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 | 229 | 10.5% | 16.6% |
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La Salette Catholic Primary School
Rainham, RM13 8SP |
Primary | 210 | 11.9% | 15.7% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Prescot, L34 0HA |
Primary | 210 | 13.7% | 17.5% |
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St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
Bolton, BL5 3NZ |
Primary | 210 | 10% | 16.2% |
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Thorn Grove Primary School
Cheadle, SK8 7LD |
Primary | 208 | 14% | 16.8% |
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All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple
Stockport, SK6 7BQ |
Primary | 207 | 13.5% | 17.4% |
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M29 7BT |
Primary | 233 | 12.5% | 15.8% |
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Beighton Nursery Infant School
Sheffield, S20 1EG |
Primary | 237 | 10.8% | 15.1% |
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Preston Grange Primary School
North Shields, NE29 9QL |
Primary | 214 | 7.9% | 15.7% |
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Nantwich, CW5 7DA |
Primary | 198 | 10.6% | 15.2% |
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Roose School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0HF |
Primary | 196 | 11.7% | 15.8% |
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Brook Street Primary School
Carlisle, CA1 2JB |
Primary | 227 | 14.5% | 18% |
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South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
Lewes, BN7 2HS |
Primary | 221 | 11.3% | 16.1% |
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St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
Basildon, SS15 5AF |
Primary | 250 | 8% | 16.4% |
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Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF |
Primary | 203 | 11.8% | 16.7% |
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Aylesford, ME20 7BE |
Primary | 209 | 11% | 17.7% |
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St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School
Birchington, CT7 0PY |
Primary | 212 | 10.4% | 17.5% |
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Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL |
Primary | 231 | 11.9% | 15.5% |
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Ashleigh Primary School
Darwen, BB3 2JT |
Primary | 220 | 11.8% | 14.5% |
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Gisburn Road Community Primary School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5LS |
Primary | 204 | 14.2% | 16.2% |
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Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Blackpool, FY3 0BW |
Primary | 240 | 12.5% | 17.5% |
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Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5HY |
Primary | 200 | 7% | 16.5% |
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Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Chorley, PR7 1RB |
Primary | 201 | 12.9% | 16.9% |
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Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School
Burnley, BB12 0JD |
Primary | 208 | 14.4% | 17.3% |
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Chorley, PR6 7EB |
Primary | 207 | 10.6% | 16.9% |
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King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Leicester, LE3 5PA |
Primary | 238 | 11.5% | 16.7% |
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St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Worksop, S80 1NQ |
Primary | 208 | 10.6% | 16.3% |
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St James CofE Aided Primary School
Godalming, GU8 6DH |
Primary | 215 | 11.4% | 17.9% |
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Eastlands Primary School
Rugby, CV21 3RY |
Primary | 211 | 12.8% | 16.1% |
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St Anne's CofE Primary School
Huntingdon, PE29 2WW |
Primary | 214 | 11.2% | 16.4% |
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 | 229 | Sign in to see | |
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Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School
London, SE28 8LW |
Primary | 203 | ||
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Prescot, L34 0HA |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L3 2DU |
Primary | 186 | ||
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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
St Helens, WA11 8JF |
Primary | 123 | ||
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St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3EJ |
Primary | 215 | ||
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Hollins Grundy Primary School
Bury, BL9 8AY |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Wardley CofE Primary School
Manchester, M27 9XB |
Primary | 219 | ||
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Boothstown Methodist Primary School
Manchester, M28 1DG |
Primary | 209 | ||
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St Mary's RC Primary School
Manchester, M27 4AS |
Primary | 230 | ||
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St Simon's Catholic Primary School
Stockport, SK7 4LH |
Primary | 182 | ||
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Hindsford CofE Primary School
Manchester, M46 9BL |
Primary | 207 | ||
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St Thomas CofE Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8PQ |
Primary | 174 | ||
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Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Select, WN7 5JS |
Primary | 213 | ||
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Warrington, WA3 2PQ |
Primary | 212 | ||
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Shefford C.E. Primary School
Hungerford, RG17 7DB |
Primary | 82 | ||
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Yaxley Infant School
Peterborough, PE7 3LU |
Primary | 143 | ||
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High Legh Primary School
Knutsford, WA16 6NW |
Primary | 162 | ||
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Pewithall School
Runcorn, WA7 4XQ |
Primary | 204 | ||
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Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School
Runcorn, WA7 1LD |
Primary | 99 | ||
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Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
Macclesfield, SK10 5LY |
Primary | 102 | ||
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Nantwich, CW5 7DA |
Primary | 198 | ||
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Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School
Bury, BL0 0NA |
Primary | 170 | ||
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Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School
Leyland, PR25 5TT |
Primary | 191 | ||
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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Rochdale, OL12 8TL |
Primary | 161 | ||
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Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School
Rossendale, BB4 7UA |
Primary | 112 | ||
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Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Chorley, PR7 1RB |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn, BB1 8QN |
Primary | 183 | ||
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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8NP |
Primary | 80 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
Preston, PR5 0DQ |
Primary | 83 | ||