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 James Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 222 | 28.6% | 46% |
Old Oak Primary School
London, W12 0AS |
Primary | 205 | 32.7% | 44.9% |
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
London, N19 5RR |
Primary | 204 | 32.1% | 47.2% |
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
London, SE5 0TS |
Primary | 226 | 26.6% | 46.9% |
St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School
London, SW8 4EN |
Primary | 196 | 28.1% | 47.2% |
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
London, SW1V 3AG |
Primary | 178 | 26.4% | 46.6% |
St Peter's CofE School
London, W9 2AN |
Primary | 197 | 25.9% | 45.2% |
Merton Abbey Primary School
London, SW19 2JY |
Primary | 204 | 26.7% | 47.6% |
Calverton Primary School
London, E16 3ET |
Primary | 244 | 24.1% | 45.7% |
Water Mill Primary School
Birmingham, B29 6TS |
Primary | 208 | 21.6% | 46.2% |
Minworth Junior and Infant School
SUTTON COLDFIELD, B76 9BU |
Primary | 206 | 21.8% | 47.6% |
Abbey Primary School
Walsall, WS3 2RP |
Primary | 220 | 27.8% | 47.4% |
Merridale Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV3 0UP |
Primary | 228 | 28.3% | 43.8% |
Roby Park Primary School
Knowsley, L36 4NY |
Primary | 232 | 29.3% | 44.8% |
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L8 5UX |
Primary | 219 | 25.5% | 45.9% |
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School
Southport, PR9 7BZ |
Primary | 197 | 28.4% | 44.2% |
Johnson Fold Community Primary School
Bolton, BL1 5UG |
Primary | 213 | 26.6% | 48% |
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Manchester, M30 0GZ |
Primary | 223 | 27.8% | 47.1% |
Falla Park Community Primary School
Gateshead, NE10 9HP |
Primary | 209 | 29.4% | 46.3% |
Brandling Primary School
Gateshead, NE10 0JB |
Primary | 217 | 33.3% | 45.8% |
Richardson Dees Primary School
Wallsend, NE28 7RT |
Primary | 214 | 29.5% | 47.1% |
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
Widnes, WA8 8TD |
Primary | 229 | 27.5% | 46.7% |
Mill Lane Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1QX |
Primary | 235 | 31.5% | 45% |
Woodbridge Junior School
Alfreton, DE55 7JA |
Primary | 228 | 33.8% | 46.9% |
Westlea Primary School
Seaham, SR7 8JU |
Primary | 241 | 29.8% | 44.9% |
Seven Stars Primary School
Leyland, PR25 1TD |
Primary | 224 | 23.2% | 45.5% |
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School
Tamworth, B77 2LD |
Primary | 181 | 32.6% | 46.4% |
All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton
Nuneaton, CV10 7AT |
Primary | 240 | 23.8% | 48.3% |
Albany Village Primary School
Washington, NE37 1UA |
Primary | 204 | 25.4% | 47.4% |
Chiltern Primary School
Basingstoke, RG22 5BB |
Primary | 185 | 27.6% | 45.9% |
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 James Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 222 | Sign in to see | |
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School
London, SE11 4PH |
Primary | 258 | ||
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
London, NW1 6LH |
Primary | 199 | ||
Wylde Green Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5JL |
Primary | 414 | ||
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B11 3JW |
Primary | 342 | ||
Castlecroft Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV3 8HS |
Primary | 235 | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Manchester, M23 1HP |
Primary | 251 | ||
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School
Littleborough, OL15 0ES |
Primary | 410 | ||
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham
Amersham, HP7 0EL |
Primary | 314 | ||
Whitby Heath Primary School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6RJ |
Primary | 406 | ||
Darnhall Primary School
Winsford, CW7 1JL |
Primary | 437 | ||
Broomfield Primary School
Chelmsford, CM1 7DN |
Primary | 420 | ||
Medina Primary School
Portsmouth, PO6 3NH |
Primary | 202 | ||
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
Hitchin, SG5 1XR |
Primary | 183 | ||
Templewood Primary School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD |
Primary | 228 | ||
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment
Tonbridge, TN9 1HR |
Primary | 418 | ||
North Borough Junior School
Maidstone, ME14 2BP |
Primary | 354 | ||
Borough Green Primary School
Sevenoaks, TN15 8JZ |
Primary | 235 | ||
Walverden Primary School
Nelson, BB9 0TL |
Primary | 438 | ||
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Preston, PR5 6TA |
Primary | 267 | ||
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
Spalding, PE11 1JQ |
Primary | 424 | ||
Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre
Telford, TF2 8EP |
Primary | 161 | ||
Bridgtown Primary School
Cannock, WS11 0AZ |
Primary | 322 | ||
Wheelwright Lane Primary School
Coventry, CV7 9HN |
Primary | 212 | ||
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton
Nuneaton, CV10 8NH |
Primary | 443 | ||
Upper Beeding Primary School
Steyning, BN44 3HY |
Primary | 303 | ||
The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary School
Rugby, CV23 0RA |
Primary | 289 | ||
Parkhill Infants' School
Ilford, IG5 0DB |
Primary | 376 | ||
The Arches Community Primary School
Chester, CH1 5EZ |
Primary | 186 | ||
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
Birmingham, B12 0EJ |
Primary | 169 |