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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Newington Church of England Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 228 | 17.3% | 29% | 
| 
                                Ashmole Primary School
                                 London, SW8 1NT  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 17.5% | 28.1% | 
| 
                                St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School
                                 London, NW2 5BB  | 
                            Primary | 241 | 19.1% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School
                                 Enfield, EN3 6NR  | 
                            Primary | 218 | 17% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                St John and Monica Catholic Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B13 8DW  | 
                            Primary | 207 | 16.8% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich
                                 Walsall, WS3 3LY  | 
                            Primary | 222 | 15.7% | 28.8% | 
| 
                                St Michael's Church of England Aided Primary School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 9AF  | 
                            Primary | 222 | 18.9% | 28.4% | 
| 
                                Robins Lane Community Primary School
                                 St Helens, WA9 3NF  | 
                            Primary | 223 | 18.6% | 28% | 
| 
                                St William of York Catholic Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL3 3DE  | 
                            Primary | 221 | 19.1% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Church of England Primary School
                                 Bury, BL9 9PW  | 
                            Primary | 231 | 18.5% | 28.8% | 
| 
                                St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
                                 Manchester, M24 2BE  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 16.1% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                Victoria Park Junior School
                                 Manchester, M32 0XZ  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 18.3% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS14 1EP  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 18.3% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
                                 Newbury, RG14 1TS  | 
                            Primary | 224 | 20.9% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Queen's Drive Infant School
                                 Peterborough, PE1 2UU  | 
                            Primary | 225 | 20% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic Primary School
                                 Brighton, BN41 1LB  | 
                            Primary | 212 | 20.3% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                Fairfield Infant School
                                 Havant, PO9 1AY  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 16.3% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Mill Rythe Junior School
                                 Hayling Island, PO11 0PA  | 
                            Primary | 255 | 16.1% | 27.5% | 
| 
                                Bitterne Manor Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO18 1DP  | 
                            Primary | 237 | 13.5% | 29.1% | 
| 
                                Kings Furlong Junior School
                                 Basingstoke, RG21 8YJ  | 
                            Primary | 237 | 20.7% | 30% | 
| 
                                Dover Park Primary School
                                 Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2BN  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 18.4% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Crockenhill Primary School
                                 BR8 8JG  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 19.2% | 30.5% | 
| 
                                St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School
                                 Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8EB  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 18.5% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Methodist Primary School
                                 Canterbury, CT1 2DH  | 
                            Primary | 209 | 14.8% | 28.2% | 
| 
                                St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
                                 Blackburn, BB2 1LQ  | 
                            Primary | 216 | 16.7% | 28.2% | 
| 
                                St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham
                                 Grantham, NG31 9ED  | 
                            Primary | 209 | 17.7% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                Wheatcroft Community Primary School
                                 Scarborough, YO11 3BW  | 
                            Primary | 205 | 17.6% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                Thorpe Lea Primary School
                                 Egham, TW20 8DY  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 16.3% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Clarendon Primary School
                                 Ashford, TW15 2HZ  | 
                            Primary | 242 | 18% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                St Lawrence CofE (Aided) Primary School
                                 Woking, GU24 8AB  | 
                            Primary | 207 | 13.5% | 28.5% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Newington Church of England Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 228 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St Saviour's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, SE13 6AL  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                Northview Junior and Infant School
                                 London, NW10 1RD  | 
                            Primary | 211 | ||
| 
                                St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE)
                                 London, N14 6JA  | 
                            Primary | 198 | ||
| 
                                Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery
                                 Birmingham, B11 1LF  | 
                            Primary | 204 | ||
| 
                                Meanwood Church of England Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS6 4LD  | 
                            Primary | 214 | ||
| 
                                St Helen's Church of England Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS35 2QX  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                Cranbourne Primary School
                                 Windsor, SL4 2EU  | 
                            Primary | 200 | ||
| 
                                Larchfield Primary and Nursery School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 2SG  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                Alconbury CofE Primary School
                                 Huntingdon, PE28 4EQ  | 
                            Primary | 206 | ||
| 
                                Melbourne Infant School
                                 Derby, DE73 8JE  | 
                            Primary | 138 | ||
| 
                                Portway Infant School
                                 Derby, DE22 2HE  | 
                            Primary | 173 | ||
| 
                                South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
                                 Lewes, BN7 2HS  | 
                            Primary | 217 | ||
| 
                                Hart Plain Infant School
                                 Hants, PO8 8RZ  | 
                            Primary | 130 | ||
| 
                                Crofton Anne Dale Infant School
                                 Fareham, PO14 3PH  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                Bentley Church of England Primary School
                                 Farnham, GU10 5JP  | 
                            Primary | 187 | ||
| 
                                St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School
                                 Hitchin, SG4 7PB  | 
                            Primary | 169 | ||
| 
                                Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School
                                 Goole, DN14 0DZ  | 
                            Primary | 124 | ||
| 
                                Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School
                                 Newport, PO30 3AD  | 
                            Primary | 69 | ||
| 
                                Dunton Green Primary School
                                 Sevenoaks, TN13 2UP  | 
                            Primary | 169 | ||
| 
                                Challock Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN25 4BU  | 
                            Primary | 209 | ||
| 
                                Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0NP  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
                                 Folkestone, CT20 3JJ  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
                                 Folkestone, CT19 6AL  | 
                            Primary | 91 | ||
| 
                                New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School
                                 Preston, PR4 4XA  | 
                            Primary | 214 | ||
| 
                                Hunstanton Primary School
                                 Hunstanton, PE36 5DY  | 
                            Primary | 174 | ||
| 
                                Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Bicester, OX26 1UN  | 
                            Primary | 198 | ||
| 
                                Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School
                                 Guildford, GU4 7EA  | 
                            Primary | 107 | ||
| 
                                Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School
                                 Godalming, GU7 1XA  | 
                            Primary | 242 | ||
| 
                                Thorney Island Community Primary School
                                 Emsworth, PO10 8DJ  | 
                            Primary | 192 | ||