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 Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 166 | 21.3% | 37.3% |
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Macaulay Church of England Primary School
SW4 0NU |
Primary | 160 | 25.3% | 37.7% |
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L36 7XR |
Primary | 212 | 22.7% | 38% |
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Sutton Manor Community Primary School
st Helens, WA9 4AT |
Primary | 211 | 21.3% | 36.4% |
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Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Bolton, BL1 6QJ |
Primary | 201 | 22.4% | 36.3% |
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Stockport, SK3 9HX |
Primary | 170 | 20% | 36.5% |
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Arlies Primary School
Stalybridge, SK15 1HQ |
Primary | 195 | 26.2% | 36.9% |
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Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
Wigan, WN6 8JP |
Primary | 148 | 25.7% | 37.2% |
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St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Manchester, M46 0HA |
Primary | 184 | 26.6% | 37% |
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New Road Primary School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DY |
Primary | 174 | 20.7% | 37.4% |
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Birtley East Community Primary School
Birtley, DH3 1QQ |
Primary | 189 | 19.4% | 36.2% |
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Christ Church CofE Primary School
North Shields, NE30 2AD |
Primary | 181 | 21.6% | 38.7% |
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Beaupre Community Primary School
Wisbech, PE14 8RH |
Primary | 153 | 24.2% | 37.9% |
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Neston Primary School
Neston, CH64 9RE |
Primary | 153 | 21.6% | 36.6% |
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Over St John's CofE Primary School
Winsford, CW7 2LU |
Primary | 137 | 17.5% | 37.2% |
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Chester, CH4 8HX |
Primary | 172 | 22.7% | 38.4% |
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Monkwray Junior School
Whitehaven, CA28 9DT |
Primary | 116 | 21.6% | 37.9% |
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Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Dronfield, S18 2EP |
Primary | 148 | 20.3% | 37.2% |
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Calow CofE VC Primary School
Chesterfield, S44 5BD |
Primary | 175 | 24.6% | 38% |
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Park Junior School
Stonehouse, GL10 2NP |
Primary | 169 | 24.3% | 36.7% |
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Grange Infant School
Gosport, PO13 9TS |
Primary | 188 | 23.9% | 36.7% |
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Great Harwood Primary School
Blackburn, BB6 7JQ |
Primary | 192 | 18.7% | 36.4% |
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Ashton Primary School
Preston, PR2 1TU |
Primary | 204 | 19.1% | 38.7% |
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Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Morecambe, LA4 5QA |
Primary | 156 | 21.9% | 36.8% |
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Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School
Lincoln, LN3 5XJ |
Primary | 183 | 21.3% | 37.7% |
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Holt Community Primary School
Holt, NR25 6SG |
Primary | 188 | 22.3% | 37.8% |
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Middlemarch School
Nuneaton, CV10 7BQ |
Primary | 189 | 23.3% | 37% |
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St Anne's RC Primary School
Manchester, M4 7EQ |
Primary | 193 | 22.3% | 36.3% |
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Brookside Primary School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2EE |
Primary | 192 | 20.8% | 38.5% |
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Orchard Park Community Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 2GR |
Primary | 181 | 21.4% | 36.5% |
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 Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 166 | Sign in to see | |
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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
London, SW17 8RW |
Primary | 204 | ||
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Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School
Ruislip, HA4 7LW |
Primary | 221 | ||
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St Albert's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L28 8AJ |
Primary | 223 | ||
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Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
Prescot, L34 2QN |
Primary | 244 | ||
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St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School
Manchester, M40 1GB |
Primary | 235 | ||
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Christ Church CofE Primary School
Oldham, OL9 9ED |
Primary | 266 | ||
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Outwood Primary School
Cheadle, SK8 3ND |
Primary | 197 | ||
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Stockport, SK5 8AR |
Primary | 210 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Stockport, SK7 5PL |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Altrincham, WA14 4DS |
Primary | 211 | ||
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M29 7BT |
Primary | 213 | ||
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St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Wigan, WN6 0LF |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Sutton Green Primary School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 4NW |
Primary | 312 | ||
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Rode Heath Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3RY |
Primary | 244 | ||
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Astmoor Primary School
Runcorn, WA7 2JE |
Primary | 136 | ||
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Frodsham Manor House Primary School
Frodsham, WA6 7LE |
Primary | 213 | ||
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Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
Runcorn, WA7 2TP |
Primary | 192 | ||
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North Lakes School
Penrith, CA11 8NU |
Primary | 178 | ||
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Silloth Primary School
Wigton, CA7 4DR |
Primary | 162 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Carlisle, CA2 7DS |
Primary | 218 | ||
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High Leigh Primary School
Hoddesdon, EN11 8GF |
Primary | 154 | ||
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Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
BLACKBURN, BB2 4TT |
Primary | 147 | ||
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Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8JB |
Primary | 200 | ||
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Little Digmoor Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9NF |
Primary | 153 | ||
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Longton Primary School
Preston, PR4 5YA |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School
Bolton, BL7 0AH |
Primary | 185 | ||
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St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
Darwen, BB3 0HY |
Primary | 195 | ||
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Accrington, BB5 3AA |
Primary | 258 | ||
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Binley Woods Primary School
Coventry, CV3 2QU |
Primary | 182 | ||