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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 407 | 16.5% | 10.9% | 
| 
                                The James Oglethorpe Primary School
                                 Upminster, RM14 3NB  | 
                            Primary | 396 | 15.4% | 11.6% | 
| 
                                Christ The King Catholic Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L15 7LZ  | 
                            Primary | 413 | 16.7% | 11.4% | 
| 
                                St Austin's Catholic Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L19 9DH  | 
                            Primary | 416 | 17.2% | 11.2% | 
| 
                                Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
                                 Huddersfield, HD8 0JD  | 
                            Primary | 413 | 16.2% | 10.3% | 
| 
                                Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School
                                 Liversedge, WF15 7AW  | 
                            Primary | 423 | 16.8% | 10.4% | 
| 
                                Woodlesford Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS26 8RD  | 
                            Primary | 425 | 15.9% | 11.5% | 
| 
                                Crossways Infant School
                                 Bristol, BS35 2HQ  | 
                            Primary | 427 | 15.7% | 10.8% | 
| 
                                Camestone School
                                 Bedford, MK42 8NW  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 14.2% | 11.6% | 
| 
                                Aston Clinton School
                                 Aylesbury, HP22 5JJ  | 
                            Primary | 409 | 16.9% | 10% | 
| 
                                Fordham CofE Primary School
                                 Ely, CB7 5NL  | 
                            Primary | 414 | 20.1% | 11.4% | 
| 
                                Sunnymede Primary School
                                 Billericay, CM11 2HL  | 
                            Primary | 405 | 13.1% | 10.9% | 
| 
                                Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School
                                 Gloucester, GL4 8ED  | 
                            Primary | 422 | 15.9% | 10.9% | 
| 
                                Colden Common Primary School
                                 Eastleigh, SO50 6HW  | 
                            Primary | 410 | 14.2% | 10.7% | 
| 
                                Fairfields Primary School
                                 Basingstoke, RG21 3DH  | 
                            Primary | 416 | 16.8% | 10.6% | 
| 
                                St Bede Church of England Primary School
                                 Winchester, SO23 7DD  | 
                            Primary | 417 | 15.6% | 11.3% | 
| 
                                Red Hill CofE Primary School
                                 Worcester, WR5 2HX  | 
                            Primary | 405 | 16.8% | 11.6% | 
| 
                                Abbots Langley School
                                 Abbots Langley, WD5 0BQ  | 
                            Primary | 405 | 18.1% | 11.3% | 
| 
                                Green Lanes Primary School
                                 Hatfield, AL10 9JY  | 
                            Primary | 417 | 17% | 11.8% | 
| 
                                Bengeo Primary School
                                 Hertford, SG14 3DX  | 
                            Primary | 433 | 16.9% | 10.9% | 
| 
                                St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
                                 Watford, WD18 6BW  | 
                            Primary | 438 | 16.9% | 10.5% | 
| 
                                Mulbarton Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR14 8JG  | 
                            Primary | 413 | 13.3% | 10.4% | 
| 
                                Drake Primary School
                                 Thetford, IP24 1JW  | 
                            Primary | 412 | 15.6% | 11.4% | 
| 
                                St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School
                                 Oxford, OX4 1TJ  | 
                            Primary | 398 | 16.3% | 11.1% | 
| 
                                Arunside School, Horsham
                                 Horsham, RH12 1RR  | 
                            Primary | 416 | 17.1% | 11.8% | 
| 
                                St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
                                 Crawley, RH10 6HD  | 
                            Primary | 421 | 15.7% | 11.4% | 
| 
                                Bailey's Court Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS32 8AZ  | 
                            Primary | 394 | 16% | 11.2% | 
| 
                                Oakfield Primary School
                                 Wickford, SS12 9PW  | 
                            Primary | 395 | 14.4% | 10.1% | 
| 
                                Woodley Primary School
                                 Stockport, SK6 1LH  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 16.4% | 10.6% | 
| 
                                Willerby Carr Lane Primary School
                                 Hull, HU10 6JT  | 
                            Primary | 410 | 18.8% | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 407 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Bousfield Primary School
                                 London, SW5 0DJ  | 
                            Primary | 431 | ||
| 
                                Eliot Bank Primary School
                                 London, SE26 4BU  | 
                            Primary | 393 | ||
| 
                                Glynne Primary School
                                 Kingswinford, DY6 9TH  | 
                            Primary | 455 | ||
| 
                                Stanley Road Primary School
                                 Oldham, OL9 7HX  | 
                            Primary | 432 | ||
| 
                                St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
                                 Salford, M7 4XG  | 
                            Primary | 503 | ||
| 
                                Didsbury Road Primary School
                                 Stockport, SK4 3HB  | 
                            Primary | 442 | ||
| 
                                Shelton Infant School
                                 Derby, DE24 9EJ  | 
                            Primary | 209 | ||
| 
                                Shelton Junior School
                                 Derby, DE24 9EJ  | 
                            Primary | 280 | ||
| 
                                Plumpton Primary School
                                 Lewes, BN7 3EB  | 
                            Primary | 532 | ||
| 
                                The Mayflower Primary School
                                 Harwich, CO12 4AJ  | 
                            Primary | 370 | ||
| 
                                Westlands Community Primary School
                                 Chelmsford, CM1 2SB  | 
                            Primary | 580 | ||
| 
                                Kingswood Primary School and Nursery
                                 Basildon, SS16 5DE  | 
                            Primary | 446 | ||
| 
                                Leavesden JMI School
                                 Watford, WD25 7QZ  | 
                            Primary | 396 | ||
| 
                                Morgans Primary School & Nursery
                                 Hertford, SG13 8DR  | 
                            Primary | 324 | ||
| 
                                Cuffley School
                                 Potters Bar, EN6 4HN  | 
                            Primary | 436 | ||
| 
                                Marriott Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE2 6NE  | 
                            Primary | 435 | ||
| 
                                St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE2 1TE  | 
                            Primary | 615 | ||
| 
                                Spixworth Infant School
                                 Norwich, NR10 3PX  | 
                            Primary | 262 | ||
| 
                                Delapre Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN4 8JA  | 
                            Primary | 576 | ||
| 
                                Tower View Primary School
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0EZ  | 
                            Primary | 343 | ||
| 
                                St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
                                 Crawley, RH10 6HD  | 
                            Primary | 421 | ||
| 
                                Newbridge Primary School
                                 Bath, BA1 3LL  | 
                            Primary | 402 | ||
| 
                                Button Lane Primary School
                                 Manchester, M23 0ND  | 
                            Primary | 420 | ||
| 
                                Engayne Primary School
                                 Upminster, RM14 1SW  | 
                            Primary | 587 | ||
| 
                                Northfield Primary and Nursery School
                                 Mansfield, NG19 8PG  | 
                            Primary | 372 | ||
| 
                                Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
                                 Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3JP  | 
                            Primary | 422 | ||
| 
                                St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School
                                 Hoddesdon, EN11 8HT  | 
                            Primary | 381 | ||
| 
                                St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School
                                 Huddersfield, HD2 1RQ  | 
                            Primary | 402 | ||
| 
                                Mosspits Lane Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L15 6UN  | 
                            Primary | 395 | ||