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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St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 224 | 25.4% | 24.6% |
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St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
London, N5 1DL |
Primary | 206 | 28.6% | 25.7% |
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Chalgrove Primary School
London, N3 3PL |
Primary | 217 | 24.9% | 25.3% |
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Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School
London, NW2 5AN |
Primary | 196 | 23% | 24.5% |
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Hillside Junior School
Northwood, HA6 1RX |
Primary | 210 | 21.9% | 23.8% |
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John Shelton Community Primary School
Coventry, CV6 4JP |
Primary | 238 | 25.7% | 26.1% |
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Watling Street Primary School
Walsall, WS8 7LW |
Primary | 228 | 26% | 23.4% |
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Ashurst Primary School
St Helens, WA11 9QJ |
Primary | 199 | 23.6% | 24.5% |
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Gilnow Primary School
Bolton, BL1 4LG |
Primary | 212 | 22.6% | 25.3% |
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Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DR |
Primary | 203 | 26% | 25% |
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Jump Primary School
Barnsley, S74 0JW |
Primary | 217 | 22.1% | 23.4% |
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Marsden Primary School
Sunderland, SR6 7HJ |
Primary | 206 | 26.8% | 24.4% |
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Priory Primary School
Bedford, MK40 1JD |
Primary | 214 | 23.4% | 26.2% |
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Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
Newbury, RG14 1TS |
Primary | 215 | 22.2% | 25.3% |
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Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery
High Wycombe, HP12 4LR |
Primary | 228 | 26.8% | 26.4% |
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Colville Primary School
Cambridge, CB1 9EJ |
Primary | 213 | 24.4% | 24.9% |
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St Oswald's CofE Primary School
Ashbourne, DE6 1AS |
Primary | 204 | 25.5% | 23% |
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Canvey Junior School
Canvey Island, SS8 0JG |
Primary | 239 | 22.2% | 25.1% |
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Hempsted Church of England Primary School
Gloucester, GL2 5LH |
Primary | 212 | 24.5% | 23.1% |
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Weobley Primary School
Weobley, HR4 8ST |
Primary | 205 | 24.2% | 26% |
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George Street Primary School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5HJ |
Primary | 220 | 21.4% | 25.4% |
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Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery
Stevenage, SG1 5PA |
Primary | 222 | 28.3% | 26.5% |
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Woolenwick Junior School
Stevenage, SG1 2NU |
Primary | 232 | 24.6% | 25.4% |
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The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School
Grantham, NG31 8HQ |
Primary | 259 | 25.5% | 24.7% |
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Godstone Primary and Nursery School
Godstone, RH9 8NH |
Primary | 222 | 22.6% | 25.7% |
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All Saints' CofE Junior School
Warwick, CV34 5LY |
Primary | 225 | 28.9% | 25.8% |
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West Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 7EL |
Primary | 209 | 25.4% | 25.8% |
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Oakfields Primary School, Horsham
Horsham, RH12 4ET |
Primary | 222 | 21.6% | 23.9% |
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Highfield Community Primary School
Chester, CH1 5LD |
Primary | 218 | 28% | 23.9% |
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Shephalbury Park Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 8AX |
Primary | 227 | 29.4% | 23.7% |
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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St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 224 | Sign in to see | |
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Hawley Primary School
London, NW1 8RP |
Primary | 220 | ||
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St Mary's CofE Primary School
London, N3 1BT |
Primary | 427 | ||
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St Agnes' Catholic Primary School
London, NW2 1RG |
Primary | 434 | ||
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Harefield Infant and Junior School
Harefield, UB9 6BJ |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Warrender Primary School
Ruislip, HA4 8QG |
Primary | 434 | ||
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Gilbertstone Primary School
Birmingham, B26 1EH |
Primary | 411 | ||
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Grangehurst Primary School
Coventry, CV6 6JN |
Primary | 411 | ||
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Stoke Heath Primary School
Coventry, CV2 4PR |
Primary | 461 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M19 2UH |
Primary | 298 | ||
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Limehurst Community Primary School
Oldham, OL8 3JQ |
Primary | 312 | ||
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St John's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M27 5FU |
Primary | 360 | ||
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Beech Hill Community Primary School
Wigan, WN6 7PT |
Primary | 274 | ||
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Marsh Green Primary School
Wigan, WN5 0EF |
Primary | 351 | ||
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Withinfields Primary School
Halifax, HX3 9QJ |
Primary | 330 | ||
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Southroyd Primary and Nursery School
Pudsey, LS28 8AT |
Primary | 459 | ||
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Stukeley Meadows Primary School
Huntingdon, PE29 6UH |
Primary | 371 | ||
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Ely St John's Community Primary School
Ely, CB6 3BW |
Primary | 371 | ||
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Seaford Primary School
Seaford, BN25 2JF |
Primary | 393 | ||
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Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2AH |
Primary | 299 | ||
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William Ransom Primary School
Hitchin, SG4 9QB |
Primary | 419 | ||
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Cranborne Primary School
Potters Bar, EN6 2BA |
Primary | 443 | ||
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Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School
Baldock, SG7 6PB |
Primary | 409 | ||
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St Saviour's Church of England Junior School
Westgate on Sea, CT8 8LD |
Primary | 351 | ||
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Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Herne Bay, CT6 7AH |
Primary | 294 | ||
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St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School
Broadstairs, CT10 3EP |
Primary | 360 | ||
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Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer
Cromer, NR27 0AD |
Primary | 126 | ||
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Brinkley Grove Primary School
Colchester, CO4 9GF |
Primary | 403 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea
London, SW11 2TD |
Primary | 350 | ||
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Broadfield Community Primary School
Rochdale, OL16 1QT |
Primary | 387 | ||