St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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 Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
(Your chosen school)
Primary 210 10.5% 17.6%
Cradley CofE Primary School
Halesowen, B63 2UL
Primary 211 12.8% 18%
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
St Helens, WA11 9AT
Primary 206 10.2% 17%
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Littleborough, OL15 9DB
Primary 199 8% 17.1%
Thorn Grove Primary School
Cheadle, SK8 7LD
Primary 206 12.4% 17.1%
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School
Stalybridge, SK15 3JL
Primary 213 10.8% 18.3%
Horsforth Featherbank Primary School
Leeds, LS18 4QP
Primary 213 12.2% 17.8%
Roundwood Primary School
Buckingham, MK18 4HY
Primary 187 12.3% 18.7%
Russell Street School
Milton Keynes, MK11 1BT
Primary 183 13% 16.8%
Quainton Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP22 4BJ
Primary 190 12.6% 16.3%
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School
High Wycombe, HP11 2JU
Primary 210 13.3% 17.1%
Over Primary School
Cambridge, CB24 5PG
Primary 208 11.5% 16.8%
Eynesbury CofE C Primary School
St Neots, PE19 2TD
Primary 221 11.8% 16.7%
Kirkby Stephen Primary School
Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AE
Primary 188 10.7% 17.9%
Appledore School
Bideford, EX39 1PF
Primary 222 11.4% 17.4%
Motcombe Infants' School
Eastbourne, BN21 1SN
Primary 227 13.7% 18.1%
Denmead Infant School
Waterlooville, PO7 6PN
Primary 208 13% 17.8%
Nursling Church of England Primary School
Southampton, SO16 0XH
Primary 193 9.8% 19.2%
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB
Primary 201 8% 16.4%
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School
Farnborough, GU14 7AP
Primary 230 12.2% 18.7%
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School
Stevenage, SG1 2NU
Primary 206 10.8% 18.2%
Binstead Primary School
Ryde, PO33 3SA
Primary 209 12.9% 16.3%
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School
Cranbrook, TN17 1DZ
Primary 211 7.6% 16.6%
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Aylesford, ME20 7BE
Primary 200 8% 17.5%
St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School
Birchington, CT7 0PY
Primary 209 9.6% 18.2%
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Chorley, PR7 3QG
Primary 204 13.2% 18.1%
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Worksop, S80 1NQ
Primary 204 9.8% 17.2%
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary
Burntwood, WS7 3XL
Primary 202 11.9% 16.8%
Merrow Junior School
Guildford, GU1 2SG
Primary 233 12.9% 17.6%
Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis
Bognor Regis, PO21 5EJ
Primary 204 13.7% 18.6%

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 Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
(Your chosen school)
Primary 210 Sign in to see
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School
London, SE21 7BU
Primary 259
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Dartford, DA1 4DZ
Primary 212
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Middlesex, HA6 2RH
Primary 192
St Luke's RC Primary School
Salford, M6 7WR
Primary 416
Great Moor Infant School
Stockport, SK2 7DG
Primary 257
Fairfield Road Primary School
Manchester, M43 6AF
Primary 431
Toll Bar Primary School
Doncaster, DN5 0QR
Primary 186
Holywell Green Primary School
Halifax, HX4 9AE
Primary 142
St Anne's Infant School
Bristol, BS4 3QJ
Primary 181
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Reading, RG4 5AA
Primary 156
William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 1JD
Primary 163
Linton Primary School
Swadlincote, DE12 6QA
Primary 270
Decoy Primary School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1DH
Primary 412
Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery
Wadhurst, TN5 6SR
Primary 271
Canvey Junior School
Canvey Island, SS8 0JG
Primary 241
Petersfield Infant School
Petersfield, GU32 3HX
Primary 303
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
Waltham Cross, EN8 9ND
Primary 207
Higham Primary School
Rochester, ME3 7JL
Primary 211
Herne Bay Infant School
Herne Bay, CT6 5SH
Primary 266
Folville Junior School
Leicester, LE3 1EE
Primary 365
Frettenham Primary School
Norwich, NR12 7LL
Primary 195
Broughton Primary School
Kettering, NN14 1NB
Primary 206
Ravensmead Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8QD
Primary 337
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, WF9 3EA
Primary 180
The William Amory Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PN
Primary 189
Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School
London, NW2 6RJ
Primary 193
Eglinton Primary School
London, SE18 3PY
Primary 372
Hackleton CofE Primary School
Northampton, NN7 2AB
Primary 198
Kelling CE Primary School
Kelling, NR25 7ED
Primary 132