 
| 
                                Central Primary School
                                 Watford, WD17 2LX  | 
                            Primary | 406 | 19.5% | 21.4% | 
| 
                                Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School
                                 Abbots Langley, WD5 0LG  | 
                            Primary | 416 | 19.4% | 20.6% | 
| 
                                St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
                                 Hatfield, AL10 8NN  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 20.6% | 22.1% | 
| 
                                Parkside Primary School
                                 Goole, DN14 6RQ  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 20% | 19.3% | 
| 
                                Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
                                 Blackburn, BB1 1NE  | 
                            Primary | 443 | 17.7% | 20.7% | 
| 
                                Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 Dereham, NR19 2PW  | 
                            Primary | 404 | 18.6% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Herne View Church of England Primary
                                 Ilminster, TA19 0BL  | 
                            Primary | 440 | 16.6% | 20.7% | 
| 
                                Tividale Community Primary School
                                 Oldbury, B69 2HT  | 
                            Primary | 439 | 21.8% | 19.7% | 
| 
                                The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN23 5LW  | 
                            Primary | 434 | 21.7% | 20.7% | 
| 
                                Chestnuts Primary School
                                 London, N15 3AS  | 
                            Primary | 439 | 17.8% | 18.9% | 
| 
                                Fountain Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS27 0AW  | 
                            Primary | 440 | 16.7% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                Watermore Primary School
                                 Frampton Cotterell, BS36 2LE  | 
                            Primary | 412 | 20.6% | 20.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Fourfields Community Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 449 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Rosh Pinah Primary School
                                 Edgware, HA8 8TE  | 
                            Primary | 393 | ||
| 
                                Forestdale Primary School
                                 Croydon, CR0 9JE  | 
                            Primary | 418 | ||
| 
                                Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
                                 Purley, CR8 2QE  | 
                            Primary | 403 | ||
| 
                                Dairy Meadow Primary School
                                 Southall, UB2 4RP  | 
                            Primary | 384 | ||
| 
                                Glade Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG5 0PF  | 
                            Primary | 418 | ||
| 
                                Nelson Mandela School
                                 Birmingham, B12 8EH  | 
                            Primary | 429 | ||
| 
                                Gosford Park Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV1 2SF  | 
                            Primary | 422 | ||
| 
                                Willows Primary School
                                 Altrincham, WA15 6PP  | 
                            Primary | 388 | ||
| 
                                Newby Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD5 7DQ  | 
                            Primary | 436 | ||
| 
                                Girlington Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD8 9NR  | 
                            Primary | 465 | ||
| 
                                Oulton Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS26 8NT  | 
                            Primary | 303 | ||
| 
                                Bramingham Primary School
                                 Luton, LU3 4BL  | 
                            Primary | 397 | ||
| 
                                Little Paxton Primary School
                                 St. Neots, PE19 6NG  | 
                            Primary | 293 | ||
| 
                                Stanway Fiveways Primary School
                                 Colchester, CO3 0QG  | 
                            Primary | 513 | ||
| 
                                Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
                                 Waltham Cross, EN7 6JG  | 
                            Primary | 454 | ||
| 
                                St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
                                 Ware, SG12 0AW  | 
                            Primary | 378 | ||
| 
                                Cedars Primary School
                                 Blackburn, BB1 8HQ  | 
                            Primary | 393 | ||
| 
                                Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School
                                 Burnley, BB12 0BN  | 
                            Primary | 422 | ||
| 
                                Montrose School
                                 Leicester, LE2 8TN  | 
                            Primary | 442 | ||
| 
                                All Saints CofE VA Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN2 7AJ  | 
                            Primary | 402 | ||
| 
                                Minsterley Primary School
                                 Shrewsbury, SY5 0BE  | 
                            Primary | 164 | ||
| 
                                Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery
                                 Epsom, KT19 8LU  | 
                            Primary | 695 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Controlled Primary School, Byfleet
                                 West Byfleet, KT14 7NJ  | 
                            Primary | 423 | ||
| 
                                Parklands Community Primary School
                                 Chichester, PO19 3AG  | 
                            Primary | 430 | ||
| 
                                Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School
                                 Swindon, SN5 8LW  | 
                            Primary | 204 | ||
| 
                                Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School
                                 Swindon, SN5 8LW  | 
                            Primary | 152 | ||
| 
                                Wheatfields Primary School
                                 St Ives, PE27 3WF  | 
                            Primary | 298 | ||
| 
                                Anlaby Primary School
                                 HULL, HU10 6UE  | 
                            Primary | 380 | ||
| 
                                Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN23 4QR  | 
                            Primary | 443 | ||