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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Arden Forest Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 161 | 23% | 14.3% |
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Coppermill Primary School
London, E17 6PB |
Primary | 192 | 22.1% | 14.9% |
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Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Castleford, WF10 1HF |
Primary | 159 | 21.3% | 15.4% |
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St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School
Bristol, BS34 6AQ |
Primary | 167 | 27% | 14.4% |
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South Ascot Village Primary School
Ascot, SL5 9EA |
Primary | 144 | 24.3% | 15.3% |
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Hazlemere Church of England Combined School
High Wycombe, HP15 7PZ |
Primary | 181 | 21% | 14.4% |
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William Westley Church of England VC Primary School
Cambridge, CB22 4NE |
Primary | 185 | 22.7% | 13.5% |
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Duxford Church of England Community Primary School
Cambridge, CB22 4RA |
Primary | 143 | 23.1% | 15.4% |
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Croftlands Junior School
Ulverston, LA12 9JU |
Primary | 152 | 23.7% | 15.1% |
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St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
Whitehaven, CA28 8AJ |
Primary | 185 | 20.6% | 13.8% |
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St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Brighton, BN2 7HB |
Primary | 172 | 21.5% | 15.1% |
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Prettygate Infant School
Colchester, CO3 4PH |
Primary | 165 | 19.2% | 14% |
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Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
Harlow, CM17 0LB |
Primary | 192 | 21.9% | 14.6% |
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Eling Infant School and Nursery
Southampton, SO40 9HX |
Primary | 137 | 21.9% | 15% |
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Woolton Hill Junior School
Newbury, RG20 9XE |
Primary | 129 | 22.5% | 14.7% |
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Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary School
Halesowen, B62 0LF |
Primary | 193 | 23.3% | 13% |
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Ombersley Endowed First School
Ombersley, WR9 0DR |
Primary | 131 | 25.2% | 13.7% |
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Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School
Pershore, WR10 1EB |
Primary | 184 | 22.8% | 14.7% |
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Rodmersham School
Sittingbourne, ME9 0PS |
Primary | 128 | 24.2% | 14.1% |
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Coupe Green Primary School
Preston, PR5 0JR |
Primary | 147 | 20.8% | 13.6% |
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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
DARWEN, BB3 2SG |
Primary | 165 | 23.6% | 15.2% |
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Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School
Norwich, NR13 3NZ |
Primary | 164 | 19.9% | 14.8% |
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St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
York, YO24 4BJ |
Primary | 169 | 22.6% | 13.7% |
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New Hartley First School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0RD |
Primary | 162 | 20% | 13.9% |
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Woodcote Primary School
Reading, RG8 0QY |
Primary | 162 | 25% | 14.3% |
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Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5HE |
Primary | 165 | 21.5% | 14.5% |
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The Croft Primary School
Rugeley, WS15 4AZ |
Primary | 165 | 21.8% | 13.9% |
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Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Trowbridge, BA14 6RA |
Primary | 146 | 19.9% | 13.7% |
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Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Salisbury, SP1 3LL |
Primary | 147 | 24.5% | 15% |
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St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Southam, CV47 8LU |
Primary | 199 | 24.1% | 13.6% |
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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Arden Forest Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 161 | Sign in to see | |
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St Mary's CofE Primary School
London, N1 2EP |
Primary | 171 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston
Wednesbury, WS10 8HN |
Primary | 233 | ||
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St Francis Catholic Primary School
Walsall, WS4 1RH |
Primary | 204 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L36 6DS |
Primary | 202 | ||
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St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
Prescot, L35 3SR |
Primary | 226 | ||
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Merseyside, L31 2LB |
Primary | 231 | ||
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Kingsway Primary School
Wallasey, CH44 9EF |
Primary | 140 | ||
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Brookhurst Primary School
Wirral, CH63 0EH |
Primary | 227 | ||
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St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
Bolton, BL2 4DZ |
Primary | 199 | ||
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St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Manchester, M15 6BT |
Primary | 173 | ||
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St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Manchester, M24 2BE |
Primary | 228 | ||
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St Mary's RC Primary School
Manchester, M30 0FJ |
Primary | 239 | ||
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St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School
Hebburn, NE31 1HT |
Primary | 181 | ||
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Moore Primary School
Warrington, WA4 6UG |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Dronfield Stonelow Junior School
Dronfield, S18 2EP |
Primary | 139 | ||
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St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School
Plymouth, PL1 3AY |
Primary | 190 | ||
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St Paul's CofE Primary School
Brighton, BN1 3LP |
Primary | 151 | ||
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Frogmore Infant School
Camberley, GU17 0NY |
Primary | 176 | ||
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Mengham Infant School
Hayling Island, PO11 9DD |
Primary | 154 | ||
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Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School
Andover, SP10 4BS |
Primary | 144 | ||
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Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School
Waltham Cross, EN7 5NS |
Primary | 234 | ||
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Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn, BB1 4DT |
Primary | 188 | ||
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Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School
Lancaster, LA2 0JS |
Primary | 199 | ||
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Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School
Lancaster, LA2 6JL |
Primary | 201 | ||
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St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton
Chorley, PR7 6JW |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Woodlands Infant and Nursery School
Lincoln, LN6 0PF |
Primary | 75 | ||
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Newlands Junior School
Mansfield, NG19 0LN |
Primary | 230 | ||
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St Mary's CofE Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV7 3DS |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Thorns Community Infant School
Kenilworth, CV8 2DS |
Primary | 169 | ||