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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St Meryl School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 209 | 11.4% | 10% |
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Christ Church CofE Primary School
London, SW3 4AA |
Primary | 204 | 11.3% | 10.3% |
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Trent CofE Primary School
Barnet, EN4 9JH |
Primary | 210 | 11.9% | 9.5% |
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School
London, SW20 0SX |
Primary | 204 | 11.6% | 9.2% |
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Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery
Dukinfield, SK16 5DP |
Primary | 216 | 12.9% | 9.7% |
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Millbrook Primary School
Wigan, WN6 8DL |
Primary | 214 | 12.2% | 9.8% |
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Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
Leeds, LS16 8EX |
Primary | 202 | 11.9% | 10.9% |
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Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
St Ives, PE27 5QT |
Primary | 211 | 13.3% | 10.4% |
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Twiss Green Community Primary School
Warrington, WA3 4DQ |
Primary | 203 | 10.8% | 9.9% |
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Findern Primary School
Derby, DE65 6AR |
Primary | 207 | 13.5% | 9.7% |
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St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2ND |
Primary | 208 | 12% | 10.1% |
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Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Brentwood, CM13 3NU |
Primary | 210 | 11.4% | 10% |
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Ickleford Primary School
Hitchin, SG5 3TG |
Primary | 213 | 11.7% | 10.3% |
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury
Kings Langley, WD4 8RJ |
Primary | 222 | 9.3% | 10.6% |
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St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield
Kings Langley, WD4 9BS |
Primary | 191 | 10.2% | 10.2% |
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St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 8QJ |
Primary | 232 | 10.6% | 9.8% |
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Nettlestone Primary School
Seaview, PO34 5DY |
Primary | 215 | 11.2% | 10.7% |
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Hernhill Church of England Primary School
Faversham, ME13 9JG |
Primary | 210 | 9.5% | 9.5% |
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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Dartford, DA1 5EA |
Primary | 211 | 10.9% | 10.9% |
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Read St John's CofE Primary School
Burnley, BB12 7PE |
Primary | 201 | 13.4% | 10.4% |
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Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Lancaster, LA1 4SE |
Primary | 209 | 11.8% | 9.5% |
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Navenby Church of England Primary School
Lincoln, LN5 0EP |
Primary | 195 | 11.8% | 10.3% |
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Overstone Primary School
Northampton, NN6 0AG |
Primary | 205 | 11.7% | 9.8% |
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Bramcote CofE Primary School
Nottingham, NG9 3HE |
Primary | 199 | 12.6% | 10.1% |
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Lilleshall Primary School
Newport, TF10 9EY |
Primary | 216 | 9.7% | 10.6% |
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Birchwood Primary School
Ipswich, IP5 3SP |
Primary | 209 | 12.9% | 10% |
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Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU |
Primary | 199 | 11.1% | 9.5% |
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East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Nr Colchester, CO7 6SW |
Primary | 195 | 13.3% | 10.8% |
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Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School
Arundel, BN18 0PH |
Primary | 203 | 11.8% | 9.4% |
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Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM2 6PT |
Primary | 209 | 11.5% | 9.6% |
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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St Meryl School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 209 | Sign in to see | |
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English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
London, E1 8DJ |
Primary | 174 | ||
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St Mary's RC Infants School
Carshalton, SM5 2PT |
Primary | 281 | ||
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Southport, PR9 9RR |
Primary | 319 | ||
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Sharples Primary School
Bolton, BL1 8RU |
Primary | 241 | ||
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St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Bury, BL9 0RZ |
Primary | 243 | ||
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Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Greater Manchester, OL4 1AJ |
Primary | 338 | ||
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St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
Oldham, OL8 2PY |
Primary | 221 | ||
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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
Manchester, M24 1PY |
Primary | 309 | ||
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Queensway Primary School
Select, LS19 7LF |
Primary | 35 | ||
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Preston Grange Primary School
North Shields, NE29 9QL |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Broughton Junior School
Aylesbury, HP20 1NQ |
Primary | 250 | ||
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Moorfield Primary School
Widnes, WA8 3HJ |
Primary | 232 | ||
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Westfield Primary School
Runcorn, WA7 4TR |
Primary | 107 | ||
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Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
Derby, DE24 0GZ |
Primary | 288 | ||
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Downs Infant School
Brighton, BN1 6JA |
Primary | 289 | ||
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Kempshott Junior School
Basingstoke, RG22 5LL |
Primary | 362 | ||
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Hobletts Manor Junior School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5JS |
Primary | 237 | ||
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Markyate Village School and Nursery
St Albans, AL3 8PT |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Cunningham Hill Junior School
St Albans, AL1 5QJ |
Primary | 236 | ||
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The Grove Infant and Nursery School
Harpenden, AL5 1QD |
Primary | 235 | ||
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Queen Mary Avenue Infant School
Cleethorpes, DN35 7SY |
Primary | 252 | ||
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Bacon Garth Primary School
Cottingham, HU16 5BP |
Primary | 225 | ||
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Barton Primary School
Newport, PO30 2AX |
Primary | 239 | ||
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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Dartford, DA1 5EA |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Northfold Community Primary School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2NL |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Crompton Primary School
Oldham, OL2 7HD |
Primary | 232 | ||
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Churchfields Infants' School
London, E18 2RB |
Primary | 429 | ||
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St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School
Kidderminster, DY10 2LX |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Maple Grove Primary School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Primary | 202 | ||