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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                William Ransom Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 422 | 11.1% | 2.6% | 
| 
                                Monkfrith Primary School
                                 London, N14 5NG  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 11.3% | 3.6% | 
| 
                                St Paul's CofE Primary School
                                 London, N21 2RA  | 
                            Primary | 420 | 6.9% | 1.9% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
                                 Upminster, RM14 2QB  | 
                            Primary | 411 | 9.5% | 4.4% | 
| 
                                Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 5TU  | 
                            Primary | 429 | 10.8% | 3.6% | 
| 
                                Grange Farm Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV3 6NF  | 
                            Primary | 424 | 14.4% | 4% | 
| 
                                Childwall Church of England Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L16 0JD  | 
                            Primary | 421 | 14.5% | 2.1% | 
| 
                                Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L18 2EP  | 
                            Primary | 419 | 13.1% | 3.8% | 
| 
                                West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
                                 Wirral, CH48 3JT  | 
                            Primary | 423 | 12.3% | 3.8% | 
| 
                                Pownall Green Primary School
                                 Stockport, SK7 2EB  | 
                            Primary | 409 | 10% | 2.7% | 
| 
                                Willows Primary School
                                 Altrincham, WA15 6PP  | 
                            Primary | 388 | 10.8% | 3.6% | 
| 
                                Flixton Primary School
                                 Manchester, M41 5QL  | 
                            Primary | 444 | 8.5% | 2.7% | 
| 
                                Farsley Springbank Primary School
                                 Pudsey, LS28 5LE  | 
                            Primary | 419 | 12.9% | 2.9% | 
| 
                                Russell Lower School
                                 Ampthill, MK45 2TD  | 
                            Primary | 443 | 12.4% | 5% | 
| 
                                Caversham Primary School
                                 Reading, RG4 7RA  | 
                            Primary | 406 | 12.3% | 4.4% | 
| 
                                Emmer Green Primary School
                                 Reading, RG4 8LN  | 
                            Primary | 413 | 10.2% | 3.6% | 
| 
                                Danesfield School
                                 Marlow, SL7 2EW  | 
                            Primary | 448 | 11.3% | 2.2% | 
| 
                                St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
                                 Durham, DH1 4QB  | 
                            Primary | 402 | 8.5% | 3.2% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
                                 Brentwood, CM14 5QN  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 6.8% | 2.2% | 
| 
                                Prae Wood Primary School
                                 St Albans, AL3 4HZ  | 
                            Primary | 440 | 16.3% | 3.1% | 
| 
                                Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
                                 Hitchin, SG5 2JQ  | 
                            Primary | 419 | 11.9% | 5.3% | 
| 
                                High Beeches Primary School
                                 Harpenden, AL5 5SD  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 12.2% | 4.3% | 
| 
                                Wood End School
                                 Harpenden, AL5 3EF  | 
                            Primary | 447 | 4.8% | 1.7% | 
| 
                                Cuffley School
                                 Potters Bar, EN6 4HN  | 
                            Primary | 436 | 9.8% | 5.3% | 
| 
                                Kirk Ella St Andrew's Community Primary School
                                 Hull, HU10 7QL  | 
                            Primary | 416 | 9.9% | 3.1% | 
| 
                                Roseacre Junior School
                                 Maidstone, ME14 4BL  | 
                            Primary | 427 | 10.3% | 3.5% | 
| 
                                Reigate Parish Church Primary School
                                 Reigate, RH2 7DB  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 14% | 3.1% | 
| 
                                Tadworth Primary School
                                 Tadworth, KT20 5RR  | 
                            Primary | 395 | 12.4% | 4.1% | 
| 
                                Kells Lane Primary School
                                 Gateshead, NE9 5HX  | 
                            Primary | 444 | 8.7% | 3.3% | 
| 
                                Whitegrove Primary School
                                 Bracknell, RG42 3QS  | 
                            Primary | 417 | 15.8% | 2.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                William Ransom Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 422 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Hawley Primary School
                                 London, NW1 8RP  | 
                            Primary | 229 | ||
| 
                                Alfred Salter Primary School
                                 London, SE16 7LP  | 
                            Primary | 381 | ||
| 
                                St Agnes' Catholic Primary School
                                 London, NW2 1RG  | 
                            Primary | 423 | ||
| 
                                St John's CofE Primary School
                                 Manchester, M27 5FU  | 
                            Primary | 376 | ||
| 
                                Marsh Green Primary School
                                 Wigan, WN5 0EF  | 
                            Primary | 369 | ||
| 
                                Wellington Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD2 3DE  | 
                            Primary | 454 | ||
| 
                                Castletown Primary School
                                 Sunderland, SR5 3EQ  | 
                            Primary | 357 | ||
| 
                                Stukeley Meadows Primary School
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 6UH  | 
                            Primary | 386 | ||
| 
                                Ely St John's Community Primary School
                                 Ely, CB6 3BW  | 
                            Primary | 365 | ||
| 
                                Upperby Primary School
                                 Carlisle, CA2 4JT  | 
                            Primary | 346 | ||
| 
                                Seaford Primary School
                                 Seaford, BN25 2JF  | 
                            Primary | 408 | ||
| 
                                Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
                                 Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2AH  | 
                            Primary | 310 | ||
| 
                                St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester
                                 Colchester, CO2 9RA  | 
                            Primary | 223 | ||
| 
                                White Court School
                                 Braintree, CM77 7UE  | 
                            Primary | 567 | ||
| 
                                Liss Junior School
                                 Liss, GU33 7LQ  | 
                            Primary | 195 | ||
| 
                                Summerswood Primary School
                                 Borehamwood, WD6 2DW  | 
                            Primary | 374 | ||
| 
                                Cranborne Primary School
                                 Potters Bar, EN6 2BA  | 
                            Primary | 452 | ||
| 
                                Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School
                                 Baldock, SG7 6PB  | 
                            Primary | 410 | ||
| 
                                Westfield Primary School
                                 Cottingham, HU16 5PE  | 
                            Primary | 442 | ||
| 
                                Great Chart Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN23 5LB  | 
                            Primary | 422 | ||
| 
                                Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN23 1ND  | 
                            Primary | 417 | ||
| 
                                Ainslie Wood Primary School
                                 London, E4 9DD  | 
                            Primary | 431 | ||
| 
                                Langford Village Community Primary School
                                 Bicester, OX26 6SX  | 
                            Primary | 417 | ||
| 
                                Brinkley Grove Primary School
                                 Colchester, CO4 9GF  | 
                            Primary | 426 | ||
| 
                                Whiteley Primary School
                                 Fareham, PO15 7LA  | 
                            Primary | 625 | ||
| 
                                Betty Layward Primary School
                                 London, N16 9EX  | 
                            Primary | 442 | ||
| 
                                Bure Park Primary School
                                 Bicester, OX26 3BP  | 
                            Primary | 398 | ||
| 
                                Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L4 1QD  | 
                            Primary | 290 | ||
| 
                                Broadfield Community Primary School
                                 Rochdale, OL16 1QT  | 
                            Primary | 387 | ||