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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |