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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Portway Infant School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 173 | 17.3% | 14.5% | 
| 
                                Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School
                                 London, SW7 5AQ  | 
                            Primary | 169 | 19.5% | 13.6% | 
| 
                                Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
                                 Bury, BL8 1YA  | 
                            Primary | 184 | 17.9% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School
                                 Wakefield, WF4 4HQ  | 
                            Primary | 190 | 15.2% | 15.2% | 
| 
                                Archbishop Runcie CofE First School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1US  | 
                            Primary | 171 | 16.2% | 15% | 
| 
                                Weston Turville Church of England School
                                 Aylesbury, HP22 5RW  | 
                            Primary | 192 | 15.1% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School
                                 Chesham, HP5 2UQ  | 
                            Primary | 175 | 17.7% | 14.3% | 
| 
                                Barrington CofE VC Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB22 7RG  | 
                            Primary | 165 | 15.8% | 14.5% | 
| 
                                Duxford Church of England Community Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB22 4RA  | 
                            Primary | 158 | 18.4% | 14.6% | 
| 
                                Stoke Climsland School
                                 CALLINGTON, PL17 8ND  | 
                            Primary | 180 | 15.6% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                St James' CofE Junior School
                                 Whitehaven, CA28 7HG  | 
                            Primary | 155 | 16.8% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School
                                 High Peak, SK23 7DL  | 
                            Primary | 196 | 19.9% | 14.3% | 
| 
                                Newton Poppleford Primary School
                                 Sidmouth, EX10 0EL  | 
                            Primary | 182 | 19.2% | 13.7% | 
| 
                                Stebbing Primary School
                                 Dunmow, CM6 3SH  | 
                            Primary | 191 | 19.9% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                South Green Infant School
                                 Billericay, CM11 2TG  | 
                            Primary | 192 | 18.8% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School
                                 Stonehouse, GL10 3LY  | 
                            Primary | 198 | 17.2% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                Frogmore Infant School
                                 Camberley, GU17 0NY  | 
                            Primary | 174 | 19.5% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                Castle Hill Infant School
                                 BASINGSTOKE, RG23 8BN  | 
                            Primary | 181 | 16% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                Bidbury Infant School
                                 Havant, PO9 3EF  | 
                            Primary | 181 | 15.5% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                Harestock Primary School
                                 Winchester, SO22 6LU  | 
                            Primary | 186 | 14.5% | 14.5% | 
| 
                                Marchwood Church of England Infant School
                                 Southampton, SO40 4ZE  | 
                            Primary | 169 | 18.3% | 13.6% | 
| 
                                Burham Church of England Primary School
                                 Rochester, ME1 3SY  | 
                            Primary | 167 | 15% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                St Alphege Church of England Infant School
                                 Whitstable, CT5 1DA  | 
                            Primary | 192 | 17.5% | 15% | 
| 
                                Woodstone Community Primary School
                                 Coalville, LE67 2AH  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 17.3% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
                                 LINCOLN, LN6 5UZ  | 
                            Primary | 201 | 16.4% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                Wrockwardine Wood Infant School and Nursery
                                 Telford, TF2 7AH  | 
                            Primary | 178 | 16.8% | 15.8% | 
| 
                                East Coker Community Primary School
                                 Yeovil, BA22 9HY  | 
                            Primary | 195 | 16.9% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 Sudbury, CO10 0US  | 
                            Primary | 187 | 16% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                Loxwood Primary School
                                 Billingshurst, RH14 0SR  | 
                            Primary | 181 | 14.9% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                Trinity CofE Primary School
                                 Shrewsbury, SY5 9LG  | 
                            Primary | 157 | 15.3% | 14% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Portway Infant School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 173 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St Alban's Church of England Primary School
                                 London, EC1N 7SD  | 
                            Primary | 91 | ||
| 
                                St Saviour's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, SE13 6AL  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                Northview Junior and Infant School
                                 London, NW10 1RD  | 
                            Primary | 211 | ||
| 
                                St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE)
                                 London, N14 6JA  | 
                            Primary | 198 | ||
| 
                                St Helen's Catholic Primary School
                                 Barnsley, S74 9DL  | 
                            Primary | 119 | ||
| 
                                St Helen's Church of England Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS35 2QX  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                Alconbury CofE Primary School
                                 Huntingdon, PE28 4EQ  | 
                            Primary | 206 | ||
| 
                                Melbourne Infant School
                                 Derby, DE73 8JE  | 
                            Primary | 138 | ||
| 
                                Heath Fields Primary School
                                 Derby, DE65 5EQ  | 
                            Primary | 204 | ||
| 
                                Hart Plain Infant School
                                 Hants, PO8 8RZ  | 
                            Primary | 130 | ||
| 
                                Bentley Church of England Primary School
                                 Farnham, GU10 5JP  | 
                            Primary | 187 | ||
| 
                                St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School
                                 Hitchin, SG4 7PB  | 
                            Primary | 169 | ||
| 
                                Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School
                                 Goole, DN14 0DZ  | 
                            Primary | 124 | ||
| 
                                Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School
                                 Newport, PO30 3AD  | 
                            Primary | 69 | ||
| 
                                Dunton Green Primary School
                                 Sevenoaks, TN13 2UP  | 
                            Primary | 169 | ||
| 
                                Challock Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN25 4BU  | 
                            Primary | 209 | ||
| 
                                Newington Church of England Primary School
                                 Sittingbourne, ME9 7LB  | 
                            Primary | 228 | ||
| 
                                Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
                                 Folkestone, CT20 3JJ  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
                                 Folkestone, CT19 6AL  | 
                            Primary | 91 | ||
| 
                                Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School
                                 Preston, PR2 5SD  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School
                                 Preston, PR4 4XA  | 
                            Primary | 214 | ||
| 
                                St Chad's Catholic Primary School
                                 Chorley, PR6 8LL  | 
                            Primary | 138 | ||
| 
                                Thorpe Acre Junior School
                                 Loughborough, LE11 4SQ  | 
                            Primary | 185 | ||
| 
                                Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School
                                 Lincoln, LN4 3RB  | 
                            Primary | 89 | ||
| 
                                St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
                                 LINCOLN, LN6 5UZ  | 
                            Primary | 201 | ||
| 
                                East Markham Primary School
                                 Newark, NG22 0RG  | 
                            Primary | 206 | ||
| 
                                Willow Brook Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG12 5BB  | 
                            Primary | 194 | ||
| 
                                Lambley Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG4 4QF  | 
                            Primary | 191 | ||
| 
                                Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School
                                 Guildford, GU4 7EA  | 
                            Primary | 107 | ||