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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 404 | 17.6% | 15.1% | 
| 
                                Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School
                                 London, SW16 5SL  | 
                            Primary | 410 | 18.9% | 16.3% | 
| 
                                Campsbourne Junior School
                                 London, N8 7AF  | 
                            Primary | 397 | 19.5% | 16% | 
| 
                                Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School
                                 London, N10 1PS  | 
                            Primary | 412 | 17% | 15.6% | 
| 
                                St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
                                 Bolton, BL1 5LH  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 19.8% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                Bradway Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S17 4PD  | 
                            Primary | 409 | 18.3% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                Blakehill Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD10 8QN  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 17.8% | 14.2% | 
| 
                                Saltaire Primary School
                                 Shipley, BD18 4NR  | 
                            Primary | 409 | 16.6% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Wildridings Primary School
                                 Bracknell, RG12 7DX  | 
                            Primary | 398 | 15.2% | 14.2% | 
| 
                                Turnfurlong Junior School
                                 Aylesbury, HP21 7PL  | 
                            Primary | 383 | 19.1% | 16.4% | 
| 
                                Willingdon Primary School
                                 Eastbourne, BN20 9RJ  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 16.5% | 15.1% | 
| 
                                Stone Cross School
                                 Pevensey, BN24 5EF  | 
                            Primary | 423 | 17% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                Abbeymead Primary School
                                 Gloucester, GL4 5YS  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 17.9% | 15.1% | 
| 
                                Heron Primary School
                                 Gloucester, GL4 4BN  | 
                            Primary | 399 | 16% | 15.3% | 
| 
                                Park Gate Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO31 6LX  | 
                            Primary | 386 | 18.9% | 13.7% | 
| 
                                Emsworth Primary School
                                 Emsworth, PO10 7LX  | 
                            Primary | 406 | 14% | 15.8% | 
| 
                                Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO30 2EA  | 
                            Primary | 370 | 18.7% | 14.6% | 
| 
                                Sarisbury Church of England Junior School
                                 Southampton, SO31 7AP  | 
                            Primary | 389 | 13.4% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                Horsted Infant School
                                 Chatham, ME5 9TF  | 
                            Primary | 425 | 20% | 16.2% | 
| 
                                Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
                                 Dartford, DA1 5AF  | 
                            Primary | 422 | 19.2% | 15.6% | 
| 
                                Muxton Primary School
                                 Telford, TF2 8SA  | 
                            Primary | 408 | 16.2% | 14% | 
| 
                                Gorsemoor Primary School
                                 Cannock, WS12 3TG  | 
                            Primary | 413 | 19.1% | 16.2% | 
| 
                                Manorcroft Primary School
                                 Egham, TW20 9LX  | 
                            Primary | 405 | 15.8% | 15.8% | 
| 
                                Chennestone Primary School
                                 Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5ED  | 
                            Primary | 393 | 15% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                London Meed Community Primary School
                                 Burgess Hill, RH15 9YQ  | 
                            Primary | 417 | 14.2% | 15.1% | 
| 
                                New Ash Green Primary School
                                 Longfield, DA3 8JT  | 
                            Primary | 385 | 18.4% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Middlewich Primary School
                                 Middlewich, CW10 9BS  | 
                            Primary | 405 | 16.1% | 14.6% | 
| 
                                Grangefield Primary School
                                 Cheltenham, GL52 8GL  | 
                            Primary | 421 | 17.6% | 14.3% | 
| 
                                Southfield Park Primary School
                                 Epsom, KT19 8TF  | 
                            Primary | 408 | 17.9% | 15.9% | 
| 
                                St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK10 9PH  | 
                            Primary | 419 | 13.8% | 14.8% | 
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 Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 404 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Fitzjohn's Primary School
                                 London, NW3 6NP  | 
                            Primary | 230 | ||
| 
                                Holy Cross RC School
                                 London, SW6 4BL  | 
                            Primary | 622 | ||
| 
                                St Stephen's CofE Primary School
                                 London, W12 8LH  | 
                            Primary | 440 | ||
| 
                                Elm Wood School
                                 London, SE27 9RR  | 
                            Primary | 366 | ||
| 
                                Hague Primary School
                                 London, E2 0BP  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                Furzedown Primary School
                                 London, SW17 9TJ  | 
                            Primary | 336 | ||
| 
                                Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School
                                 Southall, UB2 5RN  | 
                            Primary | 257 | ||
| 
                                High View Primary School
                                 Wallington, SM6 8JT  | 
                            Primary | 438 | ||
| 
                                Temple Meadow Primary School
                                 Cradley Heath, B64 6RH  | 
                            Primary | 403 | ||
| 
                                St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
                                 Liverpool, L7 0LH  | 
                            Primary | 225 | ||
| 
                                Mersey Park Primary School
                                 Wirral, CH42 0PH  | 
                            Primary | 439 | ||
| 
                                Devonshire Road Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL1 4ND  | 
                            Primary | 418 | ||
| 
                                Gorse Hill Primary School
                                 Manchester, M32 0PF  | 
                            Primary | 331 | ||
| 
                                Carlton Primary School
                                 Wakefield, WF3 3RE  | 
                            Primary | 309 | ||
| 
                                Bushfield School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK12 5JG  | 
                            Primary | 373 | ||
| 
                                Caen Community Primary School
                                 Braunton, EX33 1AD  | 
                            Primary | 339 | ||
| 
                                Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
                                 Durham, DH6 3RQ  | 
                            Primary | 434 | ||
| 
                                Patcham Junior School
                                 Brighton, BN1 8TA  | 
                            Primary | 341 | ||
| 
                                Powell's Church of England Primary School
                                 Cirencester, GL7 2DJ  | 
                            Primary | 421 | ||
| 
                                Shamblehurst Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO30 4EJ  | 
                            Primary | 401 | ||
| 
                                St Bede Church of England Primary School
                                 Winchester, SO23 7DD  | 
                            Primary | 417 | ||
| 
                                Abel Smith School
                                 Hertford, SG13 8AE  | 
                            Primary | 229 | ||
| 
                                Scunthorpe CofE Primary School
                                 Scunthorpe, DN15 6HP  | 
                            Primary | 223 | ||
| 
                                Davington Primary School
                                 Faversham, ME13 7EQ  | 
                            Primary | 416 | ||
| 
                                Whitstable Junior School
                                 Whitstable, CT5 1DB  | 
                            Primary | 200 | ||
| 
                                Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School
                                 Preston, PR3 5JB  | 
                            Primary | 355 | ||
| 
                                The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln
                                 Lincoln, LN1 1LW  | 
                            Primary | 348 | ||
| 
                                Leverhulme Community Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL2 6EE  | 
                            Primary | 433 | ||
| 
                                St. Dominic's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, E9 5SR  | 
                            Primary | 194 | ||