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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Helmshore Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 385 | 11.7% | 7.3% |
Brandlehow Primary School
London, SW15 2ED |
Primary | 364 | 14.3% | 6.8% |
Coppice Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Primary | 411 | 11.2% | 7.8% |
Straits Primary School
Dudley, DY3 3EE |
Primary | 414 | 12.8% | 7% |
Belle Vue Primary School
Stourbridge, DY8 5BZ |
Primary | 405 | 10.5% | 7.7% |
Farnborough Road Infant School
Southport, PR8 3DF |
Primary | 391 | 13.7% | 8% |
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M28 2WF |
Primary | 427 | 11.7% | 7.3% |
Ludworth Primary School
Stockport, SK6 5DU |
Primary | 365 | 13.2% | 5.8% |
Warren Wood Primary School
Stockport, SK2 5XU |
Primary | 415 | 10.2% | 7.6% |
Cheadle Catholic Junior School
Cheadle, SK8 6DB |
Primary | 362 | 13% | 7.7% |
Gomersal Primary School
Cleckheaton, BD19 4PX |
Primary | 405 | 13.8% | 7.9% |
Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Calverley, LS28 5NF |
Primary | 379 | 12.9% | 6.3% |
Roecroft Lower School
Hitchin, SG5 4PF |
Primary | 395 | 9.6% | 8.4% |
Winnersh Primary School
Wokingham, RG41 5LH |
Primary | 368 | 13.6% | 7.3% |
The Dingle Primary School
Crewe, CW1 5SD |
Primary | 388 | 12.4% | 9.3% |
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Widnes, WA8 9HS |
Primary | 415 | 10.8% | 7.5% |
Heron Hill Primary School
Kendal, LA9 7JH |
Primary | 411 | 13.9% | 6.6% |
Ashdown Primary School
Crowborough, TN6 2HW |
Primary | 401 | 10.7% | 7.5% |
Fair Oak Infant School
Eastleigh, SO50 7AN |
Primary | 388 | 14.7% | 6.4% |
Hiltingbury Junior School
Eastleigh, SO53 5NP |
Primary | 377 | 13.8% | 8% |
Heatherside Junior School
Fleet, GU52 7TH |
Primary | 384 | 12.5% | 7.8% |
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School
Chorley, PR7 6BA |
Primary | 417 | 12.2% | 7.9% |
Lytham Hall Park Primary School
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4QU |
Primary | 391 | 9.7% | 6.4% |
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Ormskirk, L39 3LQ |
Primary | 370 | 8.1% | 8.4% |
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Banstead, SM7 2PH |
Primary | 413 | 12.4% | 8% |
Laleham CofE VA Primary School
Staines, TW18 1SB |
Primary | 408 | 13.2% | 8.1% |
North Heath Community Primary School
Horsham, RH12 5XL |
Primary | 377 | 13.8% | 8.2% |
Newbridge Primary School
Bath, BA1 3LL |
Primary | 402 | 13.4% | 8.2% |
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School
Welling, DA16 2QE |
Primary | 371 | 10.5% | 6.7% |
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
St Albans, AL2 3HD |
Primary | 401 | 13.2% | 7.3% |
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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Helmshore Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 385 | Sign in to see | |
St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School
Liverpool, L13 3BT |
Primary | 391 | ||
Linacre Primary School
Bootle, L20 5ED |
Primary | 128 | ||
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Formby, L37 2HW |
Primary | 383 | ||
Northenden Community School
Manchester, M22 4FL |
Primary | 223 | ||
Springhead Infant and Nursery School
Oldham, OL4 4QT |
Primary | 146 | ||
Brimrod Community Primary School
Rochdale, OL11 4NB |
Primary | 210 | ||
Hopwood Community Primary School
Heywood, OL10 2HN |
Primary | 419 | ||
Clarendon Road Community Primary School
Manchester, M30 9BJ |
Primary | 333 | ||
Victoria Park Infant School
Manchester, M32 8BU |
Primary | 201 | ||
Carlton Junior and Infant School
Dewsbury, WF13 2DQ |
Primary | 216 | ||
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Ossett, WF5 8BA |
Primary | 342 | ||
Forest Hall Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9BA |
Primary | 153 | ||
Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery
Frodsham, WA6 6TZ |
Primary | 191 | ||
Cherry Grove Primary School
Chester, CH3 5EG |
Primary | 263 | ||
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Widnes, WA8 6DD |
Primary | 225 | ||
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QN |
Primary | 215 | ||
Norman Street Primary School
Carlisle, CA1 2BQ |
Primary | 353 | ||
Barrow Island Community Primary School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2SJ |
Primary | 168 | ||
Dronfield Infant School
Dronfield, S18 1RY |
Primary | 192 | ||
Cassop Primary School
Durham, DH6 4RA |
Primary | 116 | ||
Hamilton Primary School
Colchester, CO3 3GB |
Primary | 423 | ||
St Mildred's Primary Infant School
Broadstairs, CT10 2BX |
Primary | 268 | ||
Trawden Forest Primary School
Colne, BB8 8RN |
Primary | 200 | ||
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blackburn, BB6 7QA |
Primary | 174 | ||
St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Glastonbury, BA6 9EX |
Primary | 227 | ||
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RE |
Primary | 338 | ||
Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School
Stowmarket, IP14 6PL |
Primary | 165 | ||
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel
Arundel, BN18 9BA |
Primary | 209 | ||
Downton CofE VA Primary School
Salisbury, SP5 3LZ |
Primary | 282 |