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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Park Mead Primary
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 421 | 20.4% | 13.1% |
Gordon Primary School
London, SE9 1QG |
Primary | 427 | 20.7% | 12.3% |
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% |
Earlsdon Primary School
Coventry, CV5 6FZ |
Primary | 422 | 19% | 14% |
St John's RC Primary School
Manchester, M21 9SN |
Primary | 405 | 18% | 13.1% |
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Leeds, LS18 5BL |
Primary | 425 | 22.8% | 12.7% |
Spurcroft Primary School
Thatcham, RG19 3XX |
Primary | 398 | 16.7% | 12% |
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% |
Mickleover Primary School
Derby, DE3 0EY |
Primary | 413 | 18.9% | 13.6% |
Ottery St Mary Primary School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1HY |
Primary | 422 | 21.1% | 13.7% |
Dunalley Primary School
Cheltenham, GL50 4LB |
Primary | 420 | 19.3% | 12.1% |
Park Gate Primary School
Southampton, SO31 6LX |
Primary | 386 | 18.9% | 13.7% |
Talavera Junior School
Aldershot, GU11 1RG |
Primary | 449 | 22.7% | 13.1% |
South Farnborough Junior School
Farnborough, GU14 6PL |
Primary | 395 | 19.2% | 11.6% |
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% |
Taverham VC CE Junior School
Norwich, NR8 6SX |
Primary | 413 | 19.9% | 12.6% |
John Hampden Primary School
Thame, OX9 3HU |
Primary | 442 | 21.7% | 13.4% |
St Swithun's CofE Primary School
Oxford, OX1 5PS |
Primary | 415 | 19.2% | 11% |
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
Taunton, TA1 4TU |
Primary | 427 | 18.3% | 13.8% |
Arunside School, Horsham
Horsham, RH12 1RR |
Primary | 416 | 17.1% | 11.8% |
Bitham Brook Primary School
Westbury, BA13 3UA |
Primary | 403 | 20.1% | 13.9% |
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% |
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 |
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Park Mead Primary
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 421 | Sign in to see | |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
London, N19 5NE |
Primary | 510 | ||
John Ball Primary School
London, SE3 0TP |
Primary | 652 | ||
Mills Hill Primary School
Oldham, OL9 0NH |
Primary | 627 | ||
Farsley Farfield Primary School
Pudsey, LS28 5ED |
Primary | 427 | ||
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Leeds, LS12 1SF |
Primary | 515 | ||
All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School
Leeds, LS9 9AD |
Primary | 233 | ||
Regent Farm First School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3PE |
Primary | 325 | ||
Benton Park Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7SS |
Primary | 441 | ||
Balliol Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8QP |
Primary | 167 | ||
Southville Primary School
Bristol, BS3 1EB |
Primary | 621 | ||
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS |
Primary | 512 | ||
Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
Brighton, BN2 6RH |
Primary | 336 | ||
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER |
Primary | 446 | ||
Oakmere Primary School
Potters Bar, EN6 5NP |
Primary | 244 | ||
Hempstead Junior School
Gillingham, ME7 3HJ |
Primary | 627 | ||
Madginford Primary School
Maidstone, ME15 8LH |
Primary | 627 | ||
Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School
Lytham St Annes, FY8 3EE |
Primary | 596 | ||
Eyres Monsell Primary School
Leicester, LE2 9AH |
Primary | 397 | ||
Westfield Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BH |
Primary | 403 | ||
Carlton Colville Primary School
Lowestoft, NR33 8DG |
Primary | 375 | ||
Heath Primary School, Kesgrave
Ipswich, IP5 1JG |
Primary | 522 | ||
Town Farm Primary School & Nursery
Staines, TW19 7HU |
Primary | 445 | ||
Furzefield Primary School
Redhill, RH1 3PA |
Primary | 405 | ||
St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Shepperton, TW17 9AD |
Primary | 549 | ||
Easebourne CofE Primary School
Midhurst, GU29 9AG |
Primary | 205 | ||
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base
Carshalton, SM5 2SE |
Primary | 602 | ||
Whitehouse Common Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6BL |
Primary | 445 | ||
Longmeadow Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 8LT |
Primary | 202 | ||
Woodlands Primary School
Tonbridge, TN10 4BB |
Primary | 558 |