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 26 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kells Infant School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 116 | 25.9% | 7.8% | 
| Shillington Lower School Hitchin, SG5 3NX | Primary | 95 | 26% | 7.7% | 
| Englefield C.E. Primary School Reading, RG7 5ER | Primary | 110 | 21.8% | 7.3% | 
| St James and St John CofE Primary School Buckingham, MK18 5JE | Primary | 134 | 23.9% | 8.2% | 
| Bollington St John's CofE Primary School Macclesfield, SK10 5LY | Primary | 101 | 21.8% | 8.9% | 
| Eccleston CofE Primary School Chester, CH4 9HD | Primary | 100 | 24% | 9% | 
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Warrington, WA5 2PN | Primary | 118 | 22.5% | 9.2% | 
| Kirkbride Primary School Wigton, CA7 5JR | Primary | 74 | 24.4% | 6.4% | 
| Holme Primary School Carnforth, LA6 1QA | Primary | 131 | 20.7% | 6.7% | 
| Rockcliffe CofE School Carlisle, CA6 4AA | Primary | 129 | 32.1% | 7.5% | 
| Old Hutton CofE School Kendal, LA8 0NQ | Primary | 88 | 22.5% | 6.7% | 
| Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Colchester, CO2 0LZ | Primary | 132 | 25.2% | 9.2% | 
| Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Andover, SP11 0AX | Primary | 96 | 21.9% | 8.3% | 
| Garway Primary School Hereford, HR2 8RQ | Primary | 98 | 23.5% | 9.2% | 
| Bosbury CofE Primary School Ledbury, HR8 1PX | Primary | 118 | 28% | 8.5% | 
| Clent Parochial Primary School Clent, DY9 9QP | Primary | 109 | 26.6% | 7.3% | 
| Cropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First School Pershore, WR10 3NB | Primary | 86 | 23.3% | 7% | 
| Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School Hereford, HR4 7LT | Primary | 94 | 24.5% | 7.4% | 
| Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Stevenage, SG2 7HA | Primary | 132 | 27.3% | 6.8% | 
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth Knebworth, SG3 6RE | Primary | 122 | 23% | 8.2% | 
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Sevenoaks, TN15 0LN | Primary | 84 | 23.8% | 8.3% | 
| Heather Primary School Coalville, LE67 2QP | Primary | 112 | 21.4% | 8% | 
| Langham Village School Holt, NR25 7DG | Primary | 103 | 29.1% | 7.8% | 
| Ormesby Village Infant School Great Yarmouth, NR29 3RY | Primary | 99 | 26.3% | 9.1% | 
| Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Norwich, NR11 7QY | Primary | 90 | 25.6% | 6.7% | 
| Urchfont Church of England Primary School Devizes, SN10 4RA | Primary | 87 | 25.3% | 8% | 
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kells Infant School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 116 | Sign in to see | |
| Kobi Nazrul Primary School London, E1 1JP | Primary | 224 | ||
| St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge London, N20 8NX | Primary | 195 | ||
| St Catherine Catholic Primary School West Drayton, UB7 7NX | Primary | 230 | ||
| Mount Pleasant Primary School Brierley Hill, DY5 2YN | Primary | 351 | ||
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School St Helens, WA10 1LN | Primary | 197 | ||
| Greasby Infant School Wirral, CH49 3NX | Primary | 188 | ||
| Devonshire Road Primary School Bolton, BL1 4ND | Primary | 418 | ||
| St Catherine's RC Primary School Manchester, M20 6HS | Primary | 424 | ||
| Great Moor Infant School Stockport, SK2 7DG | Primary | 257 | ||
| St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common Manchester, M28 1AE | Primary | 194 | ||
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Doncaster, DN4 0JN | Primary | 240 | ||
| Newtown School Chesham, HP5 3AT | Primary | 203 | ||
| Weaverham Forest Primary School Northwich, CW8 3EY | Primary | 218 | ||
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Warrington, WA4 1PY | Primary | 154 | ||
| Bransty Primary School Whitehaven, CA28 6EG | Primary | 211 | ||
| Brisbane Park Infant School Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1NY | Primary | 97 | ||
| Pittington Primary School DURHAM, DH6 1AF | Primary | 197 | ||
| Penwortham Primary School Preston, PR1 0HU | Primary | 200 | ||
| Clitheroe Pendle Primary School Clitheroe, BB7 2AL | Primary | 348 | ||
| Holme Slack Community Primary School Preston, PR1 6HP | Primary | 207 | ||
| Askrigg Voluntary Controlled Primary School Leyburn, DL8 3BJ | Primary | 160 | ||
| Holywell Village First School Whitley Bay, NE25 0LN | Primary | 147 | ||
| Belford Primary School Belford, NE70 7QD | Primary | 87 | ||
| Arno Vale Junior School Nottingham, NG5 4JF | Primary | 240 | ||
| Chancel Primary School Rugeley, WS15 2EW | Primary | 218 | ||
| Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, L9 6BU | Primary | 204 | ||