Thorns Community Infant School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Thorns Community Infant School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 176 4% 3.4%
Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead
London, NW3 1JH
Primary 191 8.9% 3.7%
Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School
London, SW15 1AW
Primary 183 6% 3.3%
Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School
Doncaster, DN5 7RN
Primary 176 4.7% 2.6%
Addingham Primary School
Ilkley, LS29 0NR
Primary 196 7.7% 3.6%
Shadwell Primary School
Leeds, LS17 8JF
Primary 205 7.3% 2.9%
Ashton Hayes Primary School
Chester, CH3 8AB
Primary 129 3.9% 3.9%
Willaston CofE Primary School
Neston, CH64 2TN
Primary 214 5.6% 3.3%
Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School
Chester, CH3 7ES
Primary 207 6.8% 2.4%
Sedbergh Primary School
Sedbergh, LA10 5AL
Primary 160 8.6% 4.3%
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School
Cheltenham, GL52 6QZ
Primary 208 6.7% 3.8%
Langrish Primary School
Petersfield, GU32 3PJ
Primary 210 2.9% 1.9%
Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School
Andover, SP11 8NT
Primary 170 9.4% 3.5%
Whitchurch CofE Primary School
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6DA
Primary 132 8.3% 3.8%
Manland Primary School
Harpenden, AL5 4QW
Primary 203 8.4% 3%
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Harpenden, AL5 2TP
Primary 154 7.1% 3.9%
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
St Albans, AL1 1DQ
Primary 177 6.8% 4%
Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0UE
Primary 197 7.1% 5.1%
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR3 5AS
Primary 193 7.8% 4.7%
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School
Preston, PR4 4XA
Primary 214 4.7% 4.7%
Congerstone Primary School
Nuneaton, CV13 6NH
Primary 187 7.5% 2.7%
Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
King's Lynn, PE31 6PE
Primary 148 8.1% 2.7%
Willow Brook Primary School
Nottingham, NG12 5BB
Primary 194 3.1% 2.1%
Kinoulton Primary School
Nottingham, NG12 3EL
Primary 138 1.4% 2.8%
Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School
Nottingham, NG14 6DX
Primary 187 4.8% 4.8%
May Bank Infants' School
Newcastle, ST5 0PT
Primary 165 4.9% 4.8%
Oakridge Primary School
Stafford, ST17 0PR
Primary 216 6.5% 2.3%
Prior Heath Infant School
Camberley, GU15 1DA
Primary 180 8.9% 2.8%
Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Haslemere, GU27 2DR
Primary 193 7.8% 2.6%
Camelsdale Primary School
Haslemere, GU27 3RN
Primary 213 5.6% 3.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Thorns Community Infant School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 176 Sign in to see
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
London, N19 5RR
Primary 204
St Mary's CofE Primary School
London, N1 2EP
Primary 163
William Davies Primary School
London, E7 8NL
Primary 225
Whoberley Hall Primary School
Coventry, CV5 8AJ
Primary 224
Park Hill Primary School
Wednesbury, WS10 0TJ
Primary 229
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston
Wednesbury, WS10 8HN
Primary 229
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Walsall, WS4 1RH
Primary 210
Knowsley Village School
Prescot, L34 0ER
Primary 182
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L36 6DS
Primary 207
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Liverpool, L23 6TS
Primary 208
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Merseyside, L31 2LB
Primary 233
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Manchester, M15 6BT
Primary 187
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Rochdale, OL11 2DA
Primary 230
St Mary's RC Primary School
Manchester, M30 0FJ
Primary 240
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School
Hebburn, NE31 1HT
Primary 187
Lindow Community Primary School
Wilmslow, SK9 6EH
Primary 167
Northfield Junior School
Dronfield, S18 2ED
Primary 162
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Dronfield, S18 2EP
Primary 148
St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School
Plymouth, PL1 3AY
Primary 204
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Brighton, BN1 3LP
Primary 175
Mengham Infant School
Hayling Island, PO11 9DD
Primary 170
Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School
Andover, SP10 4BS
Primary 168
Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School
Waltham Cross, EN7 5NS
Primary 237
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn, BB1 4DT
Primary 171
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV7 3DS
Primary 186
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Ipswich, IP4 4LE
Primary 210
Telford Infant School
Leamington Spa, CV32 7TE
Primary 251
Emscote Infant School
Warwick, CV34 5NH
Primary 180
Arden Forest Infant School
Bedworth, CV12 9RT
Primary 159