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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Southway Junior School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 362 | 16.6% | 16% | 
| 
                                Dalmain Primary School
                                 London, SE23 1AS  | 
                            Primary | 364 | 16.8% | 16.8% | 
| 
                                Fairlawn Primary School
                                 London, SE23 3SB  | 
                            Primary | 370 | 16.8% | 15.2% | 
| 
                                Brookland Junior School
                                 London, NW11 6EJ  | 
                            Primary | 353 | 19% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                St Philip's RC Primary School
                                 Salford, M7 4WP  | 
                            Primary | 362 | 17.4% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                Gildersome Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS27 7AB  | 
                            Primary | 376 | 16.8% | 16.6% | 
| 
                                Leedon Lower School
                                 Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3LZ  | 
                            Primary | 347 | 14.5% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Courthouse Junior School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 5HE  | 
                            Primary | 352 | 12.8% | 15.3% | 
| 
                                Buckingham Primary School
                                 Buckingham, MK18 1TT  | 
                            Primary | 358 | 14% | 17.6% | 
| 
                                Haddenham Community Junior School
                                 Aylesbury, HP17 8DS  | 
                            Primary | 350 | 18.3% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                Turnfurlong Junior School
                                 Aylesbury, HP21 7PL  | 
                            Primary | 383 | 19.1% | 16.4% | 
| 
                                Kingmoor Junior School
                                 Carlisle, CA3 0DU  | 
                            Primary | 348 | 18.4% | 16.7% | 
| 
                                Balksbury Junior School
                                 Andover, SP10 3QP  | 
                            Primary | 373 | 15.3% | 17.4% | 
| 
                                Portway Junior School
                                 Andover, SP10 3NA  | 
                            Primary | 384 | 14.8% | 16.9% | 
| 
                                Crofton Anne Dale Junior School
                                 Fareham, PO14 3PH  | 
                            Primary | 375 | 13.6% | 15.7% | 
| 
                                North Baddesley Junior School
                                 Southampton, SO52 9EP  | 
                            Primary | 346 | 17.9% | 16.8% | 
| 
                                Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO30 2EA  | 
                            Primary | 370 | 18.7% | 14.6% | 
| 
                                Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School
                                 Liphook, GU30 7QE  | 
                            Primary | 364 | 18.7% | 16.2% | 
| 
                                St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
                                 Southsea, PO5 2RG  | 
                            Primary | 341 | 18.9% | 15.8% | 
| 
                                Herne Church of England Junior School
                                 Herne Bay, CT6 7AL  | 
                            Primary | 370 | 18.7% | 16.8% | 
| 
                                Millbrook Junior School
                                 Kettering, NN15 5DP  | 
                            Primary | 371 | 17% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                Bloxham Church of England Primary School
                                 Banbury, OX15 4HP  | 
                            Primary | 350 | 20.3% | 15.1% | 
| 
                                Meath Green Junior School
                                 Horley, RH6 8HW  | 
                            Primary | 350 | 15.1% | 16% | 
| 
                                Bisley CofE Primary School
                                 Woking, GU24 9DF  | 
                            Primary | 361 | 18.6% | 16.9% | 
| 
                                Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley
                                 Crawley, RH10 7EB  | 
                            Primary | 358 | 17.6% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                Steyning CofE Primary School
                                 Steyning, BN44 3RQ  | 
                            Primary | 346 | 16.5% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham
                                 Bognor Regis, PO22 6BN  | 
                            Primary | 334 | 15.6% | 15.9% | 
| 
                                New Ash Green Primary School
                                 Longfield, DA3 8JT  | 
                            Primary | 385 | 18.4% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Asquith Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS27 9QY  | 
                            Primary | 371 | 17.3% | 14.9% | 
| 
                                The Vine Inter-Church Primary School
                                 Cambourne, CB23 6DY  | 
                            Primary | 374 | 15.8% | 16.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Southway Junior School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 362 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
                                 Walsall, WS3 1SP  | 
                            Primary | 286 | ||
| 
                                St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
                                 Liverpool, L4 3RX  | 
                            Primary | 398 | ||
| 
                                West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
                                 Wirral, CH48 3JT  | 
                            Primary | 423 | ||
| 
                                Hardy Mill Primary School
                                 Bolton, BL2 4EF  | 
                            Primary | 317 | ||
| 
                                St Edward's Church of England Primary School
                                 Rochdale, OL11 3AR  | 
                            Primary | 328 | ||
| 
                                St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
                                 Manchester, M24 1PY  | 
                            Primary | 319 | ||
| 
                                St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stockport
                                 Stockport, SK4 3JH  | 
                            Primary | 376 | ||
| 
                                Bradway Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S17 4PD  | 
                            Primary | 409 | ||
| 
                                St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS9 6QY  | 
                            Primary | 316 | ||
| 
                                Kingmoor Junior School
                                 Carlisle, CA3 0DU  | 
                            Primary | 348 | ||
| 
                                Bullion Lane Primary School
                                 Chester le Street, DH2 2DP  | 
                            Primary | 278 | ||
| 
                                Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School
                                 Heathfield, TN21 0XG  | 
                            Primary | 385 | ||
| 
                                Wildground Junior School
                                 Southampton, SO45 4LG  | 
                            Primary | 189 | ||
| 
                                Calmore Junior School
                                 Southampton, SO40 2ZZ  | 
                            Primary | 204 | ||
| 
                                Nascot Wood Junior School
                                 Watford, WD17 4YS  | 
                            Primary | 240 | ||
| 
                                Bembridge Church of England Primary School
                                 Bembridge, PO35 5RH  | 
                            Primary | 185 | ||
| 
                                Hawkinge Primary School
                                 Folkestone, CT18 7BN  | 
                            Primary | 389 | ||
| 
                                Painters Ash Primary School
                                 Gravesend, DA11 8EL  | 
                            Primary | 397 | ||
| 
                                Long Mead Community Primary School
                                 Tonbridge, TN10 3JU  | 
                            Primary | 116 | ||
| 
                                Longshaw Infant School
                                 Blackburn, BB2 3NF  | 
                            Primary | 215 | ||
| 
                                Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School
                                 Morecambe, LA4 6PN  | 
                            Primary | 410 | ||
| 
                                Whitefield Primary School
                                 Preston, PR1 0RH  | 
                            Primary | 349 | ||
| 
                                Deeping St James Community Primary School
                                 Peterborough, PE6 8PZ  | 
                            Primary | 199 | ||
| 
                                Whitehills Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN2 8DF  | 
                            Primary | 417 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton
                                 Chipping Norton, OX7 5DH  | 
                            Primary | 181 | ||
| 
                                Croft Junior School
                                 Nuneaton, CV10 8ER  | 
                            Primary | 351 | ||
| 
                                Cherrywood Community Primary School
                                 Farnborough, GU14 8LH  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                Woodcroft Primary
                                 Waterlooville, PO8 9QD  | 
                            Primary | 197 | ||
| 
                                Iqra Primary School
                                 London, SW4 9PA  | 
                            Primary | 244 | ||