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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Penwortham Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 200 | 2% | 7.3% |
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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
London, SW17 8RW |
Primary | 204 | 5.9% | 6.9% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School ,Chiswick
London, W4 2DF |
Primary | 190 | 3.7% | 8.4% |
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PL |
Primary | 234 | 3% | 8.1% |
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Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L37 8BZ |
Primary | 232 | 6% | 8.9% |
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St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L31 8BW |
Primary | 210 | 9.1% | 8.1% |
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Thornton Hough Primary School
Wirral, CH63 1JJ |
Primary | 179 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
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The Oaks Primary School
Bolton, BL1 7HS |
Primary | 220 | 8.6% | 7.3% |
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Well Green Primary School
Altrincham, WA15 8QA |
Primary | 227 | 7% | 6.1% |
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St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
Manchester, M29 7DY |
Primary | 210 | 8.1% | 8.6% |
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Whitley Lodge First School
Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW |
Primary | 236 | 5% | 6.9% |
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Chestnut Lane School
Amersham, HP6 6EF |
Primary | 191 | 8% | 7.5% |
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Helsby Hillside Primary School
Frodsham, WA6 9LN |
Primary | 197 | 9.1% | 8.6% |
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Parkgate Primary School
Neston, CH64 6SW |
Primary | 180 | 2.8% | 9.4% |
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Goostrey Community Primary School
Near Crewe, CW4 8PE |
Primary | 203 | 8.4% | 5.9% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Warrington, WA5 2AU |
Primary | 231 | 7.8% | 6.5% |
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Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QN |
Primary | 215 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LR |
Primary | 224 | 4% | 4.9% |
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Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9AT |
Primary | 204 | 7.6% | 7.5% |
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Stocks Green Primary School
Tonbridge, TN11 9AE |
Primary | 213 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
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Harris Primary School
Preston, PR2 7EE |
Primary | 243 | 6.2% | 8.6% |
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Barrow URC Primary School
Clitheroe, BB7 9AZ |
Primary | 194 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
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Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School
Accrington, BB5 2RQ |
Primary | 207 | 4.4% | 7.2% |
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New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School
Preston, PR4 4XA |
Primary | 214 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
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St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HT |
Primary | 205 | 7.8% | 7.3% |
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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 5EP |
Primary | 214 | 8.4% | 6.1% |
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Lowdham CofE Primary School
Nottingham, NG14 7BE |
Primary | 204 | 5.4% | 6.9% |
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Nayland Primary School
Nr Colchester, CO6 4HZ |
Primary | 203 | 2.5% | 7.9% |
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Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RT |
Primary | 202 | 6.4% | 8.9% |
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Onslow Infant School
Guildford, GU2 7DD |
Primary | 152 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penwortham Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 200 | Sign in to see | |
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Good Shepherd RC School
Bromley, BR1 5EP |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Kobi Nazrul Primary School
London, E1 1JP |
Primary | 224 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge
London, N20 8NX |
Primary | 195 | ||
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St Catherine Catholic Primary School
West Drayton, UB7 7NX |
Primary | 230 | ||
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
St Helens, WA10 1LN |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Greasby Infant School
Wirral, CH49 3NX |
Primary | 188 | ||
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Devonshire Road Primary School
Bolton, BL1 4ND |
Primary | 418 | ||
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St Catherine's RC Primary School
Manchester, M20 6HS |
Primary | 424 | ||
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Great Moor Infant School
Stockport, SK2 7DG |
Primary | 257 | ||
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St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common
Manchester, M28 1AE |
Primary | 194 | ||
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St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Doncaster, DN4 0JN |
Primary | 240 | ||
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Newtown School
Chesham, HP5 3AT |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Weaverham Forest Primary School
Northwich, CW8 3EY |
Primary | 218 | ||
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Warrington, WA4 1PY |
Primary | 154 | ||
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Bransty Primary School
Whitehaven, CA28 6EG |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Kells Infant School
Whitehaven, CA28 9PQ |
Primary | 116 | ||
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Brisbane Park Infant School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1NY |
Primary | 97 | ||
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Etherley Lane Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB |
Primary | 208 | ||
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The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 1PA |
Primary | 313 | ||
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Ickleford Primary School
Hitchin, SG5 3TG |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Clitheroe, BB7 2AL |
Primary | 348 | ||
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Holme Slack Community Primary School
Preston, PR1 6HP |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Frettenham Primary School
Norwich, NR12 7LL |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Askrigg Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Leyburn, DL8 3BJ |
Primary | 160 | ||
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Holywell Village First School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0LN |
Primary | 147 | ||
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Belford Primary School
Belford, NE70 7QD |
Primary | 87 | ||
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Arno Vale Junior School
Nottingham, NG5 4JF |
Primary | 240 | ||
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Chancel Primary School
Rugeley, WS15 2EW |
Primary | 218 | ||
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Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L9 6BU |
Primary | 204 | ||