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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millfield First and Nursery School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 302 | 13.5% | 8.8% | 
| Blackrod Primary School BOLTON, BL6 5SY | Primary | 312 | 10.3% | 9% | 
| Chantlers Primary School Bury, BL8 2SF | Primary | 297 | 11.8% | 8.9% | 
| Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School Doncaster, DN5 8NQ | Primary | 292 | 13.9% | 9.1% | 
| Newton Hill Community School Wakefield, WF1 2HR | Primary | 316 | 12.7% | 8.5% | 
| Flitwick Lower School Bedford, MK45 1LU | Primary | 294 | 9.4% | 7.5% | 
| Templefield Lower School Bedford, MK45 1AJ | Primary | 295 | 12.1% | 9.6% | 
| Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre Luton, LU2 8AH | Primary | 277 | 13.7% | 9.3% | 
| Springfield Primary School Reading, RG31 5NJ | Primary | 332 | 13.1% | 8.6% | 
| Turnfurlong Infant School Aylesbury, HP21 7PL | Primary | 295 | 14.2% | 10.1% | 
| Swavesey Primary School Cambridge, CB24 4RN | Primary | 306 | 15.7% | 6.9% | 
| Hemingford Grey Primary School Huntingdon, PE28 9DU | Primary | 263 | 11.8% | 9.5% | 
| Tarporley CofE Primary School Tarporley, CW6 0AN | Primary | 278 | 13% | 9% | 
| Simmondley Primary School Glossop, SK13 6NN | Primary | 294 | 12.6% | 8.2% | 
| Chalkwell Hall Infant School Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3NL | Primary | 297 | 13.4% | 8% | 
| Rodings Primary School Dunmow, CM6 1PZ | Primary | 286 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 
| The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Chelmsford, CM1 1PA | Primary | 313 | 12.5% | 7.7% | 
| Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Manningtree, CO11 2FR | Primary | 306 | 15.7% | 6.9% | 
| Locks Heath Infant & Nursery  School Southampton, SO31 9NZ | Primary | 283 | 12.4% | 9.2% | 
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Basingstoke, RG21 3JU | Primary | 314 | 11.8% | 8.6% | 
| Tannery Drift School Royston, SG8 5DE | Primary | 314 | 14.2% | 8.3% | 
| Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Stevenage, SG1 3PS | Primary | 299 | 15.9% | 9.7% | 
| Snaith Primary School Goole, DN14 9RD | Primary | 318 | 16.1% | 8.2% | 
| Lever House Primary School Leyland, PR25 4YR | Primary | 305 | 15.1% | 8.9% | 
| Crawshawbooth Primary School Rossendale, BB4 8AN | Primary | 302 | 12.6% | 9.6% | 
| Whalley Church of England Primary School Clitheroe, BB7 9SY | Primary | 310 | 14.5% | 7.7% | 
| Dringhouses Primary School York, YO24 1HW | Primary | 308 | 16.2% | 9.7% | 
| Cramlington Northburn Primary School Cramlington, NE23 3QS | Primary | 291 | 15.2% | 8.8% | 
| Chilton County Primary School Didcot, OX11 0PQ | Primary | 298 | 14.9% | 7.8% | 
| The Meads Primary School East Grinstead, RH19 4DD | Primary | 289 | 15.2% | 9.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millfield First and Nursery School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 302 | Sign in to see | |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School London, W6 9BP | Primary | 157 | ||
| St Mark's CofE Primary School London, N19 4JF | Primary | 221 | ||
| St James CofE Primary School Enfield, EN3 7HH | Primary | 173 | ||
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School Birmingham, B12 0ER | Primary | 202 | ||
| St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School Birmingham, B36 9AX | Primary | 230 | ||
| Clifton Primary School Manchester, M27 6PF | Primary | 275 | ||
| Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School Sheffield, S36 2TE | Primary | 174 | ||
| Caedmon Community Primary School Gateshead, NE8 4LH | Primary | 227 | ||
| Christ Church CofE Primary School North Shields, NE30 2AD | Primary | 181 | ||
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Sunderland, SR4 9AA | Primary | 225 | ||
| Brickhill Primary School Bedford, MK41 7AA | Primary | 208 | ||
| All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Maldon, CM9 6HY | Primary | 312 | ||
| Waterside Primary School Southampton, SO45 6ET | Primary | 175 | ||
| Heatherside Junior School Fleet, GU52 7TH | Primary | 384 | ||
| Sarisbury Church of England Junior School Southampton, SO31 7AP | Primary | 389 | ||
| Oakwood Primary School St Albans, AL4 0XA | Primary | 313 | ||
| Icknield Walk First School Royston, SG8 7EZ | Primary | 324 | ||
| Brookmans Park Primary School Hatfield, AL9 7QY | Primary | 342 | ||
| Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School York, YO43 3BY | Primary | 296 | ||
| North Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School North Ferriby, HU14 3BZ | Primary | 285 | ||
| St Stephen's CofE School PRESTON, PR1 8JN | Primary | 333 | ||
| Stead Lane Primary School Bedlington, NE22 5JS | Primary | 226 | ||
| Bramcote Hills Primary School Nottingham, NG9 3GE | Primary | 413 | ||
| Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School Telford, TF2 7HG | Primary | 261 | ||
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Bridgwater, TA6 7LX | Primary | 443 | ||
| Wallace Fields Junior School Epsom, KT17 3BH | Primary | 270 | ||
| Coniston Primary School Bristol, BS34 5LN | Primary | 209 | ||
| Cedar Park School & Nursery High Wycombe, HP15 7EF | Primary | 216 | ||
| Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Harlow, CM19 4BU | Primary | 443 | ||