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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
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
(Your chosen school)
Primary 103 18.5% 7.8%
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch
Wetherby, LS23 7AQ
Primary 109 21.1% 8.3%
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
Badminton, GL9 1AU
Primary 93 18.3% 8.6%
Trinity Church of England Primary School
Badminton, GL9 1HJ
Primary 107 18.7% 6.5%
Woolhampton C.E. Primary School
Reading, RG7 5TB
Primary 99 20.2% 7.1%
Swanbourne Church of England VA School
Milton Keynes, MK17 0SW
Primary 120 20% 7.5%
Byley Primary School and Nursery
Middlewich, CW10 9NG
Primary 89 18.7% 8.8%
Gwinear Community Primary School
Hayle, TR27 5LA
Primary 106 18.9% 8.5%
Church Walk CofE Primary School
Ulverston, LA12 7EN
Primary 86 19.8% 8.1%
Ambergate Primary School
Belper, DE56 2GN
Primary 85 20% 8.2%
Denbury Primary School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 6DP
Primary 105 20.7% 7.2%
Frant Church of England Primary School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9DX
Primary 96 16.7% 7.3%
Stonegate Church of England Primary School
Wadhurst, TN5 7EN
Primary 107 16.2% 7.7%
Langham Primary School
Colchester, CO4 5PB
Primary 100 17% 8%
Ashton-under-Hill First School
Evesham, WR11 7SW
Primary 99 19.2% 7.1%
Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School
Goole, DN14 0DZ
Primary 124 16.9% 8.1%
Nether Kellet Community Primary School
Carnforth, LA6 1HH
Primary 105 19.1% 8.6%
Rivington Foundation Primary School
Bolton, BL6 7SE
Primary 112 18.8% 8.9%
Heather Primary School
Coalville, LE67 2QP
Primary 112 21.4% 8%
Stathern Primary School
Melton Mowbray, LE14 4HX
Primary 102 17.7% 6.9%
Thurton Primary School
Norwich, NR14 6AT
Primary 104 16.4% 6.7%
Worstead Church of England Primary School
North Walsham, NR28 9RQ
Primary 108 14.8% 8.3%
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School
York, YO32 9UP
Primary 97 18.6% 7.2%
Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School
Ripon, HG4 3RT
Primary 96 16.7% 7.3%
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Pontefract, WF8 3JY
Primary 98 18.3% 7.7%
Great Doddington Primary
Wellingborough, NN29 7TR
Primary 121 18.2% 8.3%
Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5SA
Primary 107 18.7% 7.5%
Claverley CofE Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV5 7DX
Primary 100 17% 8%
Ilmington CofE Primary School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4LJ
Primary 114 15.8% 7.9%
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
Worthing, BN14 0TR
Primary 121 17.4% 7.4%

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
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
(Your chosen school)
Primary 103 Sign in to see
Stone Church of England Combined School
Aylesbury, HP17 8PD
Primary 210
Alderman Payne Primary School
Wisbech, PE13 4JA
Primary 108
Cartmel CofE Primary School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6PR
Primary 49
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ongar, CM5 0JD
Primary 188
St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School
Lydney, GL15 6TD
Primary 160
North Waltham Primary School
Basingstoke, RG25 2BL
Primary 137
Fairfield First School
Bromsgrove, B61 9LZ
Primary 143
Abberley Parochial VC Primary School
Abberley, WR6 6AA
Primary 101
Walkern Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 7NS
Primary 137
Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School
Hitchin, SG4 7HN
Primary 101
Ashfield Junior School
Bushey, WD23 1SR
Primary 229
Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ware, SG12 0NR
Primary 78
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 7AJ
Primary 45
St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School
Hitchin, SG4 7PB
Primary 169
Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Berkhamsted, HP4 1NX
Primary 102
Rufford CofE School
Ormskirk, L40 1SN
Primary 122
Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Preston, PR3 6HA
Primary 104
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Preston, PR4 0RJ
Primary 108
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School
Loughborough, LE12 5TB
Primary 197
Hevingham Primary School
Norwich, NR10 5NH
Primary 100
Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Downham Market, PE38 0DP
Primary 108
Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Norwich, NR16 1LT
Primary 74
East Markham Primary School
Newark, NG22 0RG
Primary 206
Lambley Primary School
Nottingham, NG4 4QF
Primary 191
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
Market Drayton, TF9 2LF
Primary 111
North Mundham Primary School
Chichester, PO20 1LA
Primary 204
Westbourne Primary School
Emsworth, PO10 8TG
Primary 166
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Salisbury, SP1 3LL
Primary 148
Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Calne, SN11 9NN
Primary 208