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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Merdon Junior School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 221 | 17.2% | 11.3% |
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Good Shepherd RC Primary School
London, W12 9BY |
Primary | 234 | 17.1% | 11.1% |
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Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School
London, W1H 5HA |
Primary | 225 | 16.9% | 10.7% |
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Christ Church Primary School
Barnet, EN5 4NS |
Primary | 212 | 17.5% | 12% |
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Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School
Ruislip, HA4 7RF |
Primary | 229 | 16.2% | 10.6% |
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Robin Hood Infants' School
Sutton, SM1 2SF |
Primary | 239 | 17.2% | 11.7% |
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Claypool Primary School
Bolton, BL6 6LN |
Primary | 218 | 16.1% | 11.9% |
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Myrtle Park Primary
Bingley, BD16 1HB |
Primary | 211 | 16.2% | 12% |
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Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School
Reading, RG30 3TX |
Primary | 208 | 16.4% | 12.5% |
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Farnham Common Junior School
Farnham Common, SL2 3TZ |
Primary | 229 | 16.2% | 10.5% |
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St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn
High Wycombe, HP10 0QH |
Primary | 216 | 16.4% | 10.2% |
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Warrington, WA1 4PQ |
Primary | 211 | 18.5% | 10.9% |
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Durham Lane Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0NG |
Primary | 225 | 16.4% | 12.1% |
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Pashley Down Infant School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NX |
Primary | 230 | 17.4% | 12.2% |
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Beehive Lane Community Primary School
Chelmsford, CM2 9SR |
Primary | 210 | 16.7% | 11.9% |
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St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham
Halstead, CO9 3NR |
Primary | 213 | 17.8% | 12.2% |
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St Katherine's Church of England Primary School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QA |
Primary | 213 | 15.5% | 10.8% |
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Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School
Dursley, GL11 5PA |
Primary | 208 | 16.8% | 12% |
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St James Church of England Controlled Primary School
Emsworth, PO10 7PX |
Primary | 224 | 17.9% | 10.3% |
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Camp Primary and Nursery School
St Albans, AL1 5PG |
Primary | 222 | 17.5% | 11.4% |
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Nash Mills Church of England Primary School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9XB |
Primary | 228 | 18.3% | 11.5% |
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Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1AG |
Primary | 218 | 17.1% | 11.3% |
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Challock Primary School
Ashford, TN25 4BU |
Primary | 212 | 15.6% | 11.8% |
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 9ED |
Primary | 208 | 19.7% | 11.5% |
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St Laurence CofE Primary School
Ludlow, SY8 1TP |
Primary | 237 | 17.7% | 11.8% |
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Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Newmarket, CB8 8PR |
Primary | 206 | 18% | 11.2% |
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Hawkedale Primary School
Sunbury on Thames, TW16 6PG |
Primary | 206 | 18.9% | 11.2% |
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Aldingbourne Primary School
Chichester, PO20 3QR |
Primary | 212 | 18.9% | 11.8% |
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Easebourne CofE Primary School
Midhurst, GU29 9AG |
Primary | 206 | 16.5% | 10.2% |
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Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
Leyland, PR26 9HJ |
Primary | 210 | 18.1% | 10.5% |
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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Merdon Junior School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 221 | Sign in to see | |
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Kentish Town Church of England Primary School
London, NW5 2TU |
Primary | 224 | ||
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
London, SW4 9QJ |
Primary | 267 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B10 0HT |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Wood Green Junior School
Wednesbury, WS10 9BW |
Primary | 340 | ||
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Ocker Hill Infant School
Tipton, DY4 0DS |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Alumwell Infant School
Walsall, WS2 9UP |
Primary | 267 | ||
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St Philip's RC Primary School
Salford, M7 4WP |
Primary | 354 | ||
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St Patrick Catholic Primary School
Leeds, LS9 7QL |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Cranbourne Primary School
Windsor, SL4 2EU |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Bearwood Primary School
Wokingham, RG41 5BB |
Primary | 219 | ||
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Russell Street School
Milton Keynes, MK11 1BT |
Primary | 189 | ||
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Burnham, SL1 7DE |
Primary | 238 | ||
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Sunnymede Primary School
Billericay, CM11 2HL |
Primary | 389 | ||
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Churchdown Village Junior School
Gloucester, GL3 2JX |
Primary | 238 | ||
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North Baddesley Infant School
Southampton, SO52 9EE |
Primary | 321 | ||
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Tadley Community Primary School
Tadley, RG26 3PB |
Primary | 221 | ||
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Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School
Lee-on-the-Solent, PO13 9DL |
Primary | 317 | ||
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St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant
Havant, PO9 3DR |
Primary | 341 | ||
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Shenley Primary School
Radlett, WD7 9DX |
Primary | 118 | ||
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Woodlands Primary School
Borehamwood, WD6 5JF |
Primary | 215 | ||
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Maple Primary School
St Albans, AL1 3SW |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Park Way Primary School
Maidstone, ME15 7AH |
Primary | 307 | ||
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Ellington Infant School
Ramsgate, CT11 0QH |
Primary | 155 | ||
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Roseacre Junior School
Maidstone, ME14 4BL |
Primary | 424 | ||
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Tonacliffe Primary School
Whitworth, OL12 8SS |
Primary | 293 | ||
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William Fletcher Primary School
Oxford, OX5 1LW |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Shottermill Junior School
Haslemere, GU27 1JF |
Primary | 251 | ||
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Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 5LQ |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Cookley Sebright Primary School
Kidderminster, DY10 3TA |
Primary | 224 | ||