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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 193 | 16% | 25% | 
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School LONDON, WC2B 5SU | Primary | 192 | 16.7% | 26% | 
| St Paul's CofE Primary School N11 London, N11 1NQ | Primary | 207 | 14.8% | 25% | 
| Pool Hayes Primary School Willenhall, WV12 4RX | Primary | 198 | 15.2% | 25.2% | 
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School Bolton, BL4 8PB | Primary | 186 | 14% | 24.7% | 
| Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School Oldham, OL9 8EB | Primary | 205 | 16.6% | 23.4% | 
| St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Manchester, M24 2PB | Primary | 210 | 16.2% | 25.7% | 
| Healey Foundation Primary School Rochdale, OL12 0ST | Primary | 208 | 16.8% | 24.5% | 
| St Anne's Primary School Manchester, M34 3DY | Primary | 210 | 15.2% | 24.3% | 
| Low Road Primary School Leeds, LS10 2PS | Primary | 192 | 16.2% | 24.5% | 
| Shield Road Primary School Bristol, BS7 0RR | Primary | 200 | 18.5% | 25% | 
| Pippins School Colnbrook, SL3 0PR | Primary | 184 | 16.9% | 25.9% | 
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary School Neston, CH64 9RW | Primary | 162 | 14.2% | 25.3% | 
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Whitehaven, CA28 9PG | Primary | 185 | 17.4% | 24.2% | 
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School Carlisle, CA2 7DS | Primary | 218 | 16.7% | 23.9% | 
| Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School Yelverton, PL20 7SZ | Primary | 183 | 16.4% | 25.7% | 
| Westfield School Hastings, TN35 4QE | Primary | 183 | 15.3% | 24% | 
| Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Hastings, TN35 4LS | Primary | 194 | 18% | 24.2% | 
| Nailsworth Church of England Primary School STROUD, GL6 0ET | Primary | 188 | 14.4% | 24.5% | 
| Sellindge Primary School Ashford, TN25 6JY | Primary | 192 | 16.7% | 24% | 
| Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Colne, BB8 7NN | Primary | 187 | 16% | 26.7% | 
| St James' Church of England Primary School Darwen, BB3 0QP | Primary | 191 | 17.3% | 25.1% | 
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn, BB2 6HQ | Primary | 180 | 15% | 23.9% | 
| Martock Church of England VA Primary School Martock, TA12 6EF | Primary | 190 | 16.8% | 25.8% | 
| Hassell Primary School Newcastle, ST5 1LF | Primary | 184 | 13.6% | 25.5% | 
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Rugeley, WS15 1BN | Primary | 194 | 16% | 24.7% | 
| Lyminster Primary School Littlehampton, BN17 7JZ | Primary | 205 | 18.1% | 25.4% | 
| Newtown Community Primary School Trowbridge, BA14 0BB | Primary | 179 | 15.6% | 25.7% | 
| St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School Rugby, CV22 7AU | Primary | 206 | 16.5% | 25.2% | 
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Ellesmere Port, CH66 2BD | Primary | 216 | 14.2% | 25.1% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 193 | Sign in to see | |
| Hawthorn Primary School Birmingham, B44 8QR | Primary | 217 | ||
| Riverside Primary School Wirral, CH44 6QW | Primary | 245 | ||
| Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Birkenhead, CH41 2UJ | Primary | 189 | ||
| The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Birkenhead, CH41 4HS | Primary | 181 | ||
| Fairfield Community Primary School Bury, BL9 7SD | Primary | 244 | ||
| Crowcroft Park Primary School Manchester, M12 5SY | Primary | 222 | ||
| St Joseph's RC Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0ES | Primary | 166 | ||
| St Monica's RC Primary School Manchester, M41 6QB | Primary | 328 | ||
| Orrell Newfold Community Primary School Wigan, WN5 7BD | Primary | 441 | ||
| Thorpe Primary School Wakefield, WF3 3DG | Primary | 231 | ||
| Hambrook Primary School Bristol, BS16 1SJ | Primary | 204 | ||
| Eton Wick CofE First School Windsor, SL4 6JB | Primary | 128 | ||
| Queen's Drive Infant School Peterborough, PE1 2UU | Primary | 225 | ||
| Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Warrington, WA4 3EP | Primary | 411 | ||
| Stonehouse Park Infant School Stonehouse, GL10 2NP | Primary | 107 | ||
| Tutshill Church of England Primary School Chepstow, NP16 7BJ | Primary | 213 | ||
| Shakespeare Infant School Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ | Primary | 251 | ||
| Hawley Primary School Camberley, GU17 9BH | Primary | 314 | ||
| Intack Primary School Blackburn, BB1 3HY | Primary | 399 | ||
| Kennington Primary School Preston, PR2 8ER | Primary | 247 | ||
| Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Colne, BB8 7NN | Primary | 187 | ||
| Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Burnley, BB11 3EJ | Primary | 207 | ||
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn, BB2 6HQ | Primary | 180 | ||
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Preston, PR2 3SQ | Primary | 317 | ||
| Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Preston, PR1 0JH | Primary | 279 | ||
| Scotter Primary School Gainsborough, DN21 3RY | Primary | 249 | ||
| Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Thetford, IP26 4DB | Primary | 156 | ||
| Durrington Infant School Worthing, BN13 2JD | Primary | 252 | ||
| Westfield Nursery and Primary School Workington, CA14 5BD | Primary | 144 | ||