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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Molton Community Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 232 | 25.4% | 26.3% | 
| Sunnyfields Primary School London, NW4 4JH | Primary | 242 | 23.7% | 26.1% | 
| John Shelton Community Primary School Coventry, CV6 4JP | Primary | 235 | 25.2% | 25.6% | 
| Watling Street Primary School Walsall, WS8 7LW | Primary | 231 | 23.1% | 26.1% | 
| St Columba's RC Primary School Bolton, BL2 3AR | Primary | 226 | 25.9% | 27.5% | 
| St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School Bolton, BL3 6HP | Primary | 215 | 22.9% | 25.6% | 
| Stanningley Primary School Pudsey, LS28 6PE | Primary | 215 | 25.5% | 27.7% | 
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet Leeds, LS10 2AD | Primary | 206 | 25.7% | 25.7% | 
| Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery High Wycombe, HP12 4LR | Primary | 231 | 27.7% | 26.9% | 
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Burnham, SL1 7DE | Primary | 242 | 22% | 26.3% | 
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Ellesmere Port, CH65 6TQ | Primary | 204 | 23% | 27% | 
| Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery Weymouth, DT4 9LU | Primary | 236 | 27.1% | 25.4% | 
| Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School Chester le Street, DH2 2JT | Primary | 266 | 27.2% | 26.1% | 
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils Colchester, CO3 9AS | Primary | 230 | 25.2% | 27.8% | 
| Shurdington Church of England Primary School Cheltenham, GL51 4UQ | Primary | 199 | 25.6% | 24.6% | 
| Mengham Junior School Hayling Island, PO11 9ET | Primary | 239 | 23% | 27.2% | 
| Bidbury Junior School Havant, PO9 3EF | Primary | 239 | 21.8% | 25.9% | 
| Hobletts Manor Junior School Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5JS | Primary | 240 | 22.5% | 27.5% | 
| Kingsway Junior School Watford, WD25 0JH | Primary | 236 | 27.1% | 27.5% | 
| Kenilworth Primary School Borehamwood, WD6 1QL | Primary | 216 | 22.3% | 26.8% | 
| The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School Grantham, NG31 8HQ | Primary | 251 | 26.3% | 26.3% | 
| The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School Skegness, PE24 5ED | Primary | 205 | 25.4% | 26.3% | 
| Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School Swaffham, PE37 7RF | Primary | 234 | 25.7% | 26.5% | 
| Godstone Primary and Nursery School Godstone, RH9 8NH | Primary | 226 | 23.9% | 27.4% | 
| West Green Primary School Crawley, RH11 7EL | Primary | 208 | 22.1% | 26.4% | 
| Charter Primary School Chippenham, SN15 3EA | Primary | 200 | 25.5% | 26% | 
| Highfield Community Primary School Chester, CH1 5LD | Primary | 226 | 23.4% | 24.7% | 
| Orchard Primary School Sidcup, DA14 6LW | Primary | 211 | 25.1% | 25.1% | 
| St Keyna Primary School Bristol, BS31 2JP | Primary | 240 | 29.4% | 24.6% | 
| Maple Grove Primary School Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG | Primary | 206 | 25.2% | 27.6% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Molton Community Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 232 | Sign in to see | |
| St John's Church of England Primary School Stockport, SK4 3DG | Primary | 200 | ||
| Dinnington First School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 7JY | Primary | 313 | ||
| Chester Park Junior School Bristol, BS16 3NX | Primary | 291 | ||
| St John's Catholic Primary School Bath, BA2 3NR | Primary | 318 | ||
| Newton Poppleford Primary School Sidmouth, EX10 0EL | Primary | 182 | ||
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Wareham, BH20 7BN | Primary | 366 | ||
| Chipping Hill Primary School Witham, CM8 1FR | Primary | 419 | ||
| Banister Primary School Southampton, SO15 2LS | Primary | 418 | ||
| Gurnard Primary School Cowes, PO31 8DS | Primary | 414 | ||
| Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Maidstone, ME17 1JZ | Primary | 395 | ||
| Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Cranbrook, TN17 2BH | Primary | 173 | ||
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Chorley, PR6 0JF | Primary | 236 | ||
| Carr Infant School York, YO26 5QA | Primary | 207 | ||
| Lord Deramore's Primary School York, YO10 5EE | Primary | 219 | ||
| Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School Nottingham, NG5 7AX | Primary | 329 | ||
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School Shifnal, TF11 9HD | Primary | 380 | ||
| Estcots Primary School East Grinstead, RH19 3TY | Primary | 407 | ||
| Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA Epsom, KT19 0JP | Primary | 165 | ||
| All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Widnes, WA8 4PG | Primary | 194 | ||
| Great Binfields Primary School Basingstoke, RG24 8AJ | Primary | 416 | ||
| The Craylands School Swanscombe, DA10 0LP | Primary | 422 | ||
| Asquith Primary School Leeds, LS27 9QY | Primary | 371 | ||
| Southfield Park Primary School Epsom, KT19 8TF | Primary | 408 | ||
| Haytor View Community Primary School Newton Abbot, TQ12 4BD | Primary | 212 | ||
| Kingsmead Primary School Northwich, CW9 8WA | Primary | 315 | ||
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Scunthorpe, DN16 3FX | Primary | 321 | ||
| Beit Shvidler Primary School Edgware, HA8 8NX | Primary | 230 | ||
| Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School Marlborough, SN8 4BX | Primary | 372 | ||
| Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School Daventry, NN11 2PD | Primary | 226 | ||