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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 177 | 26% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
                                 London, SE28 8GB  | 
                            Primary | 182 | 29% | 24.6% | 
| 
                                Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School
                                 London, NW2 5AN  | 
                            Primary | 197 | 22.4% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Oakhill Primary School
                                 Woodford Green, IG8 9PY  | 
                            Primary | 196 | 21.9% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Marshside Primary School
                                 Southport, PR9 9XA  | 
                            Primary | 191 | 25.1% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
                                 Sheffield, S36 2TE  | 
                            Primary | 174 | 25.3% | 25.9% | 
| 
                                Russell Hall Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD13 2AW  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 26.9% | 24.2% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet
                                 Leeds, LS10 2AD  | 
                            Primary | 206 | 25.7% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                Marsden Primary School
                                 Sunderland, SR6 7HJ  | 
                            Primary | 198 | 22.7% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                Garland Junior School
                                 Reading, RG7 3HG  | 
                            Primary | 185 | 22.7% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                The Willows School and Early Years Centre
                                 Milton Keynes, MK6 2LP  | 
                            Primary | 179 | 28.7% | 25% | 
| 
                                Clarkson Infants School
                                 Wisbech, PE13 2ES  | 
                            Primary | 194 | 21.7% | 26.3% | 
| 
                                Brewster Avenue Infant School
                                 Peterborough, PE2 9PN  | 
                            Primary | 160 | 21.5% | 25.6% | 
| 
                                Moulton School
                                 Northwich, CW9 8PD  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 29.6% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                Edleston Primary School
                                 Crewe, CW2 7PX  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 22.6% | 25% | 
| 
                                Town End Junior School
                                 Alfreton, DE55 5PB  | 
                            Primary | 184 | 23.4% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                King's Ford Infant School and Nursery
                                 Colchester, CO2 9AZ  | 
                            Primary | 152 | 25.5% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                Shurdington Church of England Primary School
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 4UQ  | 
                            Primary | 199 | 25.6% | 24.6% | 
| 
                                Manor Field Infant School
                                 Basingstoke, RG22 4DH  | 
                            Primary | 150 | 24.7% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Icknield Infant and Nursery School
                                 Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UN  | 
                            Primary | 207 | 27.9% | 24.2% | 
| 
                                St Anne's Catholic Primary School
                                 Leyland, PR25 1TL  | 
                            Primary | 190 | 29% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
                                 Preston, PR3 3WQ  | 
                            Primary | 199 | 23.6% | 25.6% | 
| 
                                Beaumont Lodge Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE4 1DT  | 
                            Primary | 215 | 27.7% | 24.5% | 
| 
                                The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School
                                 Skegness, PE24 5ED  | 
                            Primary | 205 | 25.4% | 26.3% | 
| 
                                The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby
                                 Grantham, NG31 8LB  | 
                            Primary | 164 | 22% | 25% | 
| 
                                Hingham Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR9 4JB  | 
                            Primary | 177 | 22% | 24.3% | 
| 
                                Watlington Community Primary School
                                 King's Lynn, PE33 0HU  | 
                            Primary | 171 | 24% | 23.4% | 
| 
                                Seaton Delaval First School
                                 Whitley Bay, NE25 0EP  | 
                            Primary | 160 | 22.2% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                Charter Primary School
                                 Chippenham, SN15 3EA  | 
                            Primary | 200 | 25.5% | 26% | 
| 
                                Orchard Primary School
                                 Sidcup, DA14 6LW  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 25.1% | 25.1% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 177 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St Faith's CofE Primary School
                                 London, SW18 1AE  | 
                            Primary | 166 | ||
| 
                                Holy Family Catholic Primary School
                                 Southport, PR9 7DU  | 
                            Primary | 200 | ||
| 
                                All Souls Church of England Primary School
                                 Heywood, OL10 4DF  | 
                            Primary | 231 | ||
| 
                                St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
                                 Huddersfield, HD7 4QQ  | 
                            Primary | 199 | ||
| 
                                Adel Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS16 8DY  | 
                            Primary | 232 | ||
| 
                                St Paul's CofE Primary School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7JU  | 
                            Primary | 224 | ||
| 
                                Aldermaston C.E. Primary School
                                 Reading, RG7 4LX  | 
                            Primary | 113 | ||
| 
                                Gorsewood Primary School
                                 Runcorn, WA7 6ES  | 
                            Primary | 175 | ||
| 
                                St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
                                 Workington, CA14 2DW  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 5HN  | 
                            Primary | 347 | ||
| 
                                St Martin's CofE Primary School
                                 Brighton, BN2 3LJ  | 
                            Primary | 191 | ||
| 
                                Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School
                                 Cirencester, GL7 5UW  | 
                            Primary | 229 | ||
| 
                                Anstey Junior School
                                 Alton, GU34 2DR  | 
                            Primary | 227 | ||
| 
                                Springwood Infant School
                                 Waterlooville, PO7 8ED  | 
                            Primary | 141 | ||
| 
                                Heatherside Infant School
                                 Fleet, GU52 7TH  | 
                            Primary | 259 | ||
| 
                                Springwood Junior School
                                 Waterlooville, PO7 8ED  | 
                            Primary | 227 | ||
| 
                                Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO16 8AD  | 
                            Primary | 333 | ||
| 
                                St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby
                                 Barnetby, DN38 6JD  | 
                            Primary | 201 | ||
| 
                                Belton All Saints CofE Primary School
                                 Doncaster, DN9 1LR  | 
                            Primary | 205 | ||
| 
                                Lyminge Church of England Primary School
                                 Folkestone, CT18 8JA  | 
                            Primary | 188 | ||
| 
                                Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
                                 Broadstairs, CT10 1RR  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                Nether Kellet Community Primary School
                                 Carnforth, LA6 1HH  | 
                            Primary | 105 | ||
| 
                                Clifton Primary School
                                 Lytham St Annes, FY8 3PY  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                Moss Side Primary School
                                 Leyland, PR26 7ST  | 
                            Primary | 246 | ||
| 
                                Rawtenstall St Paul's Church of England Primary School
                                 Rawtenstall, BB4 8HW  | 
                            Primary | 280 | ||
| 
                                Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
                                 Bacup, OL13 0QW  | 
                            Primary | 233 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
                                 Chorley, PR7 2RJ  | 
                            Primary | 202 | ||
| 
                                Albany Junior School
                                 Nottingham, NG9 8HR  | 
                            Primary | 173 | ||
| 
                                Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School
                                 Wellington, TA21 9DJ  | 
                            Primary | 199 | ||