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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Clarendon Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 242 | 18% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School
                                 London, NW2 5BB  | 
                            Primary | 241 | 19.1% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School
                                 Enfield, EN3 6NR  | 
                            Primary | 218 | 17% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Lyndon Green Infant School
                                 Birmingham, B26 1LZ  | 
                            Primary | 261 | 18.8% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich
                                 Walsall, WS3 3LY  | 
                            Primary | 222 | 15.7% | 28.8% | 
| 
                                St Michael's Church of England Aided Primary School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 9AF  | 
                            Primary | 222 | 18.9% | 28.4% | 
| 
                                Robins Lane Community Primary School
                                 St Helens, WA9 3NF  | 
                            Primary | 223 | 18.6% | 28% | 
| 
                                St William of York Catholic Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL3 3DE  | 
                            Primary | 221 | 19.1% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Church of England Primary School
                                 Bury, BL9 9PW  | 
                            Primary | 231 | 18.5% | 28.8% | 
| 
                                Horton Mill Community Primary School
                                 Oldham, OL4 1GL  | 
                            Primary | 229 | 20.5% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
                                 Manchester, M24 2BE  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 16.1% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                Victoria Park Junior School
                                 Manchester, M32 0XZ  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 18.3% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS14 1EP  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 18.3% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
                                 Newbury, RG14 1TS  | 
                            Primary | 224 | 20.9% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Queen's Drive Infant School
                                 Peterborough, PE1 2UU  | 
                            Primary | 225 | 20% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic Primary School
                                 Brighton, BN41 1LB  | 
                            Primary | 212 | 20.3% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                Fairfield Infant School
                                 Havant, PO9 1AY  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 16.3% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Mill Rythe Junior School
                                 Hayling Island, PO11 0PA  | 
                            Primary | 255 | 16.1% | 27.5% | 
| 
                                Hythe Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO45 6BL  | 
                            Primary | 257 | 22.6% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Bitterne Manor Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO18 1DP  | 
                            Primary | 237 | 13.5% | 29.1% | 
| 
                                Kings Furlong Junior School
                                 Basingstoke, RG21 8YJ  | 
                            Primary | 237 | 20.7% | 30% | 
| 
                                Pixmore Junior School
                                 Letchworth, SG6 1RS  | 
                            Primary | 240 | 18.8% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Dover Park Primary School
                                 Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2BN  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 18.4% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School
                                 Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8EB  | 
                            Primary | 211 | 18.5% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                Newington Church of England Primary School
                                 Sittingbourne, ME9 7LB  | 
                            Primary | 228 | 17.3% | 29% | 
| 
                                Brookfield Junior School
                                 Aylesford, ME20 6PY  | 
                            Primary | 255 | 15.3% | 31% | 
| 
                                Moss Side Primary School
                                 Leyland, PR26 7ST  | 
                            Primary | 246 | 15% | 29.7% | 
| 
                                St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham
                                 Grantham, NG31 9ED  | 
                            Primary | 209 | 17.7% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School
                                 Selby, YO8 9NX  | 
                            Primary | 253 | 18.7% | 27.9% | 
| 
                                Thorpe Lea Primary School
                                 Egham, TW20 8DY  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 16.3% | 29.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Clarendon Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 242 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St Edward's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, NW1 6LH  | 
                            Primary | 199 | ||
| 
                                St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
                                 Sutton, SM3 9DL  | 
                            Primary | 460 | ||
| 
                                Wylde Green Primary School
                                 Sutton Coldfield, B73 5JL  | 
                            Primary | 414 | ||
| 
                                Castlecroft Primary School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV3 8HS  | 
                            Primary | 235 | ||
| 
                                St Columba's RC Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL2 3AR  | 
                            Primary | 226 | ||
| 
                                Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
                                 Manchester, M23 1HP  | 
                            Primary | 251 | ||
| 
                                Light Oaks Junior School
                                 Salford, M6 8LU  | 
                            Primary | 354 | ||
| 
                                Parson Cross Church of England Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S6 1LB  | 
                            Primary | 208 | ||
| 
                                Hungerford Primary School
                                 Hungerford, RG17 0BT  | 
                            Primary | 326 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham
                                 Amersham, HP7 0EL  | 
                            Primary | 314 | ||
| 
                                Warrington St Ann's CofE Primary School
                                 Warrington, WA2 8AL  | 
                            Primary | 176 | ||
| 
                                St Berteline's CofE Primary School
                                 Runcorn, WA7 6QN  | 
                            Primary | 256 | ||
| 
                                Hythe Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO45 6BL  | 
                            Primary | 257 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic Primary School
                                 Gosport, PO12 3NB  | 
                            Primary | 209 | ||
| 
                                Manland Primary School
                                 Harpenden, AL5 4QW  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                St Joseph Catholic Primary School
                                 Watford, WD19 7DW  | 
                            Primary | 237 | ||
| 
                                Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
                                 Tonbridge, TN9 1HR  | 
                            Primary | 418 | ||
| 
                                Borough Green Primary School
                                 Sevenoaks, TN15 8JZ  | 
                            Primary | 235 | ||
| 
                                Fulwood and Cadley Primary School
                                 Preston, PR2 3QT  | 
                            Primary | 317 | ||
| 
                                Walverden Primary School
                                 Nelson, BB9 0TL  | 
                            Primary | 438 | ||
| 
                                Fishwick Primary School
                                 Preston, PR1 4RH  | 
                            Primary | 158 | ||
| 
                                Ellistown Community Primary School
                                 Coalville, LE67 1EN  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre
                                 Telford, TF2 8EP  | 
                            Primary | 161 | ||
| 
                                Bridgtown Primary School
                                 Cannock, WS11 0AZ  | 
                            Primary | 322 | ||
| 
                                St Lawrence CofE (Aided) Primary School
                                 Woking, GU24 8AB  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                Wheelwright Lane Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV7 9HN  | 
                            Primary | 212 | ||
| 
                                Upper Beeding Primary School
                                 Steyning, BN44 3HY  | 
                            Primary | 303 | ||
| 
                                Yapton CE Primary School
                                 Arundel, BN18 0DU  | 
                            Primary | 306 | ||
| 
                                Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
                                 Birmingham, B12 0EJ  | 
                            Primary | 169 | ||