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 | 209 | 18.7% | 17.7% |
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Grasmere Primary School
London, N16 9PD |
Primary | 220 | 20% | 17.7% |
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Moseley Church of England Primary School
Birmingham, B13 9EH |
Primary | 210 | 18.1% | 17.6% |
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Hill Top CofE Primary School
Bradford, BD12 0TL |
Primary | 212 | 17.7% | 18.1% |
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Coley Primary School
Reading, RG1 6AZ |
Primary | 228 | 18% | 18% |
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Alwyn Infant School
Maidenhead, SL6 6EU |
Primary | 213 | 20.2% | 16.4% |
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Stoke Mandeville Combined School
Aylesbury, HP22 5XA |
Primary | 217 | 18.8% | 17.9% |
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Willington Primary School
Derby, DE65 6DN |
Primary | 207 | 18.8% | 17.4% |
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Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Forest Row, RH18 5EB |
Primary | 199 | 17.6% | 18.6% |
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Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School
Hailsham, BN27 4LG |
Primary | 203 | 19.2% | 17.2% |
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Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Epping, CM16 7QX |
Primary | 208 | 17.3% | 17.8% |
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The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School
Colchester, CO6 4AT |
Primary | 203 | 19.2% | 17.2% |
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Fryern Junior School
Eastleigh, SO53 2LN |
Primary | 208 | 16.4% | 17.8% |
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Rucstall Primary School
Basingstoke, RG21 3EX |
Primary | 204 | 21.1% | 17.2% |
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Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School
Winchester, SO22 4HP |
Primary | 204 | 19.6% | 16.7% |
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St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
Southampton, SO32 2LY |
Primary | 202 | 20.8% | 16.8% |
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St Jude's Catholic Primary School
Fareham, PO14 1ND |
Primary | 221 | 18.1% | 19% |
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Farnborough, GU14 8LS |
Primary | 205 | 17.6% | 17.6% |
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Brookland Infant and Nursery School
Waltham Cross, EN8 0RX |
Primary | 206 | 18.5% | 18.1% |
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High Firs Primary School
Swanley, BR8 8NR |
Primary | 210 | 20% | 18.1% |
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St Alphege Church of England Infant School
Whitstable, CT5 1DA |
Primary | 196 | 16% | 18.4% |
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Northfold Community Primary School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2NL |
Primary | 209 | 19.1% | 18.2% |
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Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR1 9YE |
Primary | 204 | 18.1% | 18.1% |
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Banks St Stephen's CofE School
Southport, PR9 8BL |
Primary | 199 | 17.6% | 18.1% |
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR1 6HQ |
Primary | 206 | 19.4% | 18.4% |
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Deeping St James Community Primary School
Peterborough, PE6 8PZ |
Primary | 199 | 18.1% | 17.6% |
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Rackheath Primary School
Norwich, NR13 6SL |
Primary | 214 | 20.1% | 18.2% |
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William Fletcher Primary School
Oxford, OX5 1LW |
Primary | 211 | 21.4% | 18.1% |
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St Ann's Heath Junior School
Virginia Water, GU25 4DS |
Primary | 231 | 19.1% | 17.3% |
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Sheddingdean Community Primary School
Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT |
Primary | 199 | 20.1% | 17.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Merrow Junior School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 209 | Sign in to see | |
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Marsh Hill Primary School
Birmingham, B23 7HY |
Primary | 415 | ||
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St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
Birmingham, B21 8NH |
Primary | 409 | ||
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St Paul's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M20 4PG |
Primary | 329 | ||
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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 | 144 | ||
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St Elphin's (Fairfield) CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Warrington, WA1 2GN |
Primary | 292 | ||
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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 | 631 | ||
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Brigg Primary School
Brigg, DN20 8AR |
Primary | 338 | ||
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St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 2RY |
Primary | 404 | ||
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St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
York, YO10 4LX |
Primary | 328 | ||
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King Edwin Primary and Nursery School
Mansfield, NG21 9NS |
Primary | 445 | ||
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St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford
Oxford, OX2 6AB |
Primary | 391 | ||
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Reigate Parish Church Primary School
Reigate, RH2 7DB |
Primary | 403 | ||
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Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP |
Primary | 403 | ||
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Steyning CofE Primary School
Steyning, BN44 3RQ |
Primary | 335 | ||
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Wellstead Primary School
Southampton, SO30 2LE |
Primary | 414 | ||
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Middlewich Primary School
Middlewich, CW10 9BS |
Primary | 404 | ||
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Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School
Telford, TF7 4HG |
Primary | 342 | ||
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St Botolph's C of E Primary School
Sleaford, NG34 7FE |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Newdale Primary School & Nursery
Telford, TF3 5HA |
Primary | 464 | ||
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St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
Carterton, OX18 1JF |
Primary | 440 | ||
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Phoenix Primary School
Liverpool, L7 9LY |
Primary | 221 | ||
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Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Blackburn, BB2 4JJ |
Primary | 416 | ||
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Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Liverpool, L21 1AD |
Primary | 312 | ||
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ |
Primary | 143 | ||
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The Vine Inter-Church Primary School
Cambourne, CB23 6DY |
Primary | 366 | ||
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Fairfield Park Lower School
Fairfield Park, SG5 4FD |
Primary | 469 | ||