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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                John Hampden Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 442 | 21.7% | 13.4% | 
| 
                                Gordon Primary School
                                 London, SE9 1QG  | 
                            Primary | 427 | 20.7% | 12.3% | 
| 
                                Eltham Church of England Primary School
                                 London, SE9 1TR  | 
                            Primary | 442 | 22.4% | 13% | 
| 
                                Edmund Waller Primary School
                                 London, SE14 5LY  | 
                            Primary | 428 | 19.2% | 12.3% | 
| 
                                Burlington Infant and Nursery School
                                 New Malden, KT3 4LT  | 
                            Primary | 430 | 19.7% | 12.1% | 
| 
                                Alexandra Primary School
                                 Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6SE  | 
                            Primary | 450 | 19.6% | 14.6% | 
| 
                                Mossford Green Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG6 2EW  | 
                            Primary | 441 | 18.4% | 14% | 
| 
                                Earlsdon Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV5 6FZ  | 
                            Primary | 422 | 19% | 14% | 
| 
                                Sharmans Cross Junior School
                                 Solihull, B91 1PH  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 23.4% | 12.4% | 
| 
                                St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS18 5BL  | 
                            Primary | 425 | 22.8% | 12.7% | 
| 
                                Westwood Farm Infant School
                                 Reading, RG31 6RY  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 23.3% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
                                 Reading, RG30 4BE  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 19.2% | 13.3% | 
| 
                                Bierton Church of England Combined School
                                 Aylesbury, HP22 5DF  | 
                            Primary | 425 | 18.4% | 12.5% | 
| 
                                Ottery St Mary Primary School
                                 Ottery St Mary, EX11 1HY  | 
                            Primary | 422 | 21.1% | 13.7% | 
| 
                                Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PR  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 23.2% | 13.6% | 
| 
                                Hook Junior School
                                 Hook, RG27 9NN  | 
                            Primary | 479 | 19.2% | 14.2% | 
| 
                                Talavera Junior School
                                 Aldershot, GU11 1RG  | 
                            Primary | 449 | 22.7% | 13.1% | 
| 
                                Bramley Church of England Primary School
                                 Tadley, RG26 5AH  | 
                            Primary | 458 | 20.8% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                Whitchurch Church of England Primary School
                                 Whitchurch, RG28 7LS  | 
                            Primary | 441 | 16.1% | 13.2% | 
| 
                                Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School
                                 Ashford, TN25 5EA  | 
                            Primary | 424 | 17.5% | 12.3% | 
| 
                                Fleckney Church of England Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE8 8BE  | 
                            Primary | 466 | 23.8% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
                                 Taunton, TA1 4TU  | 
                            Primary | 427 | 18.3% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                William Cobbett Primary School
                                 Farnham, GU9 9ER  | 
                            Primary | 480 | 20.8% | 14.4% | 
| 
                                Park Mead Primary
                                 Cranleigh, GU6 7HB  | 
                            Primary | 421 | 20.4% | 13.1% | 
| 
                                Hillmorton Primary School
                                 Rugby, CV21 4PE  | 
                            Primary | 425 | 21.7% | 13.4% | 
| 
                                William Patten Primary School
                                 London, N16 0NX  | 
                            Primary | 438 | 20.9% | 13.4% | 
| 
                                Bradshaw Hall Primary School
                                 Cheadle, SK8 6AN  | 
                            Primary | 463 | 20.5% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Highwood Primary School
                                 Reading, RG5 3JE  | 
                            Primary | 444 | 17.1% | 14.5% | 
| 
                                St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
                                 Carterton, OX18 1JF  | 
                            Primary | 447 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 
| 
                                Dunmore Primary School
                                 Abingdon, OX14 1NR  | 
                            Primary | 416 | 19.7% | 13.2% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                John Hampden Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 442 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Linton Mead Primary School
                                 London, SE28 8DT  | 
                            Primary | 305 | ||
| 
                                Granton Primary School
                                 London, SW16 5AN  | 
                            Primary | 651 | ||
| 
                                Telferscot Primary School
                                 London, SW12 0HW  | 
                            Primary | 411 | ||
| 
                                Parsloes Primary School
                                 Dagenham, RM9 5RH  | 
                            Primary | 399 | ||
| 
                                St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
                                 Edmonton, N9 7HJ  | 
                            Primary | 393 | ||
| 
                                Wimbledon Park Primary School
                                 London, SW19 8EJ  | 
                            Primary | 611 | ||
| 
                                Yardley Wood Community Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B14 4ER  | 
                            Primary | 448 | ||
| 
                                Prenton Primary School
                                 Prenton, CH43 0RQ  | 
                            Primary | 391 | ||
| 
                                Tividale Hall Primary School
                                 Oldbury, B69 1TR  | 
                            Primary | 432 | ||
| 
                                St Austin's Catholic Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L19 9DH  | 
                            Primary | 416 | ||
| 
                                Hawksworth Wood Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS5 3QE  | 
                            Primary | 315 | ||
| 
                                St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS18 5BL  | 
                            Primary | 425 | ||
| 
                                Stopsley Community Primary School
                                 Luton, LU2 7UG  | 
                            Primary | 449 | ||
| 
                                Bromham CofE Primary School
                                 Bedford, MK43 8NR  | 
                            Primary | 478 | ||
| 
                                Caversham Primary School
                                 Reading, RG4 7RA  | 
                            Primary | 406 | ||
| 
                                The Hill Primary School
                                 Reading, RG4 8TU  | 
                            Primary | 394 | ||
| 
                                St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School
                                 Beaconsfield, HP9 1RG  | 
                            Primary | 349 | ||
| 
                                Newton Primary School
                                 Chester, CH2 2LA  | 
                            Primary | 391 | ||
| 
                                Hayward's Primary School
                                 Crediton, EX17 3AX  | 
                            Primary | 399 | ||
| 
                                St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School
                                 Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1QE  | 
                            Primary | 419 | ||
| 
                                Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings
                                 Hastings, TN35 5NA  | 
                            Primary | 208 | ||
| 
                                Castle Primary School
                                 Fareham, PO16 9QQ  | 
                            Primary | 393 | ||
| 
                                Shepherd Primary
                                 Rickmansworth, WD3 8JJ  | 
                            Primary | 182 | ||
| 
                                South Cave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 Brough, HU15 2EP  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                Herne Bay Junior School
                                 Herne Bay, CT6 5DA  | 
                            Primary | 391 | ||
| 
                                Newport Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
                                 Newport, TF10 7EA  | 
                            Primary | 319 | ||
| 
                                Hadleigh Community Primary School
                                 Hadleigh, IP7 5HQ  | 
                            Primary | 516 | ||
| 
                                Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, E17 3EA  | 
                            Primary | 319 | ||
| 
                                Vernon Primary School
                                 Poynton, SK12 1NW  | 
                            Primary | 382 | ||