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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Woodstone Community Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 17.3% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School
                                 Ruislip, HA4 7LW  | 
                            Primary | 221 | 16% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L23 2TB  | 
                            Primary | 221 | 15.8% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                St Mary's RC Primary School
                                 Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6EP  | 
                            Primary | 217 | 16.1% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                Hollins Grundy Primary School
                                 Bury, BL9 8AY  | 
                            Primary | 205 | 15.1% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
                                 Manchester, M24 1FL  | 
                            Primary | 212 | 18.4% | 15.1% | 
| 
                                Holy Family Catholic Primary School
                                 Patchway, Bristol, BS34 6BY  | 
                            Primary | 206 | 16% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
                                 Dunstable, LU6 1EW  | 
                            Primary | 209 | 15.8% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                Wingrave Church of England Combined School
                                 Aylesbury, HP22 4QG  | 
                            Primary | 202 | 15.4% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
                                 Warrington, WA1 4QL  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 15.4% | 14% | 
| 
                                Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School
                                 High Peak, SK23 7DL  | 
                            Primary | 196 | 19.9% | 14.3% | 
| 
                                Sedgefield Primary School
                                 Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 2BJ  | 
                            Primary | 209 | 18.7% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                Hellingly Community Primary School
                                 Hailsham, BN27 4DS  | 
                            Primary | 198 | 16.7% | 15.2% | 
| 
                                South Green Infant School
                                 Billericay, CM11 2TG  | 
                            Primary | 192 | 18.8% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham
                                 Halstead, CO9 3NR  | 
                            Primary | 216 | 17.6% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School
                                 Stonehouse, GL10 3LY  | 
                            Primary | 198 | 17.2% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                Potten End CofE Primary School
                                 Berkhamsted, HP4 2QY  | 
                            Primary | 204 | 18.6% | 15.2% | 
| 
                                St Teresa Catholic Primary School
                                 Borehamwood, WD6 5HL  | 
                            Primary | 207 | 16.9% | 14.5% | 
| 
                                Wootton Community Primary School
                                 Ryde, PO33 4PT  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 18.6% | 14.3% | 
| 
                                St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
                                 Newport, PO30 1NR  | 
                            Primary | 201 | 18.4% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                St Alphege Church of England Infant School
                                 Whitstable, CT5 1DA  | 
                            Primary | 192 | 17.5% | 15% | 
| 
                                Ellistown Community Primary School
                                 Coalville, LE67 1EN  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 15.8% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
                                 LINCOLN, LN6 5UZ  | 
                            Primary | 201 | 16.4% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                East Markham Primary School
                                 Newark, NG22 0RG  | 
                            Primary | 206 | 18.9% | 15.1% | 
| 
                                St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG14 6FG  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 19.7% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                East Coker Community Primary School
                                 Yeovil, BA22 9HY  | 
                            Primary | 195 | 16.9% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                New Cangle Community Primary School
                                 Haverhill, CB9 0DU  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 16.2% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                Sheddingdean Community Primary School
                                 Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 16.4% | 13.5% | 
| 
                                Knightlow CofE Primary School
                                 Rugby, CV23 9NF  | 
                            Primary | 219 | 17.4% | 14.6% | 
| 
                                Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
                                 Pontefract, WF9 1AJ  | 
                            Primary | 206 | 15.5% | 15% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Woodstone Community Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 208 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St John and Monica Catholic Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B13 8DW  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                Leasowe Primary School
                                 Wirral, CH46 1RU  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                The Heys Primary School
                                 Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9NS  | 
                            Primary | 222 | ||
| 
                                Lacewood Primary School
                                 Rotherham, S63 8DA  | 
                            Primary | 232 | ||
| 
                                Cherry Dale Primary School
                                 Barnsley, S72 8AA  | 
                            Primary | 312 | ||
| 
                                St Paul's CofE Primary School
                                 Sunderland, SR2 0LW  | 
                            Primary | 309 | ||
| 
                                Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School
                                 Podington, NN29 7HU  | 
                            Primary | 79 | ||
| 
                                Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
                                 Dunstable, LU6 1EW  | 
                            Primary | 209 | ||
| 
                                Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School
                                 Ellesmere Port, CH65 4AQ  | 
                            Primary | 239 | ||
| 
                                Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School
                                 Northwich, CW9 5QQ  | 
                            Primary | 231 | ||
| 
                                Abercrombie Primary School
                                 Chesterfield, S41 7QE  | 
                            Primary | 238 | ||
| 
                                Boxted St Peter's Church of England School
                                 Colchester, CO4 5YN  | 
                            Primary | 206 | ||
| 
                                Coney Hill Community Primary School
                                 Gloucester, GL4 4NA  | 
                            Primary | 209 | ||
| 
                                Hatch Warren Junior School
                                 Basingstoke, RG22 4PQ  | 
                            Primary | 347 | ||
| 
                                Hillmead Primary School
                                 Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW  | 
                            Primary | 216 | ||
| 
                                Riverhead Infants' School
                                 Riverhead, TN13 2AS  | 
                            Primary | 263 | ||
| 
                                Rackheath Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR13 6SL  | 
                            Primary | 217 | ||
| 
                                Arnold View Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG5 6NW  | 
                            Primary | 311 | ||
| 
                                Pierrepont Gamston Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG2 6TH  | 
                            Primary | 306 | ||
| 
                                Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School
                                 Warrington, WA4 3EA  | 
                            Primary | 334 | ||
| 
                                Nursteed Community Primary School
                                 Devizes, SN10 3BF  | 
                            Primary | 186 | ||
| 
                                Ridgefield Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB1 3RL  | 
                            Primary | 226 | ||
| 
                                Cotford St Luke Primary School
                                 Taunton, TA4 1HZ  | 
                            Primary | 230 | ||
| 
                                Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
                                 Chelmsford, CM2 6PT  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                Phoenix Community Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN24 9LS  | 
                            Primary | 199 | ||
| 
                                Orchard Primary School
                                 Sidcup, DA14 6LW  | 
                            Primary | 211 | ||
| 
                                Kingsmead Primary School
                                 Northwich, CW9 8WA  | 
                            Primary | 315 | ||
| 
                                Howes Community Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV3 5EH  | 
                            Primary | 179 | ||
| 
                                St Keyna Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS31 2JP  | 
                            Primary | 240 | ||