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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Merrow Junior School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 233 | 12.9% | 17.6% |
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Forty Hill CofE Primary School
Enfield, EN2 9EY |
Primary | 220 | 14.9% | 16.7% |
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Spring Grove Primary School
Isleworth, TW7 4HB |
Primary | 245 | 12.7% | 16.7% |
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Cradley CofE Primary School
Halesowen, B63 2UL |
Primary | 211 | 12.8% | 18% |
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St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
Walsall, WS1 3AY |
Primary | 228 | 16.2% | 17.9% |
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Thorn Grove Primary School
Cheadle, SK8 7LD |
Primary | 206 | 12.4% | 17.1% |
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Bankfoot Primary School
Bradford, BD5 9NR |
Primary | 236 | 14.7% | 18.3% |
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Salterhebble Junior and Infant School
Halifax, HX3 0AU |
Primary | 209 | 13.9% | 17.2% |
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Horsforth Featherbank Primary School
Leeds, LS18 4QP |
Primary | 213 | 12.2% | 17.8% |
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Stoke Mandeville Combined School
Aylesbury, HP22 5XA |
Primary | 217 | 16.6% | 17.1% |
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High Wycombe Church of England Combined School
High Wycombe, HP11 2JU |
Primary | 210 | 13.3% | 17.1% |
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Eynesbury CofE C Primary School
St Neots, PE19 2TD |
Primary | 221 | 11.8% | 16.7% |
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Newlaithes Junior School
Carlisle, CA2 6DX |
Primary | 237 | 13.9% | 18.1% |
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Appledore School
Bideford, EX39 1PF |
Primary | 222 | 11.4% | 17.4% |
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Motcombe Infants' School
Eastbourne, BN21 1SN |
Primary | 227 | 13.7% | 18.1% |
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Collingwood Primary School
CHELMSFORD, CM3 5YJ |
Primary | 227 | 15% | 17.6% |
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Denmead Infant School
Waterlooville, PO7 6PN |
Primary | 208 | 13% | 17.8% |
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St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School
Farnborough, GU14 7AP |
Primary | 230 | 12.2% | 18.7% |
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Brookland Infant and Nursery School
Waltham Cross, EN8 0RX |
Primary | 236 | 11.4% | 18.4% |
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Thorn Grove Primary School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5LD |
Primary | 221 | 12.9% | 16.8% |
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The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1PG |
Primary | 213 | 13.9% | 16.7% |
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Little Heath Primary School
Potters Bar, EN6 1JW |
Primary | 228 | 14.1% | 16.7% |
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Binstead Primary School
Ryde, PO33 3SA |
Primary | 209 | 12.9% | 16.3% |
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St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 1NE |
Primary | 210 | 10.5% | 17.6% |
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St Catherine's RC Primary School
Leyland, PR25 4SJ |
Primary | 214 | 13.1% | 16.8% |
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Sandfield Close Primary School
Leicester, LE4 7RE |
Primary | 248 | 13.7% | 16.9% |
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The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
NETTLEHAM, LINCOLN, LN2 2PE |
Primary | 234 | 12.4% | 16.7% |
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South End Infant School
Rushden, NN10 9JU |
Primary | 231 | 15.2% | 18.2% |
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Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis
Bognor Regis, PO21 5EJ |
Primary | 204 | 13.7% | 18.6% |
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Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School
Salisbury, SP2 7EJ |
Primary | 225 | 14.7% | 16.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Merrow Junior School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 233 | Sign in to see | |
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Marsh Hill Primary School
Birmingham, B23 7HY |
Primary | 419 | ||
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St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
Birmingham, B21 8NH |
Primary | 418 | ||
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St Paul's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M20 4PG |
Primary | 331 | ||
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Joseph Locke Primary School
Barnsley, S70 6JL |
Primary | 436 | ||
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Burradon Community Primary School
Cramlington, NE23 7NG |
Primary | 137 | ||
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St Elphin's (Fairfield) CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Warrington, WA1 2GN |
Primary | 324 | ||
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Great Dunmow Primary School
Great Dunmow, CM6 1ZR |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Blue Coat CofE Primary School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7BD |
Primary | 316 | ||
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Berrywood Primary School
Southampton, SO30 2TL |
Primary | 627 | ||
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Brigg Primary School
Brigg, DN20 8AR |
Primary | 322 | ||
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St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 2RY |
Primary | 412 | ||
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St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
York, YO10 4LX |
Primary | 318 | ||
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King Edwin Primary and Nursery School
Mansfield, NG21 9NS |
Primary | 438 | ||
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St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford
Oxford, OX2 6AB |
Primary | 393 | ||
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Reigate Parish Church Primary School
Reigate, RH2 7DB |
Primary | 415 | ||
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Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP |
Primary | 407 | ||
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Steyning CofE Primary School
Steyning, BN44 3RQ |
Primary | 346 | ||
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Wellstead Primary School
Southampton, SO30 2LE |
Primary | 414 | ||
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Middlewich Primary School
Middlewich, CW10 9BS |
Primary | 405 | ||
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Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School
Telford, TF7 4HG |
Primary | 363 | ||
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St Botolph's C of E Primary School
Sleaford, NG34 7FE |
Primary | 403 | ||
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Newdale Primary School & Nursery
Telford, TF3 5HA |
Primary | 471 | ||
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St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
Carterton, OX18 1JF |
Primary | 447 | ||
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Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Blackburn, BB2 4JJ |
Primary | 418 | ||
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Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Liverpool, L21 1AD |
Primary | 339 | ||
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ |
Primary | 159 | ||
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The Vine Inter-Church Primary School
Cambourne, CB23 6DY |
Primary | 374 | ||
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Fairfield Park Lower School
Fairfield Park, SG5 4FD |
Primary | 489 | ||
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Queen Boudica Primary School
Colchester, CO4 5XT |
Primary | 407 | ||