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
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 207 14% 15.5%
Bourne Primary School
Ruislip, HA4 6UJ
Primary 215 15% 15.9%
Whitecrest Primary School
Birmingham, B43 6HQ
Primary 205 14.6% 15.6%
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Prescot, L34 0HA
Primary 208 12.9% 15.8%
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Wigan, WN1 1XL
Primary 210 12.9% 15.2%
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Wigan, WN6 8BD
Primary 191 13.6% 15.2%
Stocks Lane Primary School
Bradford, BD13 2RH
Primary 205 15.6% 16.1%
Lowtown Primary School
Pudsey, LS28 9BB
Primary 208 14.9% 14.9%
The Manor Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS36 2LF
Primary 199 12.6% 15.1%
Frenchay Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS16 1UZ
Primary 200 13% 15%
Redlands Primary School
Reading, RG1 5QH
Primary 195 14.1% 15.6%
Homer First School and Nursery
Windsor, SL4 5RL
Primary 192 13% 15.1%
Waddesdon Village Primary School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
Primary 218 12.8% 15.1%
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
St Ives, PE27 5QT
Primary 206 15.1% 16.5%
Willington Primary School
Derby, DE65 6DN
Primary 205 13.7% 15.6%
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School
Hailsham, BN27 4LG
Primary 204 14.2% 16.2%
Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Chelmsford, CM3 3NY
Primary 213 11.3% 15%
Poulner Infant School and Nursery
Ringwood, BH24 3LA
Primary 192 13.5% 15.9%
Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Alton, GU34 2BY
Primary 215 12.6% 15.3%
Ashfield Junior School
Bushey, WD23 1SR
Primary 229 14% 15.7%
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1PG
Primary 213 13.9% 16.7%
Kirton Lindsey Primary School
Gainsborough, DN21 4EH
Primary 196 13.8% 15.3%
Binstead Primary School
Ryde, PO33 3SA
Primary 209 12.9% 16.3%
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SU
Primary 200 14.5% 15.5%
Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Broadstairs, CT10 1RR
Primary 210 11.9% 15.2%
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5HY
Primary 199 13.6% 15.1%
Jerome Primary School
Cannock, WS11 9TP
Primary 217 14.3% 16.1%
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Crawley, RH10 6NU
Primary 207 15.9% 15.5%
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
Salisbury, SP2 7DG
Primary 217 12.4% 15.7%
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Pontefract, WF9 1AJ
Primary 206 15.5% 15%