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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St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 235 | 15.7% | 14% |
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
London, W1U 4DF |
Primary | 231 | 15.9% | 12.9% |
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Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School
Ruislip, HA4 7LW |
Primary | 221 | 16% | 14.7% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Uxbridge, UB8 2UA |
Primary | 235 | 15.6% | 13.4% |
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Prescot, L34 6JJ |
Primary | 231 | 13.4% | 13.8% |
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Melling Primary School
Liverpool, L31 1DA |
Primary | 214 | 13.1% | 14.5% |
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Lydiate Primary School
Liverpool, L31 2JZ |
Primary | 227 | 16.5% | 15.2% |
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St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School
Liverpool, L23 2TB |
Primary | 221 | 15.8% | 14.9% |
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St Mary's RC Primary School
Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6EP |
Primary | 217 | 16.1% | 14.7% |
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Hollins Grundy Primary School
Bury, BL9 8AY |
Primary | 205 | 15.1% | 14.1% |
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Northenden Community School
Manchester, M22 4FL |
Primary | 223 | 13.5% | 13.5% |
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Christ The King RC Primary School
Manchester, M28 3DW |
Primary | 231 | 17.3% | 15.2% |
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Fairway Primary School
Stockport, SK2 5DR |
Primary | 240 | 16.7% | 15.5% |
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Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
WARRINGTON, WA3 1EW |
Primary | 237 | 15.2% | 13.1% |
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Birchfield Primary School
Leeds, LS27 7HU |
Primary | 228 | 17.1% | 13.7% |
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Westgate Primary School
Otley, LS21 3JS |
Primary | 224 | 13.6% | 13.6% |
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Chalfont St Giles Junior School
Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4JW |
Primary | 238 | 18.1% | 13.9% |
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Milton Keynes, MK3 5DT |
Primary | 230 | 15.6% | 13.9% |
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Moorfield Primary School
Widnes, WA8 3HJ |
Primary | 242 | 14.1% | 15.3% |
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Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
Warrington, WA1 4QL |
Primary | 214 | 15.4% | 14% |
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Durham Lane Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0NG |
Primary | 224 | 14.9% | 13.1% |
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Shakespeare Infant School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Primary | 251 | 15.1% | 13.5% |
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Chater Junior School
Watford, WD18 0WN |
Primary | 241 | 14.5% | 14.9% |
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Parkgate Junior School
Watford, WD24 7DN |
Primary | 238 | 18.5% | 13.9% |
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How Wood Primary and Nursery School
St Albans, AL2 2HU |
Primary | 219 | 14.8% | 13.5% |
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St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School
Ware, SG12 0RL |
Primary | 236 | 17% | 14% |
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Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring
Tring, HP23 5AU |
Primary | 243 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
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Ashleigh Primary School
Darwen, BB3 2JT |
Primary | 212 | 14.2% | 14.6% |
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Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery
Leamington Spa, CV31 1HZ |
Primary | 229 | 16.4% | 13.4% |
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Keldmarsh Primary School
Beverley, HU17 8FF |
Primary | 245 | 14.3% | 13.9% |
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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St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 235 | Sign in to see | |
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Prescot, L34 0HA |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L3 2DU |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
St Helens, WA11 8JF |
Primary | 139 | ||
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St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3EJ |
Primary | 224 | ||
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Hollins Grundy Primary School
Bury, BL9 8AY |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Wardley CofE Primary School
Manchester, M27 9XB |
Primary | 223 | ||
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St Mary's RC Primary School
Manchester, M27 4AS |
Primary | 237 | ||
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St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Stockport, SK2 5LB |
Primary | 174 | ||
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St Simon's Catholic Primary School
Stockport, SK7 4LH |
Primary | 185 | ||
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Hindsford CofE Primary School
Manchester, M46 9BL |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Select, WN7 5JS |
Primary | 211 | ||
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Warrington, WA3 2PQ |
Primary | 213 | ||
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Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School
Hungerford, RG17 9XN |
Primary | 121 | ||
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Shefford C.E. Primary School
Hungerford, RG17 7DB |
Primary | 81 | ||
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Yaxley Infant School
Peterborough, PE7 3LU |
Primary | 159 | ||
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High Legh Primary School
Knutsford, WA16 6NW |
Primary | 152 | ||
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Pewithall School
Runcorn, WA7 4XQ |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School
Runcorn, WA7 1LD |
Primary | 96 | ||
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Wilmslow, SK9 3AE |
Primary | 208 | ||
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Nantwich, CW5 7DA |
Primary | 200 | ||
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Liss Infant School
Liss, GU33 7LQ |
Primary | 107 | ||
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Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School
Bury, BL0 0NA |
Primary | 192 | ||
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Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School
Leyland, PR25 5TT |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn, BB1 8QN |
Primary | 200 | ||
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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8NP |
Primary | 77 | ||
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St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
Accrington, BB5 0NN |
Primary | 143 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
Preston, PR5 0DQ |
Primary | 88 | ||
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Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Lincoln, LN2 3NE |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School
Selby, YO8 9BG |
Primary | 192 | ||