This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
(Your chosen school)
Primary 210 13.8% 11.4%
John Betts Primary School
London, W6 0UA
Primary 202 15.4% 11.9%
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
St Helens, WA10 6BX
Primary 211 13.7% 10.9%
Brookhurst Primary School
Wirral, CH63 0EH
Primary 211 12.3% 11.4%
Myrtle Park Primary
Bingley, BD16 1HB
Primary 217 12.2% 11.8%
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School
Reading, RG30 3TX
Primary 205 11.7% 11.7%
St Helen's Primary School
Huntingdon, PE28 3NY
Primary 188 14.4% 11.7%
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School
Workington, CA14 3JG
Primary 202 12.7% 11.2%
Southill Primary School
Weymouth, DT4 9UF
Primary 210 15.2% 11.4%
Maynards Green Community Primary School
Heathfield, TN21 0DD
Primary 208 12.5% 12%
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
Brighton, BN2 7HA
Primary 214 12.6% 12.1%
Great Leighs Primary School
Chelmsford, CM3 1RP
Primary 205 16.6% 11.7%
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Colchester, CO2 0DS
Primary 209 12% 11%
Stock Church of England Primary School
Ingatestone, CM4 9BQ
Primary 209 14.4% 12.4%
Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School
Dursley, GL11 5PA
Primary 211 13.3% 10.9%
Markyate Village School and Nursery
St Albans, AL3 8PT
Primary 208 14.6% 10.5%
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
St Albans, AL3 5NL
Primary 189 13.8% 11.7%
Roger De Clare First CofE School
Ware, SG11 1TF
Primary 225 11.9% 11.9%
St John's CofE Primary School
Welwyn, AL6 0BX
Primary 215 15.5% 10.5%
The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill
Lincoln, LN6 9BN
Primary 201 13.9% 11.9%
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery
Norwich, NR7 8BU
Primary 205 15.6% 11.7%
East Ayton Community Primary School
Scarborough, YO13 9EW
Primary 194 13.4% 11.3%
Broughton Primary School
Kettering, NN14 1NB
Primary 206 11.7% 11.7%
Carswell Community Primary School
Abingdon, OX14 1DP
Primary 207 14.3% 11.4%
St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery
Telford, TF10 8JQ
Primary 228 13.3% 11.7%
Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School
Market Drayton, TF9 4NU
Primary 205 15.1% 11.2%
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU
Primary 207 11.6% 10.6%
Shoreham Beach Primary School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5RH
Primary 198 12.6% 11.1%
Longsands Community Primary School
Preston, PR2 9PS
Primary 212 13.6% 10.8%
Heritage Park Primary School
Peterborough, PE2 8XA
Primary 205 14.2% 11.7%