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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Thornton Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 139 | 30.9% | 33.1% |
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St John's Church of England Primary School
Southport, PR9 8JH |
Primary | 166 | 30.1% | 30.1% |
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Rushcroft Primary School
Oldham, OL2 7YL |
Primary | 169 | 27.8% | 32.5% |
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M32 9AN |
Primary | 151 | 29.4% | 32.7% |
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Chowbent Primary School
Manchester, M46 9FP |
Primary | 142 | 25.4% | 32.4% |
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
Wigan, WN2 3DG |
Primary | 192 | 26% | 33.9% |
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Waterthorpe Infant School
Sheffield, S20 7JU |
Primary | 139 | 27.7% | 33.8% |
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Mill Lane Primary School
Batley, WF17 6EG |
Primary | 159 | 30.8% | 30.8% |
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Upton Westlea Primary School
Chester, CH2 1QJ |
Primary | 157 | 27.6% | 30.1% |
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St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Chester, CH1 5UU |
Primary | 172 | 25.1% | 31.8% |
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Killamarsh Junior School
Sheffield, S21 2EA |
Primary | 135 | 31.1% | 35.6% |
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Larklands Infant School
Ilkeston, DE7 5DR |
Primary | 145 | 31.2% | 30.5% |
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Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery
Bishop Auckland, DL14 9UD |
Primary | 142 | 30.5% | 35.1% |
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Sherburn Primary School
Durham, DH6 1DU |
Primary | 176 | 26.1% | 32.8% |
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Middle Street Primary School
Brighton, BN1 1AL |
Primary | 192 | 31.8% | 32.3% |
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Vange Primary School and Nursery
Basildon, SS16 4QA |
Primary | 105 | 32.4% | 33.3% |
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Broadlands Primary School
Hereford, HR1 1HY |
Primary | 159 | 31.5% | 30.9% |
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Margaret Wix Primary School
St Albans, AL3 6EL |
Primary | 145 | 33.1% | 33.8% |
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Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
BLACKBURN, BB2 4TT |
Primary | 147 | 38.8% | 35% |
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Pool House Community Primary School
Preston, PR2 7BX |
Primary | 179 | 25.1% | 34.1% |
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Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blackburn, BB6 7QA |
Primary | 174 | 27% | 30.5% |
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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Accrington, BB5 4DN |
Primary | 191 | 27.8% | 35.6% |
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St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
Great Harwood, BB6 7JQ |
Primary | 145 | 23.5% | 31.7% |
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Woodcote Primary School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1JX |
Primary | 124 | 30.7% | 35.5% |
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St Bartholomews CofE Primary School
Spalding, PE11 3QJ |
Primary | 89 | 30.3% | 33.7% |
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Stickney Church of England Primary School
Boston, PE22 8AX |
Primary | 145 | 27.1% | 31.3% |
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Spittal Community School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1RD |
Primary | 106 | 29.3% | 32.1% |
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Seghill First School
Cramlington, NE23 7SB |
Primary | 109 | 32.1% | 32.1% |
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St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DH |
Primary | 181 | 32.6% | 33.1% |
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St Paul's Primary School
Chippenham, SN15 1DU |
Primary | 160 | 28.1% | 35% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Thornton Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 139 | Sign in to see | |
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All Souls CofE Primary School
London, W1W 7JJ |
Primary | 178 | ||
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Thornton Hough Primary School
Wirral, CH63 1JJ |
Primary | 179 | ||
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St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
Bolton, BL5 3NZ |
Primary | 212 | ||
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom
Bury, BL0 9JD |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Beech Street Community Primary School
Manchester, M30 8GB |
Primary | 250 | ||
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St Peter's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M27 0WA |
Primary | 225 | ||
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Vernon Park Primary School
Stockport, SK1 2NF |
Primary | 319 | ||
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St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport
Stockport, SK1 3PJ |
Primary | 147 | ||
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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Manchester, M46 0PA |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Barnes Junior School
Sunderland, SR4 7QF |
Primary | 362 | ||
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Victoria Road Primary School
Runcorn, WA7 5BN |
Primary | 200 | ||
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St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Winsford, CW7 4AT |
Primary | 163 | ||
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Warwick Bridge Primary School
Carlisle, CA4 8RE |
Primary | 166 | ||
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Brockley Primary School
Chesterfield, S44 6AF |
Primary | 126 | ||
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Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Ferryhill, DL17 8PP |
Primary | 166 | ||
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Yorkley Primary School
Lydney, GL15 4RR |
Primary | 172 | ||
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Frodingham Infant School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1ST |
Primary | 187 | ||
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Mereworth Community Primary School
Maidstone, ME18 5ND |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Balfour Infant School
Rochester, ME1 2QT |
Primary | 260 | ||
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Carnforth Community Primary School
Carnforth, LA5 9LQ |
Primary | 82 | ||
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Kirkham and Wesham Primary School
Preston, PR4 2JP |
Primary | 192 | ||
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Ansdell Primary School
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4DR |
Primary | 222 | ||
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Colne Primet Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JE |
Primary | 187 | ||
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West Street Community Primary School
Colne, BB8 0HW |
Primary | 188 | ||
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Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn, BB6 7ES |
Primary | 162 | ||
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Longridge Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR3 3JA |
Primary | 195 | ||
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All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery
Wellingborough, NN8 1LS |
Primary | 243 | ||
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East Coker Community Primary School
Yeovil, BA22 9HY |
Primary | 195 | ||
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St Mary's CofE (A) First School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7LX |
Primary | 200 | ||