St James Primary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
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
Schools we've chosen
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