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
Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 191 11% 7.9%
Cranmore Infant School
Solihull, B90 4SA
Primary 192 11.1% 8.2%
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
Bolton, BL5 1EN
Primary 203 10.8% 8.4%
Templemoor Infant and Nursery School
Sale, M33 2EG
Primary 195 10.3% 8.2%
Ben Rhydding Primary School
Ilkley, LS29 8QH
Primary 186 13.4% 8.1%
Renhold VC Primary School
Bedford, MK41 0LU
Primary 196 11% 7%
Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP17 8AF
Primary 180 10% 8.3%
Helsby Hillside Primary School
Frodsham, WA6 9LN
Primary 197 9.1% 8.6%
Mobberley CofE Primary School
Knutsford, WA16 7RA
Primary 191 12.6% 7.9%
Grange CofE Primary School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7JF
Primary 184 10.5% 8.4%
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Durham, DH1 2PN
Primary 196 11.2% 7.7%
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School
Colchester, CO4 5YN
Primary 206 10.2% 8.3%
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
Hutton, CM13 1BJ
Primary 213 11.7% 7%
Benhall Infant School
Cheltenham, GL51 6PS
Primary 178 10.7% 7.3%
Oakwood Infant School
Hook, RG27 8DY
Primary 206 12.1% 8.3%
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
Bushey, WD23 1ST
Primary 184 9.9% 7.8%
Highbury Infant School and Nursery
Hitchin, SG4 9AG
Primary 204 12.2% 7%
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
Watford, WD18 0WF
Primary 205 10.6% 6.8%
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury
Kings Langley, WD4 8RJ
Primary 207 9.5% 8.5%
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School
Potters Bar, EN6 2ES
Primary 211 11.9% 8.1%
Newchurch Primary School
Sandown, PO36 0NL
Primary 213 11.3% 8%
Edenfield Church of England Primary School
Bury, BL0 0HL
Primary 199 11.6% 8.5%
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Lytham St Annes, FY8 1LB
Primary 210 11.4% 7.6%
Baston CE Primary School
Peterborough, PE6 9PB
Primary 184 10.9% 8.7%
Trowell CofE Primary School
Notts, NG9 3QD
Primary 173 10.4% 8.1%
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV7 3DS
Primary 186 11.8% 7.5%
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Walsall, WS6 6PG
Primary 197 9.1% 7.6%
Birchwood Primary School
Ipswich, IP5 3SP
Primary 206 12.6% 8.7%
Claverdon Primary School
Warwick, CV35 8QA
Primary 201 9% 7.5%
Thorney Island Community Primary School
Emsworth, PO10 8DJ
Primary 192 11.5% 7.3%