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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Forestdale Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 196 | 23.4% | 64.4% |
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St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School
London, NW6 4PG |
Primary | 229 | 19.2% | 65.1% |
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St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
Hackney, E8 4PB |
Primary | 187 | 28.2% | 61.7% |
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St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
London, E5 8BS |
Primary | 177 | 29.2% | 64.9% |
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St Andrew's (Barnsbury) Church of England Primary School
London, N1 0LB |
Primary | 188 | 23.4% | 65.4% |
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Oxford Gardens Primary School
London, W10 6NF |
Primary | 226 | 22.7% | 61.8% |
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Heathmere Primary School
London, SW15 4LJ |
Primary | 255 | 27.3% | 63.1% |
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St George's CofE Primary School
London, SW8 4JS |
Primary | 230 | 18% | 65.8% |
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Sundridge Primary School
Birmingham, B44 9NY |
Primary | 161 | 29.8% | 61.5% |
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Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base
Birmingham, B32 2NG |
Primary | 224 | 22.1% | 68.1% |
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
BIRMINGHAM, B7 4HP |
Primary | 208 | 14.9% | 67.9% |
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B12 0ER |
Primary | 202 | 12.4% | 64.9% |
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B20 3RT |
Primary | 220 | 20.5% | 61.4% |
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Halesowen CofE Primary School
Halesowen, B63 3BB |
Primary | 191 | 30.9% | 62.8% |
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Blakenall Heath Junior School
Walsall, WS3 3JF |
Primary | 220 | 20.5% | 65.9% |
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Bushbury Hill Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY |
Primary | 248 | 27.9% | 64% |
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St Marie's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L33 6XL |
Primary | 217 | 19.5% | 61% |
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St Finbar's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L8 9RY |
Primary | 159 | 27.2% | 64.8% |
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St Augustine's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M40 8PL |
Primary | 205 | 28.3% | 62.9% |
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St Brigid's RC Primary School
Manchester, M11 3DR |
Primary | 232 | 20.7% | 61.2% |
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Saviour CofE Primary School
Manchester, M40 7RH |
Primary | 141 | 23.4% | 66% |
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St George's CofE Primary School
Salford, M6 6SJ |
Primary | 231 | 19.5% | 64.1% |
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Hawthorn Primary School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6SB |
Primary | 212 | 24.1% | 67.9% |
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Carville Primary School
Wallsend, NE28 6AX |
Primary | 162 | 15.9% | 65.9% |
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Biddick Hall Junior School
South Shields, NE34 9SP |
Primary | 225 | 25.8% | 61.8% |
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Stanmore Primary School
Winchester, SO22 4AJ |
Primary | 156 | 23.1% | 61.5% |
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The Knights Enham Junior School
Andover, SP10 4BS |
Primary | 180 | 27.2% | 61.1% |
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North Park Primary School
Spennymoor, DL16 6PP |
Primary | 245 | 29.9% | 65.7% |
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Seascape Primary School
Peterlee, SR8 5NJ |
Primary | 253 | 28.1% | 64.4% |
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Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education
London, W14 9PA |
Primary | 203 | 23.8% | 67.8% |
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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Forestdale Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 196 | Sign in to see | |
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Horniman Primary School
London, SE23 3BP |
Primary | 204 | ||
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Latymer All Saints CofE Primary School
London, N9 9RS |
Primary | 524 | ||
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Harold Wood Primary School
Romford, RM3 0TH |
Primary | 641 | ||
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Towers Junior School
Hornchurch, RM11 1PD |
Primary | 659 | ||
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Haslemere Primary School
Mitcham, CR4 3PQ |
Primary | 319 | ||
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Richmond, TW10 5AA |
Primary | 332 | ||
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Handsworth Primary School
London, E4 9PJ |
Primary | 446 | ||
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Glenmead Primary School
Birmingham, B44 8UQ |
Primary | 264 | ||
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St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
Manchester, M16 7AQ |
Primary | 451 | ||
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Brunswick Community Primary School
Sheffield, S13 7RB |
Primary | 452 | ||
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Wigton Moor Primary School
Leeds, LS17 8RU |
Primary | 419 | ||
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Thomas Hickman School
Aylesbury, HP19 9HP |
Primary | 479 | ||
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Throston Primary School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TJ |
Primary | 429 | ||
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Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School
Exmouth, EX8 3BA |
Primary | 603 | ||
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St Nicolas CofE Primary School
Brighton, BN41 2LA |
Primary | 428 | ||
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Trosnant Junior School
Havant, PO9 3BD |
Primary | 242 | ||
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Trosnant Infant School
Havant, PO9 3BD |
Primary | 166 | ||
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Woodrow First School
Redditch, B98 7UZ |
Primary | 252 | ||
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Priory Lane Community School
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HE |
Primary | 308 | ||
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King's Farm Primary School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Primary | 446 | ||
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Mulbarton Primary School
Norwich, NR14 8JG |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Misterton Primary and Nursery School
Doncaster, DN10 4EH |
Primary | 144 | ||
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Caldecott Primary School
Abingdon, OX14 5HB |
Primary | 380 | ||
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North Lancing Primary School
Lancing, BN15 0PT |
Primary | 400 | ||
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Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Prenton, CH43 7XG |
Primary | 403 | ||
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Highwood Primary School
Reading, RG5 3JE |
Primary | 444 | ||
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Kings Wood School and Nursery
High Wycombe, HP13 7UN |
Primary | 441 | ||
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Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School
Cramlington, NE23 6LW |
Primary | 332 | ||
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Woodland Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH |
Primary | 350 | ||