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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                St George's CofE Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 258 | 10% | 13.1% | 
| 
                                Fitzjohn's Primary School
                                 London, NW3 6NP  | 
                            Primary | 230 | 10.9% | 13% | 
| 
                                Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School
                                 Harrow, HA3 9JA  | 
                            Primary | 272 | 13.5% | 13.1% | 
| 
                                Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
                                 Prescot, L34 6JJ  | 
                            Primary | 231 | 13.4% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
                                 Bootle, L20 6ED  | 
                            Primary | 234 | 11.4% | 13.6% | 
| 
                                West Kirby Primary School
                                 Wirral, CH48 5EQ  | 
                            Primary | 294 | 10.5% | 12.5% | 
| 
                                Northenden Community School
                                 Manchester, M22 4FL  | 
                            Primary | 223 | 13.5% | 13.5% | 
| 
                                Stalyhill Junior School
                                 Stalybridge, SK15 2TD  | 
                            Primary | 230 | 11.7% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Scholar Green Primary School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3HF  | 
                            Primary | 218 | 11.5% | 13.3% | 
| 
                                St Thomas' CofE Primary School
                                 Warrington, WA4 2AP  | 
                            Primary | 227 | 7.6% | 11.9% | 
| 
                                Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
                                 Barnard Castle, DL12 8TN  | 
                            Primary | 237 | 8.3% | 12.8% | 
| 
                                Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
                                 Durham, DH1 2AG  | 
                            Primary | 275 | 12.4% | 14.2% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch
                                 Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8LZ  | 
                            Primary | 240 | 9.2% | 14.2% | 
| 
                                North Baddesley Infant School
                                 Southampton, SO52 9EE  | 
                            Primary | 281 | 8.9% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                Padnell Infant School
                                 Waterlooville, PO8 8DS  | 
                            Primary | 269 | 10% | 12.6% | 
| 
                                Cupernham Infant School
                                 Romsey, SO51 7JT  | 
                            Primary | 244 | 9.4% | 13.5% | 
| 
                                Nascot Wood Junior School
                                 Watford, WD17 4YS  | 
                            Primary | 240 | 11.7% | 11.7% | 
| 
                                Bottesford Junior School
                                 Scunthorpe, DN16 3PB  | 
                            Primary | 259 | 12.7% | 13.1% | 
| 
                                The Anthony Roper Primary School
                                 Dartford, DA4 0AA  | 
                            Primary | 271 | 7.8% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
                                 Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL  | 
                            Primary | 237 | 8.2% | 13.7% | 
| 
                                St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School
                                 Lancaster, LA2 6QE  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 11.1% | 12.3% | 
| 
                                St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
                                 Rossendale, BB4 8SU  | 
                            Primary | 213 | 9.9% | 13.6% | 
| 
                                Barrowby Church of England Primary School
                                 Grantham, NG32 1BX  | 
                            Primary | 240 | 13.8% | 12.9% | 
| 
                                Richmond Methodist Primary School
                                 Richmond, DL10 7BH  | 
                            Primary | 272 | 13.6% | 13.6% | 
| 
                                Moorfield Primary School
                                 Newport, TF10 7QU  | 
                            Primary | 282 | 12.1% | 12.4% | 
| 
                                Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 Ipswich, IP9 2EG  | 
                            Primary | 271 | 13% | 12.3% | 
| 
                                Godalming Junior School
                                 Godalming, GU7 3HW  | 
                            Primary | 239 | 13.4% | 12.6% | 
| 
                                Whitestone Infant School
                                 Nuneaton, CV11 4SQ  | 
                            Primary | 270 | 13% | 11.9% | 
| 
                                The Gattons Infant School
                                 Burgess Hill, RH15 9SL  | 
                            Primary | 243 | 12.3% | 11.9% | 
| 
                                St Anne's CofE VC Primary School
                                 Bewdley, DY12 2UQ  | 
                            Primary | 247 | 12.6% | 13.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                St George's CofE Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 258 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School
                                 London, NW9 5PE  | 
                            Primary | 448 | ||
| 
                                St Austin's Catholic Primary School
                                 St Helens, WA9 5NJ  | 
                            Primary | 209 | ||
| 
                                Abingdon Primary School
                                 Stockport, SK5 7ET  | 
                            Primary | 249 | ||
| 
                                St John's Church of England Primary School
                                 Stockport, SK4 3DG  | 
                            Primary | 200 | ||
| 
                                Britannia Bridge Primary School
                                 Wigan, WN3 4SD  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Primary School
                                 Wigan, WN2 3NX  | 
                            Primary | 256 | ||
| 
                                Dinnington First School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 7JY  | 
                            Primary | 313 | ||
| 
                                Chester Park Junior School
                                 Bristol, BS16 3NX  | 
                            Primary | 291 | ||
| 
                                St John's Catholic Primary School
                                 Bath, BA2 3NR  | 
                            Primary | 318 | ||
| 
                                Huntington Community Primary School
                                 Chester, CH3 6EA  | 
                            Primary | 392 | ||
| 
                                Jericho Primary School
                                 Whitehaven, CA28 6UX  | 
                            Primary | 435 | ||
| 
                                Cavendish Close Infant School
                                 Derby, DE21 4LY  | 
                            Primary | 259 | ||
| 
                                Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Wareham, BH20 7BN  | 
                            Primary | 366 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School
                                 Stansted, CM24 8FE  | 
                            Primary | 262 | ||
| 
                                Tweseldown Infant School
                                 Fleet, GU52 8DW  | 
                            Primary | 322 | ||
| 
                                Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
                                 Cranbrook, TN17 2BH  | 
                            Primary | 173 | ||
| 
                                Waterfoot Primary School
                                 Rossendale, BB4 9DA  | 
                            Primary | 299 | ||
| 
                                Weeton Primary School
                                 Preston, PR4 3HX  | 
                            Primary | 194 | ||
| 
                                Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
                                 Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB  | 
                            Primary | 359 | ||
| 
                                Trowse Primary School
                                 Trowse, NR14 8TU  | 
                            Primary | 197 | ||
| 
                                Carr Infant School
                                 York, YO26 5QA  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey
                                 East Molesey, KT8 9DR  | 
                            Primary | 301 | ||
| 
                                All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
                                 Widnes, WA8 4PG  | 
                            Primary | 194 | ||
| 
                                Bay Primary School
                                 Bridlington, YO16 7SZ  | 
                            Primary | 411 | ||
| 
                                South Bank Community Primary School
                                 Middlesbrough, TS6 6SY  | 
                            Primary | 323 | ||
| 
                                St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School
                                 Scunthorpe, DN16 3FX  | 
                            Primary | 321 | ||
| 
                                Holy Family VA RC Primary School
                                 Salford, M6 5WX  | 
                            Primary | 239 | ||
| 
                                Beit Shvidler Primary School
                                 Edgware, HA8 8NX  | 
                            Primary | 230 | ||
| 
                                Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School
                                 Daventry, NN11 2PD  | 
                            Primary | 226 | ||