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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyminster Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 205 | 18.1% | 25.4% | 
| George Eliot Primary School London, NW8 0NH | Primary | 210 | 18.4% | 25.8% | 
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School LONDON, WC2B 5SU | Primary | 192 | 16.7% | 26% | 
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Birmingham, B13 0EU | Primary | 214 | 16.4% | 25.9% | 
| St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School Liverpool, L21 8NZ | Primary | 200 | 19% | 26.5% | 
| St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Manchester, M24 2PB | Primary | 210 | 16.2% | 25.7% | 
| Healey Foundation Primary School Rochdale, OL12 0ST | Primary | 208 | 16.8% | 24.5% | 
| White Laith Primary School Leeds, LS14 2BL | Primary | 221 | 18.1% | 26% | 
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Wakefield, WF1 4PE | Primary | 226 | 16.9% | 25.2% | 
| Shield Road Primary School Bristol, BS7 0RR | Primary | 200 | 18.5% | 25% | 
| Oxford Road Community School Reading, RG1 7PJ | Primary | 226 | 19% | 25.2% | 
| Pippins School Colnbrook, SL3 0PR | Primary | 184 | 16.9% | 25.9% | 
| Oldbrook First School and Nursery Milton Keynes, MK6 2NH | Primary | 211 | 20.4% | 26.5% | 
| Iver Heath Junior School Iver Heath, SL0 0DA | Primary | 213 | 17.8% | 26.8% | 
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School Warrington, WA5 0JS | Primary | 193 | 16% | 25% | 
| Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Hastings, TN35 4LS | Primary | 194 | 18% | 24.2% | 
| Cam Everlands Primary School Dursley, GL11 5SF | Primary | 208 | 17.8% | 26.4% | 
| Orchard Lea Junior School Fareham, PO15 6BJ | Primary | 223 | 20.2% | 25.6% | 
| St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Portsmouth, PO1 1PX | Primary | 226 | 17.5% | 26.5% | 
| Sellindge Primary School Ashford, TN25 6JY | Primary | 192 | 16.7% | 24% | 
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Maidstone, ME16 8ER | Primary | 177 | 17% | 26% | 
| St James' Church of England Primary School Darwen, BB3 0QP | Primary | 191 | 17.3% | 25.1% | 
| Magdalen Gates Primary School Norwich, NR3 1NG | Primary | 205 | 19% | 25.4% | 
| Eastlea Primary School Cramlington, NE23 3ST | Primary | 219 | 18.9% | 25.9% | 
| Martock Church of England VA Primary School Martock, TA12 6EF | Primary | 190 | 16.8% | 25.8% | 
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Rugeley, WS15 1BN | Primary | 194 | 16% | 24.7% | 
| St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School Rugby, CV22 7AU | Primary | 206 | 16.5% | 25.2% | 
| Nursteed Community Primary School Devizes, SN10 3BF | Primary | 186 | 18.3% | 25.8% | 
| Necton VA Primary School Swaffham, PE37 8HT | Primary | 227 | 18.4% | 25.9% | 
| Kingsbury Primary School Tamworth, B78 2HW | Primary | 226 | 18.6% | 25.7% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyminster Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 205 | Sign in to see | |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School London, SW15 1BA | Primary | 190 | ||
| St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School London, W1K 2XH | Primary | 95 | ||
| St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School London, SW1W 0NL | Primary | 161 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Uxbridge, UB8 2UA | Primary | 235 | ||
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Heywood, OL10 4BB | Primary | 232 | ||
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Rochdale, OL16 3QZ | Primary | 128 | ||
| St John's CofE Primary School Wigan, WN5 0DT | Primary | 192 | ||
| Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Todmorden, OL14 8PL | Primary | 123 | ||
| Westgate Primary School Otley, LS21 3JS | Primary | 224 | ||
| High Spen Primary School Rowlands Gill, NE39 2BQ | Primary | 176 | ||
| Bradfield C.E. Primary School Reading, RG7 6HR | Primary | 152 | ||
| Isleham Church of England Primary School Ely, CB7 5RZ | Primary | 209 | ||
| Millom Infant School Millom, LA18 4LP | Primary | 57 | ||
| The Priory Church of England Primary School Christchurch, BH23 1HX | Primary | 203 | ||
| Rotherfield Primary School Crowborough, TN6 3NA | Primary | 204 | ||
| Blakeney Primary School Blakeney, GL15 4EB | Primary | 158 | ||
| Northleach Church of England Primary School Cheltenham, GL54 3HJ | Primary | 111 | ||
| Alton Infant School Alton, GU34 1DH | Primary | 152 | ||
| Fairfield Infant School Havant, PO9 1AY | Primary | 233 | ||
| Southsea Infant School Southsea, PO5 2SR | Primary | 171 | ||
| Claines CofE Primary School Worcester, WR3 7RW | Primary | 207 | ||
| Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School Driffield, YO25 6RS | Primary | 160 | ||
| St Peter's Methodist Primary School Canterbury, CT1 2DH | Primary | 209 | ||
| Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School Accrington, BB5 2RQ | Primary | 207 | ||
| Sherwood Junior School Mansfield, NG20 0JT | Primary | 209 | ||
| Moss Lane School Godalming, GU7 1EF | Primary | 155 | ||
| Witley CofE Controlled Infant School Godalming, GU8 5PN | Primary | 89 | ||
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Dorking, RH4 3JA | Primary | 171 | ||
| Shere CofE Aided Infant School Guildford, GU5 9HB | Primary | 128 | ||