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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Downs Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 289 | 22.2% | 11.8% |
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Brookland Infant and Nursery School
Hampstead Garden Suburb, NW11 6EJ |
Primary | 278 | 17.3% | 12% |
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Moss Hall Infant School
London, N12 8PE |
Primary | 287 | 17.8% | 11.8% |
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Whiteheath Junior School
Ruislip, HA4 7PR |
Primary | 274 | 19.7% | 10.6% |
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Grange Valley Primary School
St Helens, WA11 0XQ |
Primary | 260 | 19.1% | 12.6% |
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Copley Primary School
Halifax, HX3 0TP |
Primary | 309 | 23% | 10% |
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Greenside Primary School
Pudsey, LS28 8NZ |
Primary | 274 | 23.7% | 13.1% |
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St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS30 6PH |
Primary | 295 | 24.4% | 13.2% |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate
Bristol, BS37 5BG |
Primary | 314 | 20.4% | 12.1% |
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Brookmead School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9EX |
Primary | 299 | 19.7% | 14.4% |
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Portway Infant School
Andover, SP10 3PE |
Primary | 270 | 15.9% | 12.2% |
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Oakridge Infant School
Basingstoke, RG21 5RR |
Primary | 300 | 24.7% | 12.8% |
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Purbrook Infant School
Waterlooville, PO7 5NQ |
Primary | 270 | 16.3% | 12.6% |
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South Wonston Primary School
Winchester, SO21 3EH |
Primary | 279 | 27.6% | 10.7% |
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Oakley Church of England Junior School
Basingstoke, RG23 7JZ |
Primary | 251 | 18.3% | 12.4% |
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Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Herne Bay, CT6 7AH |
Primary | 294 | 17.6% | 11.9% |
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Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)
Sleaford, NG34 8HH |
Primary | 269 | 19.3% | 11.2% |
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Brundall Primary School
Norwich, NR13 5JX |
Primary | 277 | 18.1% | 11.6% |
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St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough
Scarborough, YO11 3BW |
Primary | 275 | 19.3% | 10.2% |
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Five Acres Primary School
Bicester, OX25 2SN |
Primary | 308 | 21% | 11.1% |
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Hook Norton Church of England Primary School
Banbury, OX15 5JS |
Primary | 269 | 18.8% | 12.9% |
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Wychwood Church of England Primary School
Chipping Norton, OX7 6BD |
Primary | 286 | 22.7% | 9.1% |
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St Giles CofE Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5NJ |
Primary | 306 | 22.9% | 10.5% |
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St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School
Newcastle, ST5 7AB |
Primary | 274 | 18.6% | 13.1% |
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Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Beccles, NR34 7SB |
Primary | 324 | 19.4% | 12% |
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Oakfield Junior School
Leatherhead, KT22 9ND |
Primary | 255 | 21.2% | 10.2% |
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The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School
Godalming, GU8 5PB |
Primary | 304 | 25.3% | 14.1% |
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Upper Beeding Primary School
Steyning, BN44 3HY |
Primary | 298 | 20.1% | 11.4% |
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Steyning CofE Primary School
Steyning, BN44 3RQ |
Primary | 335 | 21.8% | 12.8% |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton
Swindon, SN5 4AR |
Primary | 318 | 18.6% | 11.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Downs Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 289 | Sign in to see | |
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Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Greater Manchester, OL4 1AJ |
Primary | 338 | ||
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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
Manchester, M24 1PY |
Primary | 309 | ||
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Queensway Primary School
Select, LS19 7LF |
Primary | 35 | ||
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Aldryngton Primary School
Reading, RG6 7HR |
Primary | 314 | ||
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Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
Newbury, RG14 1TS |
Primary | 215 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell
Bracknell Forest, RG12 9AP |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Broughton Junior School
Aylesbury, HP20 1NQ |
Primary | 250 | ||
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Moorfield Primary School
Widnes, WA8 3HJ |
Primary | 232 | ||
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Newlaithes Junior School
Carlisle, CA2 6DX |
Primary | 236 | ||
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Whitwell Primary School
Worksop, S80 4NR |
Primary | 249 | ||
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Kempshott Junior School
Basingstoke, RG22 5LL |
Primary | 362 | ||
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Wickham Church of England Primary School
Fareham, PO17 5HU |
Primary | 300 | ||
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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Basingstoke, RG21 3JU |
Primary | 312 | ||
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Markyate Village School and Nursery
St Albans, AL3 8PT |
Primary | 203 | ||
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St Meryl School
Watford, WD19 5BT |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Cunningham Hill Junior School
St Albans, AL1 5QJ |
Primary | 236 | ||
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The Grove Infant and Nursery School
Harpenden, AL5 1QD |
Primary | 235 | ||
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Queen Mary Avenue Infant School
Cleethorpes, DN35 7SY |
Primary | 252 | ||
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Bacon Garth Primary School
Cottingham, HU16 5BP |
Primary | 225 | ||
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Barton Primary School
Newport, PO30 2AX |
Primary | 239 | ||
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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Dartford, DA1 5EA |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Crawshawbooth Primary School
Rossendale, BB4 8AN |
Primary | 296 | ||
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St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 3HP |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Cramlington Shanklea Primary School
Cramlington, NE23 1RQ |
Primary | 266 | ||
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James Peacock Infant and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG11 6DS |
Primary | 289 | ||
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North Kidlington Primary School
Kidlington, OX5 2DA |
Primary | 268 | ||
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Thomas Reade Primary School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Southway Junior School
Burgess Hill, RH15 9SU |
Primary | 362 | ||
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Churchfields Infants' School
London, E18 2RB |
Primary | 429 | ||