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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 329 | 14.8% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
                                 South Croydon, CR2 8LQ  | 
                            Primary | 314 | 16% | 26% | 
| 
                                Whitehall Infant School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 2LX  | 
                            Primary | 322 | 12.1% | 25.6% | 
| 
                                Gilbert Colvin Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG5 0TL  | 
                            Primary | 347 | 15.2% | 25.1% | 
| 
                                St John's Church of England Primary School
                                 Walsall, WS9 9NA  | 
                            Primary | 340 | 15.9% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                St Herbert's RC School
                                 Oldham, OL9 9SN  | 
                            Primary | 322 | 12.5% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Littleborough Community Primary School
                                 Littleborough, OL15 9HW  | 
                            Primary | 324 | 16.4% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                St Edward's Church of England Primary School
                                 Rochdale, OL11 3AR  | 
                            Primary | 328 | 17.1% | 26.8% | 
| 
                                Clarendon Road Community Primary School
                                 Manchester, M30 9BJ  | 
                            Primary | 333 | 18.6% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                Sandy Lane Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD15 9JU  | 
                            Primary | 313 | 15.4% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
                                 Keighley, BD21 2ND  | 
                            Primary | 334 | 16.1% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                Appletree Gardens First School
                                 Whitley Bay, NE25 8XS  | 
                            Primary | 314 | 14.5% | 23.8% | 
| 
                                Wessex Primary School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 3AT  | 
                            Primary | 340 | 14.7% | 25.9% | 
| 
                                Willingham Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB24 5LE  | 
                            Primary | 341 | 17.9% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Charles Darwin Community Primary School
                                 Northwich, CW8 1BN  | 
                            Primary | 355 | 17.2% | 25.9% | 
| 
                                Treleigh Community Primary School
                                 Redruth, TR16 4AY  | 
                            Primary | 315 | 10.5% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Clowne Infant and Nursery School
                                 Chesterfield, S43 4DB  | 
                            Primary | 300 | 14% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                Stenson Fields Primary Community School
                                 Derby, DE24 3BW  | 
                            Primary | 330 | 15.8% | 23% | 
| 
                                Pottery Primary School
                                 Belper, DE56 1HA  | 
                            Primary | 302 | 13.9% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Frenchwood Community Primary School
                                 Preston, PR1 4LE  | 
                            Primary | 347 | 15.3% | 26.2% | 
| 
                                The Latimer Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE7 7AW  | 
                            Primary | 350 | 18% | 24% | 
| 
                                St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN3 5EN  | 
                            Primary | 325 | 13.9% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Edgewood Primary and Nursery School
                                 Nottingham, NG15 6HX  | 
                            Primary | 334 | 17.7% | 23.2% | 
| 
                                Brookside Primary School
                                 Bicester, OX26 2DB  | 
                            Primary | 303 | 17.2% | 24.3% | 
| 
                                Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
                                 Newport, TF10 7EA  | 
                            Primary | 319 | 14.7% | 24.5% | 
| 
                                Glebelands Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE4 2WF  | 
                            Primary | 329 | 19.8% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                The Meadows Primary School
                                 Lincoln, LN5 9BB  | 
                            Primary | 351 | 19.1% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Cheadle Heath Primary School
                                 Stockport, SK3 0RJ  | 
                            Primary | 332 | 15.3% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Oakdale Junior School
                                 London, E18 1JX  | 
                            Primary | 337 | 14.2% | 24.6% | 
| 
                                Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
                                 ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 7AQ  | 
                            Primary | 331 | 16.3% | 25% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 329 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School
                                 London, SE7 7HR  | 
                            Primary | 417 | ||
| 
                                The King's Church of England Primary School
                                 Richmond, TW9 3HJ  | 
                            Primary | 394 | ||
| 
                                Eaton Valley Primary School
                                 West Bromwich, B71 4BU  | 
                            Primary | 448 | ||
| 
                                Abingdon Primary School
                                 Stockport, SK5 7ET  | 
                            Primary | 249 | ||
| 
                                Copley Primary School
                                 Halifax, HX3 0TP  | 
                            Primary | 312 | ||
| 
                                Stanhope Primary School
                                 South Shields, NE33 4SZ  | 
                            Primary | 227 | ||
| 
                                Chester Park Junior School
                                 Bristol, BS16 3NX  | 
                            Primary | 291 | ||
| 
                                Silsoe CofE VC Lower School
                                 Bedford, MK45 4GP  | 
                            Primary | 278 | ||
| 
                                Jericho Primary School
                                 Whitehaven, CA28 6UX  | 
                            Primary | 435 | ||
| 
                                Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Wareham, BH20 7BN  | 
                            Primary | 366 | ||
| 
                                St White's Primary School
                                 Cinderford, GL14 3GD  | 
                            Primary | 250 | ||
| 
                                Tweseldown Infant School
                                 Fleet, GU52 8DW  | 
                            Primary | 322 | ||
| 
                                Kings Copse Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO30 0PQ  | 
                            Primary | 227 | ||
| 
                                Benenden Church of England Primary School
                                 Cranbrook, TN17 4EH  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                Waterfoot Primary School
                                 Rossendale, BB4 9DA  | 
                            Primary | 299 | ||
| 
                                Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
                                 Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB  | 
                            Primary | 359 | ||
| 
                                Catherine Junior School
                                 Leicester, LE4 6AZ  | 
                            Primary | 474 | ||
| 
                                Trowse Primary School
                                 Trowse, NR14 8TU  | 
                            Primary | 197 | ||
| 
                                Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School
                                 Nottingham, NG15 8HY  | 
                            Primary | 422 | ||
| 
                                Water Orton Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B46 1SG  | 
                            Primary | 312 | ||
| 
                                Estcots Primary School
                                 East Grinstead, RH19 3TY  | 
                            Primary | 407 | ||
| 
                                St George's CofE Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL5 2FB  | 
                            Primary | 258 | ||
| 
                                Bay Primary School
                                 Bridlington, YO16 7SZ  | 
                            Primary | 411 | ||
| 
                                West Heath Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B38 8HU  | 
                            Primary | 406 | ||
| 
                                South Bank Community Primary School
                                 Middlesbrough, TS6 6SY  | 
                            Primary | 323 | ||
| 
                                Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School
                                 Kidderminster, DY10 4QN  | 
                            Primary | 252 | ||
| 
                                Queensgate Foundation Primary
                                 East Cowes, PO32 6PA  | 
                            Primary | 388 | ||
| 
                                Hayfield Cross CofE School
                                 Kettering, NN15 5FJ  | 
                            Primary | 420 | ||
| 
                                Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School
                                 Daventry, NN11 2PD  | 
                            Primary | 226 | ||