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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 39 | 41% | 5.1% | 
| 
                                Central Street Infant and Nursery School
                                 Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HB  | 
                            Primary | 69 | 31.9% | 8.7% | 
| 
                                Colden Junior and Infant School
                                 Hebden Bridge, HX7 7HW  | 
                            Primary | 59 | 32.2% | 8.5% | 
| 
                                Caversham Park Primary School
                                 Reading, RG4 6RP  | 
                            Primary | 110 | 34.6% | 8.2% | 
| 
                                Whaddon CofE School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK17 0LS  | 
                            Primary | 45 | 44.4% | 6.7% | 
| 
                                Lee Common Church of England School
                                 Great Missenden, HP16 9JH  | 
                            Primary | 28 | 32.1% | 7.1% | 
| 
                                Little Missenden Church of England School
                                 Amersham, HP7 0RA  | 
                            Primary | 32 | 37.5% | 6.3% | 
| 
                                Milburn School
                                 Penrith, CA10 1TN  | 
                            Primary | 15 | 46.7% | 6.7% | 
| 
                                Fellview Primary School
                                 Wigton, CA7 8HF  | 
                            Primary | 40 | 37.5% | 0% | 
| 
                                Grayrigg CofE School
                                 Kendal, LA8 9BU  | 
                            Primary | 79 | 38% | 6.3% | 
| 
                                Bamford Primary School
                                 Hope Valley, S33 0AR  | 
                            Primary | 59 | 30.5% | 6.8% | 
| 
                                Eyam CofE Primary School
                                 Hope Valley, S32 5QH  | 
                            Primary | 70 | 44.3% | 8.6% | 
| 
                                Crich Carr CofE Primary School
                                 Matlock, DE4 5EF  | 
                            Primary | 37 | 31.6% | 2.6% | 
| 
                                Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School
                                 Tavistock, PL19 9PR  | 
                            Primary | 85 | 30.6% | 7.1% | 
| 
                                Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School
                                 Westbury-on-Severn, GL14 1PA  | 
                            Primary | 52 | 26.9% | 5.8% | 
| 
                                Goodnestone Church of England Primary School
                                 Canterbury, CT3 1PQ  | 
                            Primary | 55 | 38.2% | 7.3% | 
| 
                                Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School
                                 Lancaster, LA2 8QE  | 
                            Primary | 62 | 29% | 6.5% | 
| 
                                Holmeswood Methodist School
                                 Ormskirk, L40 1UD  | 
                            Primary | 51 | 31.4% | 2% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston
                                 Blackburn, BB2 7HX  | 
                            Primary | 72 | 32.9% | 5.5% | 
| 
                                Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Clitheroe, BB7 4QS  | 
                            Primary | 37 | 32.4% | 8.1% | 
| 
                                Linton-on-Ouse Primary School
                                 York, YO30 2BD  | 
                            Primary | 56 | 29.3% | 5.2% | 
| 
                                Sicklinghall Community Primary School
                                 Wetherby, LS22 4BD  | 
                            Primary | 41 | 41.5% | 9.8% | 
| 
                                Ingleby Greenhow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 MIDDLESBROUGH, TS9 6LL  | 
                            Primary | 29 | 41.9% | 6.5% | 
| 
                                Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School
                                 Wallingford, OX10 7HR  | 
                            Primary | 75 | 32% | 8% | 
| 
                                Stoke Row CofE Primary School
                                 Nr. Henley-on-Thames, RG9 5QS  | 
                            Primary | 54 | 42.6% | 7.4% | 
| 
                                Shenington Church of England Primary School
                                 Shenington, OX15 6NF  | 
                            Primary | 94 | 31.9% | 3.2% | 
| 
                                Collingbourne Church of England Primary School
                                 Marlborough, SN8 3UH  | 
                            Primary | 101 | 26.7% | 5.9% | 
| 
                                Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
                                 Marlborough, SN8 2JJ  | 
                            Primary | 90 | 32.2% | 7.8% | 
| 
                                Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School
                                 Marlborough, SN8 4EL  | 
                            Primary | 58 | 29.3% | 8.6% | 
| 
                                Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School
                                 Lowick, TD15 2UA  | 
                            Primary | 27 | 30% | 3.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Powerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 39 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Christ Church CofE Primary School
                                 Oldham, OL3 5RY  | 
                            Primary | 57 | ||
| 
                                Castlethorpe First School
                                 milton keynes, MK19 7EW  | 
                            Primary | 35 | ||
| 
                                Stoke Goldington Church of England School
                                 Newport Pagnell, MK16 8NP  | 
                            Primary | 16 | ||
| 
                                St Andrew's CofE Infant School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK14 5AX  | 
                            Primary | 21 | ||
| 
                                Little Missenden Church of England School
                                 Amersham, HP7 0RA  | 
                            Primary | 32 | ||
| 
                                Flushing School
                                 Falmouth, TR11 5TX  | 
                            Primary | 74 | ||
| 
                                Greystoke Primary School
                                 Penrith, CA11 0TP  | 
                            Primary | 52 | ||
| 
                                Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School
                                 Cleator, CA23 3AR  | 
                            Primary | 41 | ||
| 
                                Penny Acres Primary School
                                 Dronfield, S18 7WP  | 
                            Primary | 60 | ||
| 
                                Castleton CofE Primary School
                                 Hope Valley, S33 8WE  | 
                            Primary | 16 | ||
| 
                                Edale CofE Primary School
                                 Hope Valley, S33 7ZD  | 
                            Primary | 23 | ||
| 
                                Elton CofE Primary School
                                 Matlock, DE4 2BW  | 
                            Primary | 14 | ||
| 
                                Great Hucklow CE Primary
                                 Buxton, SK17 8RG  | 
                            Primary | 35 | ||
| 
                                Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School
                                 Ashbourne, DE6 3LD  | 
                            Primary | 40 | ||
| 
                                Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School
                                 Ilkeston, DE7 6BT  | 
                            Primary | 56 | ||
| 
                                Monyash CofE Primary School
                                 Bakewell, DE45 1JH  | 
                            Primary | 49 | ||
| 
                                Rosliston CofE Primary School
                                 Swadlincote, DE12 8JW  | 
                            Primary | 70 | ||
| 
                                Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School
                                 Hope Valley, S32 4TL  | 
                            Primary | 15 | ||
| 
                                Eastcombe Primary School
                                 Stroud, GL6 7EA  | 
                            Primary | 51 | ||
| 
                                Oakridge Parochial School
                                 Stroud, GL6 7NR  | 
                            Primary | 34 | ||
| 
                                Withington Church of England Primary School
                                 Cheltenham, GL54 4BQ  | 
                            Primary | 11 | ||
| 
                                Goathland Primary School
                                 Whitby, YO22 5ND  | 
                            Primary | 23 | ||
| 
                                Beckwithshaw Community Primary School
                                 Harrogate, HG3 1QW  | 
                            Primary | 53 | ||
| 
                                Pitsford Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN6 9AU  | 
                            Primary | 73 | ||
| 
                                Holy Island Church of England First School
                                 Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2SQ  | 
                            Primary | 6 | ||
| 
                                South Stoke Primary School
                                 RG8 0JS  | 
                            Primary | 22 | ||
| 
                                Church Aston Infant School
                                 Newport, TF10 9JN  | 
                            Primary | 51 | ||
| 
                                Farlow CofE Primary School
                                 Kidderminster, DY14 0RQ  | 
                            Primary | 28 | ||
| 
                                Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's
                                 Salisbury, SP3 6EA  | 
                            Primary | 55 | ||