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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary and Michael Catholic Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 114 | 27.2% | 14% | 
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School St Helens, WA11 8JF | Primary | 139 | 22.9% | 13.9% | 
| Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School Bury, BL9 8JT | Primary | 98 | 30.4% | 15.7% | 
| Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School Royston, SG8 0PD | Primary | 148 | 29.1% | 13.5% | 
| Folksworth CofE Primary School Peterborough, PE7 3TY | Primary | 95 | 30.5% | 14.7% | 
| Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School Tarporley, CW6 0EL | Primary | 73 | 26% | 13.7% | 
| St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Wilmslow, SK9 5JQ | Primary | 90 | 29.6% | 12.5% | 
| St Michael's Nursery and Infant School Workington, CA14 2UY | Primary | 100 | 26.4% | 15.5% | 
| Storth CofE School Milnthorpe, LA7 7JA | Primary | 85 | 28.6% | 11.9% | 
| Shap Endowed CofE Primary School Penrith, CA10 3NL | Primary | 84 | 22.6% | 13.1% | 
| East Anstey Primary School Tiverton, EX16 9JP | Primary | 109 | 24.6% | 13.6% | 
| Wix and Wrabness Primary School Manningtree, CO11 2RS | Primary | 118 | 28% | 14.4% | 
| Kingswood Primary School Kingswood, GL12 8RN | Primary | 95 | 26.3% | 14.7% | 
| Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School Cheltenham, GL54 1AW | Primary | 99 | 27.3% | 14.1% | 
| Thrupp School Stroud, GL5 2EN | Primary | 140 | 27.9% | 15% | 
| Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Tewkesbury, GL20 7LA | Primary | 138 | 25.4% | 13.8% | 
| Ombersley Endowed First School Ombersley, WR9 0DR | Primary | 137 | 24.8% | 13.1% | 
| Albury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Albury, SG11 2JQ | Primary | 102 | 25.7% | 13.9% | 
| Kingswood Primary School Maidstone, ME17 3QF | Primary | 130 | 24.6% | 14.6% | 
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen DARWEN, BB3 2SG | Primary | 161 | 25.5% | 14.9% | 
| The Bawburgh School Norwich, NR9 3LR | Primary | 100 | 26% | 15% | 
| Rollesby Primary School Great Yarmouth, NR29 5EH | Primary | 104 | 28.9% | 14.4% | 
| Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School Watlington, OX49 5SU | Primary | 91 | 26.4% | 14.3% | 
| Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School Oxford, OX1 5HP | Primary | 90 | 23.9% | 14.1% | 
| Long Mountain CofE Primary School Shrewsbury, SY5 9HT | Primary | 131 | 26.9% | 14.9% | 
| William Penn School Horsham, RH13 8GR | Primary | 81 | 28.4% | 14.8% | 
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School Haywards Heath, RH17 7PB | Primary | 96 | 24% | 14.6% | 
| Turners Hill CofE Primary School Crawley, RH10 4PA | Primary | 135 | 28.2% | 14.1% | 
| Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Salisbury, SP1 3LL | Primary | 148 | 27.7% | 14.2% | 
| Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School Salisbury, SP5 2SU | Primary | 85 | 28.2% | 14.1% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary and Michael Catholic Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 114 | Sign in to see | |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Liverpool, L5 3QF | Primary | 372 | ||
| St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School Wirral, CH63 7NL | Primary | 200 | ||
| Blackshaw Primary School Bolton, BL2 6TE | Primary | 223 | ||
| St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton Bolton, BL2 4DZ | Primary | 204 | ||
| Chapelfield Primary School Manchester, M26 1LH | Primary | 285 | ||
| Rushcroft Primary School Oldham, OL2 7YL | Primary | 169 | ||
| St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton Oldham, OL2 7PP | Primary | 211 | ||
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough Littleborough, OL15 8DU | Primary | 212 | ||
| St George's CofE Primary School Salford, M6 6SJ | Primary | 231 | ||
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley Wigan, WN2 3DG | Primary | 192 | ||
| Tickhill Estfeld Primary School Doncaster, DN11 9JA | Primary | 221 | ||
| The Willows School and Early Years Centre Milton Keynes, MK6 2LP | Primary | 179 | ||
| Parkgate Primary School Neston, CH64 6SW | Primary | 180 | ||
| Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School Warrington, WA5 1TG | Primary | 174 | ||
| Woolston CofE Aided Primary School Warrington, WA1 4QL | Primary | 214 | ||
| Durham Lane Primary School Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0NG | Primary | 224 | ||
| Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School Workington, CA14 1HA | Primary | 197 | ||
| Byerley Park Primary School Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LE | Primary | 207 | ||
| Winklebury Junior School Basingstoke, RG23 8AF | Primary | 212 | ||
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School Lymington, SO41 6AE | Primary | 187 | ||
| Boxmoor Primary School Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1PF | Primary | 222 | ||
| Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School Sittingbourne, ME9 9BQ | Primary | 198 | ||
| Clitheroe Brookside Primary School Clitheroe, BB7 1NW | Primary | 135 | ||
| Rishton Methodist Primary School Blackburn, BB1 4JF | Primary | 157 | ||
| Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School Accrington, BB5 3BT | Primary | 206 | ||
| Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Preston, PR2 9RE | Primary | 237 | ||
| Prospect Hill Junior School Worksop, S81 0LR | Primary | 227 | ||
| St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery Telford, TF10 8JQ | Primary | 228 | ||
| The Oaks Community Primary School Ellesmere Port, CH65 9EX | Primary | 168 | ||