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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 217 | 18.9% | 10.6% | 
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley Leeds, LS27 9LX | Primary | 240 | 19.2% | 10.8% | 
| Chartridge Combined School Chesham, HP5 2TW | Primary | 211 | 19% | 10% | 
| Newton Longville Church of England Primary School Newton Longville, MK17 0BZ | Primary | 199 | 16.6% | 10.6% | 
| Isleham Church of England Primary School Ely, CB7 5RZ | Primary | 209 | 20% | 11% | 
| Holywell CofE Primary School St Ives, PE27 4TF | Primary | 199 | 19.6% | 10.6% | 
| Tregadillett Primary School Launceston, PL15 7EU | Primary | 209 | 17.7% | 10.5% | 
| Parkside Community Primary School Heathfield, TN21 8QQ | Primary | 231 | 19.5% | 10.6% | 
| St Katherine's Church of England Primary School Canvey Island, SS8 9QA | Primary | 220 | 17.7% | 9.5% | 
| Merdon Junior School Eastleigh, SO53 1EJ | Primary | 230 | 19.6% | 10.9% | 
| Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School Brockenhurst, SO42 7RX | Primary | 221 | 19.9% | 10.4% | 
| St James Church of England Controlled Primary School Emsworth, PO10 7PX | Primary | 228 | 18% | 11% | 
| Whittington CofE Primary School Worcester, WR5 2QZ | Primary | 208 | 20.2% | 10.1% | 
| Pixies Hill Primary School Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2BY | Primary | 210 | 17.1% | 11.4% | 
| The Lea Primary School and Nursery Harpenden, AL5 4LE | Primary | 217 | 18.1% | 9.7% | 
| Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1AG | Primary | 228 | 16.7% | 10.3% | 
| Barham Church of England Primary School CANTERBURY, CT4 6NX | Primary | 210 | 18.6% | 11.9% | 
| Haslingden Broadway Primary School Rossendale, BB4 4EH | Primary | 210 | 18.6% | 11% | 
| Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School Lancaster, LA2 0JS | Primary | 199 | 17.6% | 10.6% | 
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Lancaster, LA1 4HT | Primary | 206 | 17.5% | 11.2% | 
| Mill Lane Community Primary School Chinnor, OX39 4RF | Primary | 228 | 17.5% | 9.6% | 
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford Oxford, OX3 9ED | Primary | 213 | 19.3% | 9.4% | 
| Norton CEVC Primary School Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3LZ | Primary | 205 | 21% | 10.2% | 
| Dormansland Primary School Lingfield, RH7 6PE | Primary | 194 | 19.6% | 11.3% | 
| Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Rugby, CV23 0BT | Primary | 224 | 17% | 11.2% | 
| Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School Coventry, CV8 3HH | Primary | 229 | 20.6% | 9.9% | 
| Aldingbourne Primary School Chichester, PO20 3QR | Primary | 213 | 17.4% | 9.9% | 
| Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Worthing, BN11 5LQ | Primary | 195 | 19% | 11.3% | 
| Handcross Primary School Haywards Heath, RH17 6HB | Primary | 244 | 19.8% | 10.5% | 
| Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School Arundel, BN18 0PH | Primary | 192 | 16.7% | 10.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 217 | Sign in to see | |
| Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School London, SW12 8QJ | Primary | 193 | ||
| St Matthew's School, Westminster London, SW1P 2DG | Primary | 124 | ||
| St Thomas CofE Primary School Bolton, BL5 3HP | Primary | 235 | ||
| Marsden Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield, HD7 6BN | Primary | 97 | ||
| Hopton Primary School Mirfield, WF14 8PR | Primary | 309 | ||
| Compton C.E. Primary School Newbury, RG20 6QU | Primary | 166 | ||
| Crowthorne Church of England Primary School Crowthorne, RG45 6ND | Primary | 208 | ||
| Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School Cambridge, CB22 5EL | Primary | 206 | ||
| Stoneraise School Carlisle, CA5 7AT | Primary | 170 | ||
| Town End Junior School Alfreton, DE55 5PB | Primary | 184 | ||
| Buckland Brewer Primary School Bideford, EX39 5LX | Primary | 110 | ||
| Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Hastings, TN35 4LS | Primary | 194 | ||
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School Uckfield, TN22 4HY | Primary | 66 | ||
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School Uckfield, TN22 5DJ | Primary | 213 | ||
| Langrish Primary School Petersfield, GU32 3PJ | Primary | 210 | ||
| South Farnborough Infant School Farnborough, GU14 6JU | Primary | 266 | ||
| Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Andover, SP11 0AX | Primary | 96 | ||
| Victoria Road Primary School Ashford, TN23 7HQ | Primary | 210 | ||
| St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Tonbridge, TN12 9RR | Primary | 121 | ||
| High Halden Church of England Primary School Ashford, TN26 3JB | Primary | 102 | ||
| Nonington Church of England Primary School Dover, CT15 4LB | Primary | 58 | ||
| Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School Whitstable, CT5 1AY | Primary | 225 | ||
| Stickney Church of England Primary School Boston, PE22 8AX | Primary | 145 | ||
| Blofield Primary School Blofield, NR13 4PL | Primary | 220 | ||
| Ramsden Primary School Worksop, S81 9DY | Primary | 232 | ||
| New Hinksey Church of England Primary School Oxford, OX1 4RQ | Primary | 103 | ||
| Ewelme CofE Primary School Wallingford, OX10 6HU | Primary | 91 | ||
| Baschurch CofE Primary School Shrewsbury, SY4 2AU | Primary | 207 | ||
| Hollycombe Primary School Liphook, GU30 7LY | Primary | 107 | ||