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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch
(Your chosen school)
Primary 240 9.2% 14.2%
Fitzjohn's Primary School
London, NW3 6NP
Primary 230 10.9% 13%
Emmanuel Church of England Primary School
London, NW6 1TF
Primary 226 10.8% 14.7%
Meadlands Primary School
Richmond, TW10 7TS
Primary 217 9.3% 14.2%
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
Bootle, L20 6ED
Primary 234 11.4% 13.6%
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Warrington, WA3 2PQ
Primary 213 10.8% 14.1%
Ley Hill School
Chesham, HP5 1YF
Primary 223 11.4% 14%
Lionel Walden Primary School
March, PE15 0TF
Primary 209 11.5% 14.4%
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School
Cambridge, CB1 9ND
Primary 218 10.1% 13.3%
Scholar Green Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3HF
Primary 218 11.5% 13.3%
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 1NN
Primary 207 9.7% 14%
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Barnard Castle, DL12 8TN
Primary 237 8.3% 12.8%
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Durham, DH1 5LP
Primary 219 6.9% 14.6%
Montgomery Infant School and Nursery, Colchester
Colchester, CO2 9QG
Primary 266 10.4% 15.5%
Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Chelmsford, CM3 3NY
Primary 213 11.3% 15%
Cupernham Infant School
Romsey, SO51 7JT
Primary 244 9.4% 13.5%
Lymington Junior School
Lymington, SO41 9GP
Primary 251 10.8% 15.5%
Ickleford Primary School
Hitchin, SG5 3TG
Primary 208 9.6% 13.5%
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN
Primary 214 12.3% 14.1%
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
Primary 237 8.2% 13.7%
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
Rossendale, BB4 8SU
Primary 213 9.9% 13.6%
Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School
Peterborough, PE8 6XS
Primary 220 8.6% 13.6%
Newport Infant School and Nursery
Newport, TF10 7DX
Primary 223 12.2% 14.2%
Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School
Rugeley, WS15 1ED
Primary 228 12.3% 14%
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Ipswich, IP2 9HN
Primary 202 9.9% 14.9%
Eastlands Primary School
Rugby, CV21 3RY
Primary 239 8% 15.5%
Radford Semele CofE Primary School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1TQ
Primary 207 10.1% 14%
St George's CofE Primary School
Bolton, BL5 2FB
Primary 258 10% 13.1%
Cotford St Luke Primary School
Taunton, TA4 1HZ
Primary 230 9.1% 15.2%
St Anne's CofE VC Primary School
Bewdley, DY12 2UQ
Primary 247 12.6% 13.4%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch
(Your chosen school)
Primary 240 Sign in to see
St Jude's Church of England Primary School
London, SE24 0EL
Primary 159
St John Vianney RC Primary School
London, N15 3HD
Primary 222
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
St Helens, WA9 5BT
Primary 201
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery
Dukinfield, SK16 5DP
Primary 212
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
Wakefield, WF2 8QW
Primary 209
Alexander First School
Windsor, SL4 4XP
Primary 105
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School
Peterborough, PE2 9DH
Primary 230
Leys Junior School
Alfreton, DE55 7HA
Primary 169
Charlotte Nursery and Infant School
Ilkeston, DE7 8LQ
Primary 277
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School
Chelmsford, CM3 2JX
Primary 235
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
Harlow, CM17 0LB
Primary 194
Old Basing Infant School
Basingstoke, RG24 7DL
Primary 261
Netley Abbey Infant School
Southampton, SO31 5EL
Primary 244
Kings Furlong Junior School
Basingstoke, RG21 8YJ
Primary 237
The Ryde School
Hatfield, AL9 5DR
Primary 205
Holtsmere End Junior School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JZ
Primary 229
Codicote Church of England Primary School
Hitchin, SG4 8YL
Primary 271
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Bushey, WD23 1SU
Primary 341
Vigo Village School
Gravesend, DA13 0RL
Primary 131
Downs View Infant School
Ashford, TN25 4PJ
Primary 215
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Chorley, PR7 3QG
Primary 204
Belmont Community Primary School
Grantham, NG31 9LR
Primary 203
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery
Norwich, NR7 8BU
Primary 205
Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School
Leamington Spa, CV33 9RY
Primary 240
Radford Semele CofE Primary School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1TQ
Primary 207
South Bersted CofE Primary School
Bognor Regis, PO22 9PZ
Primary 200
Midhurst CofE Primary School
Midhurst, GU29 9JX
Primary 185
The Orchard School
London, SW2 3ES
Primary 206
Thorngumbald Primary School
Thorngumbald, HU12 9QQ
Primary 177