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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Meopham Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 447 | 10.7% | 7.4% |
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Cliffe Woods Primary School
Rochester, ME3 8UJ |
Primary | 421 | 8.6% | 6.4% |
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Summercroft Primary School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BJ |
Primary | 431 | 11.1% | 7.7% |
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Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
Maidstone, ME14 5TZ |
Primary | 438 | 11.6% | 7.8% |
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The Vaynor First School
Redditch, B97 5BL |
Primary | 447 | 12.3% | 8.3% |
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Elburton Primary School
Plymouth, PL9 8HJ |
Primary | 446 | 12.5% | 6.5% |
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Weston Favell CofE Primary School
Northampton, NN3 3HH |
Primary | 421 | 10.2% | 7.1% |
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Allington Primary School
Maidstone, ME16 0PG |
Primary | 468 | 7.7% | 7.1% |
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Knowle Church of England Primary Academy
Solihull, B93 0JE |
Primary | 449 | 9.9% | 9.3% |
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Leigh Academy Hartley
Longfield, DA3 8BT |
Primary | 443 | 8.5% | 7.8% |
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Brocks Hill Primary School
Leicester, LE2 5WP |
Primary | 422 | 10.9% | 7.1% |
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Charlton Primary School
Wantage, OX12 7HG |
Primary | 432 | 13.4% | 6.7% |
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Wickersley Northfield Primary School
Rotherham, S66 2HL |
Primary | 438 | 12.4% | 8.6% |
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Fairfield Primary School
Cockermouth, CA13 0DX |
Primary | 439 | 12.1% | 7.6% |
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Knavesmire Primary School
York, YO23 1HY |
Primary | 459 | 8.7% | 8.3% |
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Ashmole Primary School
London, N14 7NP |
Primary | 421 | 10.9% | 7.4% |
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Primary | 436 | 13.1% | 6.4% |
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Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Sutton, SM3 8PQ |
Primary | 466 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
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St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy
Droitwich Spa, WR9 7AN |
Primary | 439 | 12.3% | 8.2% |
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Methley Primary School
Leeds, LS26 9HT |
Primary | 425 | 10.7% | 7.5% |
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Ponteland Primary School
NE20 9EG |
Primary | 466 | 12.5% | 7.7% |
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Knutsford Primary Academy
Watford, WD24 7ER |
Primary | 428 | 9.4% | 8% |
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Priors Hall - A Learning Community
Corby, NN17 5EB |
Primary | 467 | 10.4% | 8.1% |
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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Guildford, GU1 2SX |
Primary | 425 | 11.5% | 5.9% |
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Dartford Bridge Community Primary School
Dartford, DA1 5GB |
Primary | 447 | 11.9% | 8.5% |
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Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Shrewsbury, SY3 0NU |
Primary | 455 | 9.6% | 7.5% |
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Halterworth Primary School
Romsey, SO51 9AD |
Primary | 433 | 11.8% | 6.5% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NL |
Primary | 429 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
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Werrington Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0JU |
Primary | 455 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
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St Louis Catholic Primary School
Aylesbury, HP20 2XZ |
Primary | 459 | 8.1% | 8.1% |
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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Meopham Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 447 | Sign in to see | |
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Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School
Towcester, NN12 6JA |
Primary | 425 | ||
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Southwater Junior Academy
Horsham, RH13 9JH |
Primary | 436 | ||
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Rush Common School
Abingdon, OX14 2AW |
Primary | 403 | ||
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Ardley Hill Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3NZ |
Primary | 430 | ||
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John Henry Newman Academy
Oxford, OX4 4LS |
Primary | 360 | ||
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Shibden Head Primary Academy
Bradford, BD13 2ND |
Primary | 405 | ||
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Whitelands Park Primary School
Thatcham, RG18 3FH |
Primary | 390 | ||
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St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
Oxford, OX4 2HB |
Primary | 330 | ||
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Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 9QH |
Primary | 388 | ||
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Swaffham CofE Primary Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7EA |
Primary | 212 | ||
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Godinton Primary School
Ashford, TN23 3JR |
Primary | 417 | ||
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Nonsuch Primary School
Birmingham, B32 3SE |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5US |
Primary | 157 | ||
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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Northampton, NN2 7BH |
Primary | 279 | ||
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Lodge Farm Primary School
Willenhall, WV12 4BU |
Primary | 379 | ||
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Hob Green Primary School
Stourbridge, DY9 9EX |
Primary | 238 | ||
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St John's CofE Primary Academy
Stafford, ST16 3RZ |
Primary | 406 | ||
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Loseley Fields Primary School
Godalming, GU7 3TB |
Primary | 371 | ||
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Holly Lodge Primary Academy
Ash Vale, GU12 5PX |
Primary | 423 | ||
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Riverside Primary School
Gillingham, ME8 8ET |
Primary | 420 | ||
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Headley Park Primary School
Bristol, BS13 7QB |
Primary | 427 | ||
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Admirals Academy
Thetford, IP24 2JT |
Primary | 229 | ||
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Scott Wilkie Primary School
London, E16 3HD |
Primary | 344 | ||
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Pirbright Village Primary School
Woking, GU24 0JN |
Primary | 394 | ||
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Warboys Primary Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 2RX |
Primary | 318 | ||
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Castle Primary School
Bristol, BS31 2TS |
Primary | 337 | ||
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St Monica Primary School
Southampton, SO19 8ES |
Primary | 375 | ||
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Castlechurch Primary School
Stafford, ST17 9SY |
Primary | 265 | ||
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Thames Ditton Junior School
Thames Ditton, KT7 0BS |
Primary | 367 | ||