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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Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 443 | 25.2% | 25.4% |
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Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road
Dagenham, RM9 6NH |
Primary | 439 | 25.3% | 25.7% |
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St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
Erith, DA8 3HQ |
Primary | 450 | 24.5% | 24.3% |
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Rainham Village Primary School
Rainham, RM13 9AA |
Primary | 446 | 23.1% | 24.6% |
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Gorringe Park Primary School
Mitcham, CR4 2YA |
Primary | 411 | 22.2% | 25.5% |
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Whitehall Primary School
London, E4 6ES |
Primary | 436 | 23.5% | 23.5% |
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Whitley Abbey Primary School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Primary | 430 | 22.9% | 26.5% |
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Old Park Primary School
Wednesbury, WS10 9LX |
Primary | 452 | 23.7% | 26% |
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Causeway Green Primary School
Oldbury, B68 8LX |
Primary | 417 | 21.4% | 25.8% |
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Legh Vale Primary School
St Helens, WA11 0ER |
Primary | 464 | 21.1% | 26% |
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Church Road Primary School
Bolton, BL1 5RU |
Primary | 445 | 22.7% | 24.2% |
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The Deans Primary School
Manchester, M27 5TD |
Primary | 444 | 24.3% | 25% |
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Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School
Leeds, LS28 8EP |
Primary | 429 | 22.6% | 24.6% |
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Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Leeds, LS11 8ND |
Primary | 454 | 24% | 26.9% |
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Highworth Combined School and Nursery
High Wycombe, HP13 7PH |
Primary | 447 | 19.9% | 25.4% |
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Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School
Battle, TN33 0HQ |
Primary | 422 | 22.3% | 26.8% |
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Tower Hill Primary School
Farnborough, GU14 0BW |
Primary | 418 | 23.4% | 24.2% |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Southampton, SO16 9LP |
Primary | 414 | 26.1% | 25.4% |
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Cowley Hill School
Borehamwood, WD6 5DP |
Primary | 418 | 22.2% | 25.9% |
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Wormley CofE Primary School
Broxbourne, EN10 6QA |
Primary | 430 | 26.8% | 26.8% |
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Brunswick House Primary School
Maidstone, ME16 0QQ |
Primary | 415 | 24.8% | 24.1% |
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Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School
Oxford, OX4 3QH |
Primary | 463 | 20.7% | 26.2% |
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Hythe Primary School
Staines, TW18 3HD |
Primary | 445 | 28.1% | 27.2% |
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Town Farm Primary School & Nursery
Staines, TW19 7HU |
Primary | 445 | 20.5% | 26% |
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Furzefield Primary School
Redhill, RH1 3PA |
Primary | 405 | 24.1% | 27% |
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Brinkley Grove Primary School
Colchester, CO4 9GF |
Primary | 426 | 22.8% | 25.1% |
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Leagrave Primary School
Luton, LU4 9ND |
Primary | 427 | 22% | 26.3% |
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Conway Primary School
London, SE18 1QY |
Primary | 422 | 23.8% | 26.6% |
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Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Harlow, CM19 4BU |
Primary | 443 | 26.5% | 27% |
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Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
Aylesbury, HP19 9DZ |
Primary | 446 | 27.5% | 23.5% |
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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Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 443 | Sign in to see | |
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St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School
London, SE2 9LY |
Primary | 384 | ||
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Glade Primary School
Ilford, IG5 0PF |
Primary | 418 | ||
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East Sheen Primary School
London, SW14 8ED |
Primary | 590 | ||
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Tidbury Green School
Solihull, B90 1QW |
Primary | 475 | ||
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Newby Primary School
Bradford, BD5 7DQ |
Primary | 436 | ||
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Girlington Primary School
Bradford, BD8 9NR |
Primary | 465 | ||
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Oulton Primary School
Leeds, LS26 8NT |
Primary | 303 | ||
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Bramingham Primary School
Luton, LU3 4BL |
Primary | 397 | ||
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Hillside Primary School
Reading, RG6 4HQ |
Primary | 429 | ||
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Winslow Church of England School
Buckingham, MK18 3EN |
Primary | 356 | ||
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Fourfields Community Primary School
Peterborough, PE7 3ZT |
Primary | 449 | ||
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Saltdean Primary School
Brighton, BN2 8HB |
Primary | 564 | ||
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Stanway Fiveways Primary School
Colchester, CO3 0QG |
Primary | 513 | ||
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Willesborough Junior School
Ashford, TN24 0JU |
Primary | 480 | ||
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West Borough Primary School
Maidstone, ME16 8TL |
Primary | 454 | ||
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Cedars Primary School
Blackburn, BB1 8HQ |
Primary | 393 | ||
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Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School
Burnley, BB12 0BN |
Primary | 422 | ||
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All Saints CofE VA Primary School
Northampton, NN2 7AJ |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Barley Hill Primary School
Thame, OX9 3DH |
Primary | 501 | ||
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Minsterley Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY5 0BE |
Primary | 164 | ||
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Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery
Epsom, KT19 8LU |
Primary | 695 | ||
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St Mary's CofE Controlled Primary School, Byfleet
West Byfleet, KT14 7NJ |
Primary | 423 | ||
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Parklands Community Primary School
Chichester, PO19 3AG |
Primary | 430 | ||
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Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School
Swindon, SN5 8LW |
Primary | 204 | ||
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Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Swindon, SN5 8LW |
Primary | 152 | ||
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Wheatfields Primary School
St Ives, PE27 3WF |
Primary | 298 | ||
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Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
Ashford, TN23 4QR |
Primary | 443 | ||
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The Willows Primary School
Newbury, RG14 7SJ |
Primary | 375 | ||
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Orchard Primary School
Hounslow, TW4 5JW |
Primary | 633 | ||