Smithdown Primary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Smithdown Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 459 38.3% 51.6%
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism
London, SW8 2TJ
Primary 467 37.2% 49.4%
Pinfold Street Primary School
Wednesbury, WS10 8PU
Primary 424 29.3% 52.8%
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School
Liverpool, L4 5RW
Primary 435 41.9% 47.4%
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
Bootle, L20 3JL
Primary 415 24.8% 48.5%
Bidston Avenue Primary School
Birkenhead, CH41 0DQ
Primary 442 31.4% 46%
Cherry Tree Primary School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Primary 406 24.1% 49.3%
Charlestown Community Primary School
Manchester, M9 7BX
Primary 444 41.2% 57.9%
Moston Fields Primary School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Primary 438 26.7% 49.5%
Varna Community Primary School
Manchester, M11 2LE
Primary 475 23% 51.8%
Baguley Hall Primary School
Manchester, M23 1LB
Primary 506 26.2% 54%
Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester
Manchester, M40 1LU
Primary 401 25.1% 55.2%
St Richard's RC Primary School
Manchester, M12 5TL
Primary 468 23.3% 51.9%
Bridgewater Primary School
Manchester, M38 9WD
Primary 439 25.7% 49.4%
Bridgewater Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6NL
Primary 464 36.4% 53.7%
Dee Point Primary School
Chester, CH1 5NF
Primary 479 38.5% 45.2%
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School
Lancaster, LA1 2RJ
Primary 370 28% 53.4%
William Reynolds Primary School
Telford, TF7 5QW
Primary 444 31% 51.4%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
WIGAN, WN5 9LW
Primary 392 31.9% 47.7%
Leverhulme Community Primary School
Bolton, BL2 6EE
Primary 433 42.6% 55%
Kingsley Community School
Liverpool, L8 2TG
Primary 449 34.4% 53.8%
Fazakerley Primary School
Liverpool, L10 7LD
Primary 406 34% 52.8%
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
London, EC1R 1YJ
Primary 467 37% 49.1%
Ringway Primary School
Manchester, M22 0WW
Primary 433 27.7% 53.8%
Leamington Community Primary School
Liverpool, L11 7BT
Primary 452 33.4% 50.3%
Sea View Primary School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Primary 391 37.5% 51.9%
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Liverpool, L4 2QG
Primary 531 33.5% 46.1%
Westfield Community School
Wigan, WN5 9XN
Primary 444 22.4% 51.9%
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
Ashford, TN23 4QR
Primary 443 33.2% 52.4%
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
Liverpool, L4 4ED
Primary 452 30.2% 49%

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
Smithdown Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 459 Sign in to see
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
London, N4 2DR
Primary 504
Duncombe Primary School
London, N19 4JA
Primary 421
Alderbrook Primary School
London, SW12 8PP
Primary 225
Earlsfield Primary School
London, SW18 3QQ
Primary 441
Princess Frederica CofE Primary School
London, NW10 5TP
Primary 435
South Harringay Junior School
London, N4 1BA
Primary 218
Belmont Primary School
London, W4 5UL
Primary 451
Aldersbrook Primary School
London, E12 5HL
Primary 659
Cotteridge Primary School
Birmingham, B30 2HT
Primary 442
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Liverpool, L4 3RL
Primary 461
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Bolton, BL4 9JT
Primary 422
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Bury, BL8 4HS
Primary 265
Middleton Parish Church School
Manchester, M24 5DL
Primary 445
Mab's Cross Primary School
Wigan, WN1 1XL
Primary 475
Greenside Primary School
Ryton, NE40 4AX
Primary 170
Cedars Primary School
Newport Pagnell, MK16 0DT
Primary 255
Coxhoe Primary School
Durham, DH6 4EJ
Primary 315
Bitterne Park Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Southampton, SO18 1NX
Primary 627
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
Morecambe, LA4 5JL
Primary 292
Great Harwood Primary School
Blackburn, BB6 7JQ
Primary 192
Accrington Peel Park Primary School
Accrington, BB5 6QR
Primary 606
Heasandford Primary School
Burnley, BB10 3DA
Primary 632
Westfield Junior School
Hinckley, LE10 0LT
Primary 353
Medway Community Primary School
Leicester, LE2 1GH
Primary 449
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5LA
Primary 326
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery
Ipswich, IP4 1PJ
Primary 419
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
Dagenham, RM10 8DF
Primary 586
Hillary Primary School
Walsall, WS2 9BP
Primary 658
Dovedale Community Primary School
Liverpool, L18 1JX
Primary 838