Highwood Primary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Highwood Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 434 16.9% 17.5%
Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School
London, N14 5DU
Primary 434 18.1% 17.4%
Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School
London, NW9 5PE
Primary 448 17.4% 18.5%
Glade Primary School
Ilford, IG5 0PF
Primary 418 14.3% 17.1%
Shirley Heath Junior School
Solihull, B90 3DS
Primary 418 17.7% 18.4%
Richard Avenue Primary School
Sunderland, SR4 7LQ
Primary 447 18.7% 17.9%
Cotton End Forest School
Bedford, MK45 3AG
Primary 419 17.7% 17%
Mayfield Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 3HN
Primary 400 17.8% 17.3%
Oakdale Primary School
Peterborough, PE2 8TD
Primary 407 19.7% 17.4%
Beaconside CofE Primary School
Penrith, CA11 8EN
Primary 448 14.8% 17.1%
West Hove Infant School
Hove, BN3 5JA
Primary 448 15.5% 18%
Stanway Primary School
Colchester, CO3 0RH
Primary 404 17.6% 16.6%
Fairways Primary School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4QW
Primary 412 15.5% 18.7%
Broomfield Primary School
Chelmsford, CM1 7DN
Primary 420 16.2% 17.2%
Dunmow St Mary's Primary School
Dunmow, CM6 1EB
Primary 463 16.9% 17.7%
Swindon Village Primary School
Cheltenham, GL51 9QP
Primary 421 18.5% 17.8%
Holme Valley Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3SL
Primary 420 15.7% 16.4%
Great Chart Primary School
Ashford, TN23 5LB
Primary 422 18.3% 17.3%
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR2 1EQ
Primary 420 16% 16.9%
Seamer and Irton Community Primary School
Scarborough, YO12 4QX
Primary 410 17.3% 16.8%
Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School
Leeds, LS25 6QN
Primary 446 15.5% 17.8%
Hopping Hill Primary School
Northampton, NN5 6DT
Primary 443 16.4% 17.9%
West Witney Primary School & Nursery
Witney, OX28 5FZ
Primary 444 15.7% 17.7%
St James CofE Primary School
Weybridge, KT13 8PL
Primary 418 16.8% 17.5%
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9QN
Primary 414 15.9% 17.6%
Monkfield Park Primary School
Cambridge, CB23 5AX
Primary 407 16.5% 18.2%
Lodge Farm Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 0HP
Primary 403 17% 18.4%
Parkhill Junior School
Ilford, IG5 0DB
Primary 457 17.7% 17.5%
Epping Primary School
Epping, CM16 5DU
Primary 411 16.1% 16.3%
Queen Boudica Primary School
Colchester, CO4 5XT
Primary 407 14.7% 16.7%

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
Highwood Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 434 Sign in to see
Michael Faraday School
London, SE17 2HR
Primary 418
Mayfield Primary School
London, W7 3RT
Primary 430
Bushbury Hill Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
Primary 248
Rakegate Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV10 6US
Primary 456
Park Primary School
Wallasey, CH44 5RN
Primary 421
Clarendon Primary School
Bolton, BL3 6SN
Primary 447
Pike Fold Primary School
Manchester, M9 8QP
Primary 451
Worthington Primary School
Sale, M33 2JJ
Primary 455
Warfield Church of England Primary School
Bracknell, RG42 6BR
Primary 443
St John's Church School, Spirit Federation
Peterborough, PE2 5SP
Primary 465
Berwick Hills Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7QH
Primary 314
Montgomery Primary School
Exeter, EX4 1BS
Primary 422
Swindon Village Primary School
Cheltenham, GL51 9QP
Primary 421
Crosby Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN15 6AS
Primary 529
Charles Saer Community Primary School
Fleetwood, FY7 8DD
Primary 282
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School
Norwich, NR9 3GN
Primary 463
Cringleford CE VA Primary School
Norwich, NR4 7JR
Primary 453
Denfield Park Primary School
Rushden, NN10 0DA
Primary 426
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
Salford, M5 3PJ
Primary 495
Brunton First School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9BD
Primary 451
St Edmund's RC Primary School
Manchester, M38 0WH
Primary 352
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
Manchester, M14 7SH
Primary 430
Oakwood Primary School
Cheltenham, GL52 5HD
Primary 342
East Wichel Primary School & Nursery
SWINDON, SN1 7AG
Primary 482
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
Aylesbury, HP19 9DZ
Primary 446
Repton Manor Primary School
Ashford, TN23 3RX
Primary 421
Lane End Primary School
Leeds, LS11 6AA
Primary 408
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Castleford, WF10 3DB
Primary 459
Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School
Ilford, IG3 9RP
Primary 421