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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Balfour Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 260 | 15.8% | 23.1% |
St Laurence Church Infant School
Birmingham, B31 2DJ |
Primary | 267 | 14.2% | 24.7% |
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Tipton, DY4 7PG |
Primary | 227 | 16.3% | 23.8% |
Mill Lodge Primary School
Solihull, B90 1BT |
Primary | 230 | 16.1% | 23.9% |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
Wirral, CH49 6LL |
Primary | 226 | 15.5% | 22.6% |
All Saints CofE Primary School
Bolton, BL4 7PY |
Primary | 248 | 16.2% | 23.8% |
Hanslope Primary School
Milton Keynes, MK19 7BL |
Primary | 287 | 12.2% | 23.7% |
High Ash Church of England Primary School
MK17 9AS |
Primary | 260 | 16.9% | 21.2% |
Westfield Junior School
St Ives, PE27 5RG |
Primary | 234 | 17.5% | 23.5% |
Ashfield Junior School
Workington, CA14 4ES |
Primary | 255 | 17.7% | 21.6% |
Abercrombie Primary School
Chesterfield, S41 7QE |
Primary | 238 | 17.8% | 23.9% |
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Braintree, CM7 9LW |
Primary | 275 | 16.8% | 22% |
Poulner Junior School
Ringwood, BH24 3LA |
Primary | 271 | 12.2% | 24% |
Chalk Ridge Primary School
Basingstoke, RG22 4ER |
Primary | 304 | 16.1% | 23% |
Netley Abbey Infant School
Southampton, SO31 5EL |
Primary | 244 | 18.4% | 21.3% |
Bursledon Church of England Infant School
Southampton, SO31 8BZ |
Primary | 241 | 16.2% | 22% |
Field Junior School
Watford, WD18 0AZ |
Primary | 241 | 13.3% | 23.2% |
Borough Green Primary School
Sevenoaks, TN15 8JZ |
Primary | 235 | 16.2% | 22.1% |
Kennington Primary School
Preston, PR2 8ER |
Primary | 247 | 13% | 23.5% |
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
Burnley, BB12 7BN |
Primary | 234 | 15.8% | 23.5% |
Oxley Primary School Shepshed
Loughborough, LE12 9LU |
Primary | 252 | 14.7% | 21.4% |
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 1AW |
Primary | 254 | 12.6% | 23.2% |
The Metheringham Primary School
Lincoln, LN4 3BX |
Primary | 264 | 18.2% | 22% |
Mundesley Infant School
Norwich, NR11 8LE |
Primary | 238 | 16.9% | 23.1% |
Boroughbridge Primary School
York, YO51 9EB |
Primary | 248 | 16.2% | 21.7% |
Leas Park Junior School
Mansfield, NG19 8LD |
Primary | 268 | 15.3% | 23.9% |
Brookside Primary School
Bicester, OX26 2DB |
Primary | 303 | 17.2% | 24.3% |
Florendine Primary School
Tamworth, B77 3DD |
Primary | 262 | 14.5% | 22.9% |
Boughton Leigh Infant School
Rugby, CV21 1LT |
Primary | 282 | 14.5% | 22% |
Crompton Primary School
Oldham, OL2 7HD |
Primary | 232 | 13.7% | 23.1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Balfour Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 260 | Sign in to see | |
All Souls CofE Primary School
London, W1W 7JJ |
Primary | 178 | ||
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
Bolton, BL5 3NZ |
Primary | 212 | ||
Beech Street Community Primary School
Manchester, M30 8GB |
Primary | 250 | ||
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M27 0WA |
Primary | 225 | ||
Vernon Park Primary School
Stockport, SK1 2NF |
Primary | 319 | ||
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Manchester, M46 0PA |
Primary | 210 | ||
Barnes Junior School
Sunderland, SR4 7QF |
Primary | 362 | ||
Robert Piggott CofE Junior School
Reading, RG10 8DY |
Primary | 150 | ||
St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Winsford, CW7 4AT |
Primary | 163 | ||
Warwick Bridge Primary School
Carlisle, CA4 8RE |
Primary | 166 | ||
Brockley Primary School
Chesterfield, S44 6AF |
Primary | 126 | ||
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Ferryhill, DL17 8PP |
Primary | 166 | ||
Cockfield Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 5EN |
Primary | 99 | ||
Yorkley Primary School
Lydney, GL15 4RR |
Primary | 172 | ||
Andover Church of England Primary School
Andover, SP10 1EP |
Primary | 190 | ||
Frodingham Infant School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1ST |
Primary | 187 | ||
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School
Maidstone, ME17 4HP |
Primary | 208 | ||
Mereworth Community Primary School
Maidstone, ME18 5ND |
Primary | 205 | ||
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2EY |
Primary | 206 | ||
Carnforth Community Primary School
Carnforth, LA5 9LQ |
Primary | 82 | ||
Kirkham and Wesham Primary School
Preston, PR4 2JP |
Primary | 192 | ||
Ansdell Primary School
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4DR |
Primary | 222 | ||
Thornton Primary School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4JP |
Primary | 139 | ||
Colne Primet Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JE |
Primary | 187 | ||
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR3 3JA |
Primary | 195 | ||
All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery
Wellingborough, NN8 1LS |
Primary | 243 | ||
East Coker Community Primary School
Yeovil, BA22 9HY |
Primary | 195 | ||
St Mary's CofE (A) First School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7LX |
Primary | 200 | ||
Handcross Primary School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6HB |
Primary | 244 |