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 | 423 | 19.6% | 13% |
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School
London, W12 8LH |
Primary | 445 | 18% | 13.3% |
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Edmund Waller Primary School
London, SE14 5LY |
Primary | 432 | 19.4% | 12% |
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Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
London, W5 4EA |
Primary | 422 | 16.6% | 12.6% |
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St Ursula's Catholic Primary School
Romford, RM3 7JS |
Primary | 418 | 17.5% | 13% |
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Burlington Infant and Nursery School
New Malden, KT3 4LT |
Primary | 432 | 18.8% | 11.5% |
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Hollymount School
London, SW20 0SQ |
Primary | 441 | 20.7% | 13% |
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Hillcross Primary School
Morden, SM4 4EE |
Primary | 422 | 21.1% | 13.7% |
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Chingford CofE Primary School
London, E4 7EY |
Primary | 406 | 20.9% | 12.8% |
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St John's RC Primary School
Manchester, M21 9SN |
Primary | 398 | 21.6% | 13.3% |
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Kerr Mackie Primary School
Leeds, LS8 1NE |
Primary | 435 | 17% | 12.5% |
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Wilson Primary School
Reading, RG30 2RW |
Primary | 437 | 19.3% | 14.2% |
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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Reading, RG30 4BE |
Primary | 399 | 21.8% | 12.7% |
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Bierton Church of England Combined School
Aylesbury, HP22 5DF |
Primary | 419 | 22.4% | 12.9% |
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Fordham CofE Primary School
Ely, CB7 5NL |
Primary | 413 | 21.3% | 12.6% |
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Mickleover Primary School
Derby, DE3 0EY |
Primary | 409 | 19.3% | 13.2% |
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Ottery St Mary Primary School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1HY |
Primary | 424 | 21.5% | 13% |
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Abbeymead Primary School
Gloucester, GL4 5YS |
Primary | 421 | 21.9% | 12.8% |
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Whitchurch Church of England Primary School
Whitchurch, RG28 7LS |
Primary | 405 | 18% | 14.1% |
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St Bede Church of England Primary School
Winchester, SO23 7DD |
Primary | 414 | 18.6% | 12.1% |
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Green Lanes Primary School
Hatfield, AL10 9JY |
Primary | 413 | 18.2% | 12.1% |
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Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RU |
Primary | 406 | 21% | 12% |
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Horsted Infant School
Chatham, ME5 9TF |
Primary | 430 | 20.4% | 14.8% |
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Fleckney Church of England Primary School
Leicester, LE8 8BE |
Primary | 435 | 20.9% | 13.6% |
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Drake Primary School
Thetford, IP24 1JW |
Primary | 413 | 21.1% | 12.3% |
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Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
Taunton, TA1 4TU |
Primary | 423 | 18.2% | 12.5% |
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Arunside School, Horsham
Horsham, RH12 1RR |
Primary | 413 | 22.3% | 11.4% |
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Bitham Brook Primary School
Westbury, BA13 3UA |
Primary | 410 | 19.3% | 13.2% |
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Muswell Hill Primary School
London, N10 3ST |
Primary | 420 | 19.8% | 11.5% |
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Epping Primary School
Epping, CM16 5DU |
Primary | 418 | 17% | 14.1% |
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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Park Mead Primary
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 423 | Sign in to see | |
|
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
London, N19 5NE |
Primary | 503 | ||
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John Ball Primary School
London, SE3 0TP |
Primary | 668 | ||
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Sheen Mount Primary School
London, SW14 7RT |
Primary | 598 | ||
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Mills Hill Primary School
Oldham, OL9 0NH |
Primary | 604 | ||
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Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
Rotherham, S60 3LA |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Farsley Farfield Primary School
Pudsey, LS28 5ED |
Primary | 423 | ||
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St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Leeds, LS12 1SF |
Primary | 481 | ||
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Regent Farm First School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3PE |
Primary | 327 | ||
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Benton Park Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7SS |
Primary | 445 | ||
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Balliol Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8QP |
Primary | 150 | ||
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Southville Primary School
Bristol, BS3 1EB |
Primary | 627 | ||
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Putteridge Primary School
Luton, LU2 8HJ |
Primary | 607 | ||
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Parsons Down Junior School
Thatcham, RG19 3SR |
Primary | 227 | ||
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Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS |
Primary | 516 | ||
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Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
Brighton, BN2 6RH |
Primary | 312 | ||
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Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER |
Primary | 441 | ||
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Oakmere Primary School
Potters Bar, EN6 5NP |
Primary | 223 | ||
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Madginford Primary School
Maidstone, ME15 8LH |
Primary | 588 | ||
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Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School
Lytham St Annes, FY8 3EE |
Primary | 575 | ||
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Westfield Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BH |
Primary | 398 | ||
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Heath Primary School, Kesgrave
Ipswich, IP5 1JG |
Primary | 523 | ||
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Town Farm Primary School & Nursery
Staines, TW19 7HU |
Primary | 446 | ||
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St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Shepperton, TW17 9AD |
Primary | 539 | ||
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Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base
Carshalton, SM5 2SE |
Primary | 562 | ||
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Loddon Primary School
Reading, RG6 7LR |
Primary | 502 | ||
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Whitehouse Common Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6BL |
Primary | 441 | ||
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The William Hogarth Primary School
London, W4 2JR |
Primary | 153 | ||
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Longmeadow Primary School
Stevenage, SG2 8LT |
Primary | 198 | ||
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Woodlands Primary School
Tonbridge, TN10 4BB |
Primary | 540 | ||