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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotley Bridge Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 347 | 8.9% | 10.7% | 
| Mount Stewart Junior School Harrow, HA3 0JX | Primary | 358 | 12.6% | 9.8% | 
| Bounds Green Infant School London, N11 2QG | Primary | 301 | 10.1% | 10.7% | 
| Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School New Malden, KT3 3HN | Primary | 376 | 13.7% | 10.8% | 
| St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School Surbiton, KT6 4AL | Primary | 347 | 10.1% | 12.1% | 
| Northway Primary School Liverpool, L31 9AA | Primary | 337 | 9.2% | 11.7% | 
| Woodlands Primary School Liverpool, L37 2JN | Primary | 334 | 10% | 9.7% | 
| Greave Primary School Stockport, SK6 1HR | Primary | 353 | 14.9% | 10.6% | 
| St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell Wigan, WN5 7AA | Primary | 371 | 14% | 10.8% | 
| Hunter's Bar Junior School Sheffield, S11 8ZG | Primary | 360 | 12.5% | 12.2% | 
| Scholes (Elmet) Primary School Leeds, LS15 4BJ | Primary | 330 | 10.2% | 10.8% | 
| Fulwell Junior School Sunderland, SR6 9EE | Primary | 350 | 9.7% | 10% | 
| Derwent Primary School Henlow, SG16 6BA | Primary | 361 | 10.5% | 12.9% | 
| St Paul's CofE Junior School Wokingham, RG41 2YJ | Primary | 373 | 12.6% | 9.7% | 
| Ely St John's Community Primary School Ely, CB6 3BW | Primary | 365 | 10.7% | 10.7% | 
| Belmont Primary School Guisborough, TS14 7BS | Primary | 370 | 7.1% | 11.2% | 
| Deer Park Primary School Chesterfield, S42 6TD | Primary | 337 | 5.6% | 11% | 
| Downs Infant School Brighton, BN1 6JA | Primary | 322 | 9.9% | 11.5% | 
| Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DD | Primary | 383 | 12.5% | 11.2% | 
| Hawley Primary School Camberley, GU17 9BH | Primary | 314 | 11.8% | 10.5% | 
| The Butts Primary School Alton, GU34 1PW | Primary | 340 | 12.7% | 11.5% | 
| Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School Southampton, SO16 8AD | Primary | 333 | 13.5% | 12% | 
| Aughton Town Green Primary School Ormskirk, L39 6SF | Primary | 313 | 7% | 10.9% | 
| Little Bowden School Market Harborough, LE16 8AY | Primary | 360 | 11.7% | 11.7% | 
| Morpeth First School Morpeth, NE61 2AP | Primary | 316 | 13% | 10.6% | 
| Sebert Wood Community Primary School Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7EG | Primary | 381 | 11.8% | 9.4% | 
| Horsell CofE Aided Junior School Woking, GU21 4TA | Primary | 353 | 12.5% | 9.1% | 
| Clore Tikva School Ilford, IG6 2JN | Primary | 332 | 12.8% | 10.7% | 
| Pierrepont Gamston Primary School Nottingham, NG2 6TH | Primary | 306 | 7.2% | 11.4% | 
| Parkhill Infants' School Ilford, IG5 0DB | Primary | 376 | 11.7% | 9.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotley Bridge Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 347 | Sign in to see | |
| Drayton Park Primary School London, N5 1PJ | Primary | 251 | ||
| Servite RC Primary School London, SW10 9NA | Primary | 198 | ||
| Edgebury Primary School Chislehurst, BR7 6BL | Primary | 404 | ||
| Newnham Infant and Nursery School Ruislip, HA4 9RW | Primary | 286 | ||
| St Richard's Church of England Primary School Richmond, TW10 7NL | Primary | 174 | ||
| Moseley Church of England Primary School Birmingham, B13 9EH | Primary | 209 | ||
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School Birmingham, B44 0QN | Primary | 372 | ||
| Burman Infant School Solihull, B90 2JW | Primary | 184 | ||
| Alumwell Infant School Walsall, WS2 9UP | Primary | 270 | ||
| Palfrey Infant School Walsall, WS1 4HY | Primary | 297 | ||
| Seaburn Dene Primary School Sunderland, SR6 8LG | Primary | 217 | ||
| Bearwood Primary School Wokingham, RG41 5BB | Primary | 260 | ||
| Ash Hill Primary School High Wycombe, HP13 7HT | Primary | 208 | ||
| Aston Clinton School Aylesbury, HP22 5JJ | Primary | 409 | ||
| Hemingford Grey Primary School Huntingdon, PE28 9DU | Primary | 263 | ||
| Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School St Neots, PE19 1DZ | Primary | 186 | ||
| Westfield Junior School St Ives, PE27 5RG | Primary | 234 | ||
| Tarporley CofE Primary School Tarporley, CW6 0AN | Primary | 278 | ||
| Longmoor Primary School Nottingham, NG10 4JG | Primary | 412 | ||
| Glebe Junior School Alfreton, DE55 2JB | Primary | 380 | ||
| Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School Chester le Street, DH2 2JT | Primary | 266 | ||
| Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Watford, WD17 3PE | Primary | 304 | ||
| Westfield Infant School Hinckley, LE10 0JL | Primary | 270 | ||
| Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School Scarborough, YO11 3XJ | Primary | 337 | ||
| Hamp Nursery and Infants' School Bridgwater, TA6 6JB | Primary | 228 | ||
| Ilchester Community School Yeovil, BA22 8JL | Primary | 292 | ||
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School Leatherhead, KT22 7JN | Primary | 422 | ||
| Laleham CofE VA Primary School Staines, TW18 1SB | Primary | 408 | ||
| Great Preston VC CofE Primary School Leeds, LS26 8AR | Primary | 219 | ||