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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Bacup Thorn Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 253 | 17% | 41.5% |
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Drayton Park Primary School
London, N5 1PJ |
Primary | 269 | 20.2% | 39.7% |
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Forster Park Primary School
Lewisham, SE6 1PQ |
Primary | 269 | 21.6% | 41.3% |
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Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School
London, NW1 5NS |
Primary | 218 | 16.5% | 39.9% |
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Links Primary School
London, SW17 9EH |
Primary | 274 | 16.2% | 39.3% |
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Haslemere Primary School
Mitcham, CR4 3PQ |
Primary | 271 | 21.3% | 41.3% |
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William Morris Primary School
Mitcham, CR4 1PJ |
Primary | 263 | 17.8% | 41.1% |
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County Bridge Primary School
Walsall, WS2 0DH |
Primary | 214 | 15.7% | 40.2% |
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Liverpool, L13 2BA |
Primary | 224 | 16.2% | 40.6% |
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Primary | 256 | 18.4% | 41.4% |
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The Heys Primary School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9NS |
Primary | 215 | 20.8% | 42.9% |
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Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
Wigan, WN2 3QS |
Primary | 228 | 13.9% | 41.8% |
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St William's Catholic Primary School
Wigan, WN2 2DG |
Primary | 231 | 21.7% | 42.6% |
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Kirkstall Valley Primary School
Leeds, LS4 2QZ |
Primary | 214 | 17.7% | 41.6% |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Leeds, LS12 2LH |
Primary | 229 | 19.9% | 40.2% |
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Chillingham Road Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 5XX |
Primary | 235 | 14.9% | 39.7% |
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School of Christ The King Catholic Primary
Bristol, BS4 1HD |
Primary | 227 | 19.4% | 42.3% |
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St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Widnes, WA8 6DD |
Primary | 232 | 20.3% | 39.8% |
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Hummersea Primary School
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS13 4XD |
Primary | 251 | 21.8% | 41.8% |
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Laira Green Primary School
Plymouth, PL3 6BP |
Primary | 220 | 15% | 42.7% |
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Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery
Harwich, CO12 3NS |
Primary | 222 | 18% | 42.8% |
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Herne Bay Infant School
Herne Bay, CT6 5SH |
Primary | 245 | 14.3% | 39.4% |
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Senacre Wood Primary School
Maidstone, ME15 8QQ |
Primary | 210 | 19.5% | 41% |
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Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School
Lytham St Annes, FY8 2HQ |
Primary | 239 | 22.6% | 43.1% |
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Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School
PRESTON, PR1 5SN |
Primary | 281 | 20.3% | 40.9% |
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Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
Nelson, BB9 8HD |
Primary | 200 | 16% | 40.5% |
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Church Lane Primary School & Nursery
Sleaford, NG34 7DF |
Primary | 218 | 14.2% | 41.3% |
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Sherwood Junior School
Mansfield, NG20 0JT |
Primary | 229 | 17.5% | 41% |
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Brookvale Primary School
Runcorn, WA7 6BZ |
Primary | 200 | 18.2% | 41.1% |
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Carr Mill Primary School
St Helens, WA11 7PQ |
Primary | 289 | 17.9% | 39.7% |
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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Bacup Thorn Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 253 | Sign in to see | |
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Charlton Manor Primary School
London, SE7 7EF |
Primary | 399 | ||
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John Scurr Primary School
London, E1 4AX |
Primary | 452 | ||
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Mora Primary School
London, NW2 6TD |
Primary | 415 | ||
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Drayton Green Primary School
London, W13 0LA |
Primary | 231 | ||
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Crowland Primary School
London, N15 6UX |
Primary | 433 | ||
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Morden, SM4 6RL |
Primary | 469 | ||
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Mytham Primary School
Bolton, BL3 1JG |
Primary | 316 | ||
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St Hilda's CofE Primary School
Oldham, OL1 2HJ |
Primary | 358 | ||
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St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Oldham, OL2 5DH |
Primary | 278 | ||
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Castleton Primary School
Rochdale, OL11 2QD |
Primary | 341 | ||
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Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School
Manchester, M30 7BJ |
Primary | 386 | ||
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Flixton Primary School
Manchester, M41 5QL |
Primary | 439 | ||
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Longroyde Primary School
Brighouse, HD6 3AS |
Primary | 327 | ||
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Collingwood Primary School
North Shields, NE29 7JQ |
Primary | 335 | ||
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Beacon Rise Primary School
Bristol, BS15 8NU |
Primary | 625 | ||
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Billingham South Community Primary School
Billingham, TS23 1BE |
Primary | 439 | ||
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Killamarsh Junior School
Sheffield, S21 2EA |
Primary | 126 | ||
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Dale Community Primary School
Derby, DE23 6NL |
Primary | 545 | ||
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Blackhall Primary School
Hartlepool, TS27 4NA |
Primary | 295 | ||
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Chalkwell Hall Infant School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3NL |
Primary | 310 | ||
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Harrison Primary School
Fareham, PO16 7EQ |
Primary | 615 | ||
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Green Lanes Primary School
Hatfield, AL10 9JY |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School
Margate, CT9 1LU |
Primary | 397 | ||
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Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
Morecambe, LA3 1EJ |
Primary | 428 | ||
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Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School
Fleetwood, FY7 6QN |
Primary | 239 | ||
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Swiss Gardens Primary School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5WH |
Primary | 343 | ||
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St Johns Church of England Primary School
Canterbury, CT1 1BD |
Primary | 416 | ||
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Seely Primary School
Nottingham, NG5 3AE |
Primary | 515 | ||
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Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L12 1LE |
Primary | 460 | ||