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 | 433 | 9% | 7.4% |
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Green Lane Primary Academy
Leeds, LS25 2JX |
Primary | 413 | 9.9% | 7.9% |
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Bovingdon Primary Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0HL |
Primary | 412 | 9% | 8.5% |
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Cliffe Woods Primary School
Rochester, ME3 8UJ |
Primary | 422 | 11.6% | 5.9% |
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The Deanery Church of England Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 2RD |
Primary | 433 | 6.3% | 7% |
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Summercroft Primary School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BJ |
Primary | 433 | 10.8% | 7.9% |
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The Vaynor First School
Redditch, B97 5BL |
Primary | 437 | 12.1% | 7.3% |
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Knowle Church of England Primary Academy
Solihull, B93 0JE |
Primary | 445 | 10.6% | 8.3% |
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Birdwell Primary School
Bristol, BS41 9AZ |
Primary | 424 | 9.7% | 8.5% |
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Leigh Academy Hartley
Longfield, DA3 8BT |
Primary | 440 | 7.1% | 8.4% |
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Holmes Chapel Primary School
Crewe, CW4 7EB |
Primary | 419 | 11% | 6.4% |
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Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
Wakefield, WF3 3HU |
Primary | 435 | 7.9% | 6.1% |
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Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
York, YO26 6JT |
Primary | 414 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Harrow, HA3 9NS |
Primary | 436 | 12% | 8.4% |
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Ashmole Primary School
London, N14 7NP |
Primary | 421 | 11.2% | 7.1% |
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Hempland Primary School
York, YO31 1ET |
Primary | 422 | 6.6% | 6.9% |
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Hill View Infant Academy
Sunderland, SR2 9JJ |
Primary | 444 | 9.6% | 7% |
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Manor Fields Primary School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4LE |
Primary | 441 | 8.5% | 6% |
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The Marist Catholic Primary School
West Byfleet, KT14 6HS |
Primary | 424 | 9% | 6.1% |
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Grove Road Primary School
Tring, HP23 5PD |
Primary | 452 | 10.1% | 7% |
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Methley Primary School
Leeds, LS26 9HT |
Primary | 421 | 11.5% | 8% |
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Knutsford Primary Academy
Watford, WD24 7ER |
Primary | 433 | 9.3% | 8.2% |
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Walker Primary School
London, N14 7EG |
Primary | 418 | 11.5% | 7.7% |
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Bramhope Primary School
Leeds, LS16 9AL |
Primary | 415 | 8.9% | 6.5% |
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Lawn Primary School
Derby, DE22 2QR |
Primary | 436 | 9% | 9% |
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Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Shrewsbury, SY3 0NU |
Primary | 435 | 8.4% | 7.1% |
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Halterworth Primary School
Romsey, SO51 9AD |
Primary | 441 | 11.1% | 8.2% |
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St Louis Catholic Primary School
Aylesbury, HP20 2XZ |
Primary | 453 | 11.4% | 9% |
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Round Diamond Primary School
Stevenage, SG1 6NH |
Primary | 434 | 11.5% | 7.7% |
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Prior's Mill CofE Primary School
Billingham, TS22 5BX |
Primary | 445 | 8.7% | 7.8% |
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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Meopham Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 433 | Sign in to see | |
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Queen's Park Academy
Bedford, MK40 4HA |
Primary | 449 | ||
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Southwater Junior Academy
Horsham, RH13 9JH |
Primary | 445 | ||
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Willow Bank Primary School
London, SE2 9XB |
Primary | 211 | ||
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All Faiths Children's Academy
Rochester, ME2 4UF |
Primary | 221 | ||
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Reedswood E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 8RX |
Primary | 464 | ||
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Kenningtons Primary Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4NB |
Primary | 407 | ||
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Whitelands Park Primary School
Thatcham, RG18 3FH |
Primary | 390 | ||
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Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
Solihull, B93 9AS |
Primary | 357 | ||
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Robert Bakewell Primary School
Loughborough, LE11 5UJ |
Primary | 314 | ||
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St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
Oxford, OX4 2HB |
Primary | 305 | ||
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Thames View Junior School
Barking, IG11 0LG |
Primary | 371 | ||
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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Northampton, NN2 7BH |
Primary | 270 | ||
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Loseley Fields Primary School
Godalming, GU7 3TB |
Primary | 380 | ||
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Holly Lodge Primary Academy
Ash Vale, GU12 5PX |
Primary | 424 | ||
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Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 0ER |
Primary | 278 | ||
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Pennoweth Primary School
Redruth, TR15 1NA |
Primary | 345 | ||
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Headley Park Primary School
Bristol, BS13 7QB |
Primary | 419 | ||
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Admirals Academy
Thetford, IP24 2JT |
Primary | 227 | ||
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Springfield Primary School
Bedford, MK42 7LJ |
Primary | 378 | ||
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Scott Wilkie Primary School
London, E16 3HD |
Primary | 362 | ||
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St Richard's Church of England Primary School
Hanworth, TW13 6UN |
Primary | 199 | ||
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St Thomas CofE Primary Academy
Boston, PE21 7RZ |
Primary | 415 | ||
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Warboys Primary Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 2RX |
Primary | 318 | ||
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Castle Primary School
Bristol, BS31 2TS |
Primary | 362 | ||
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Bearbrook Combined School
Aylesbury, HP19 7QP |
Primary | 476 | ||
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St Monica Primary School
Southampton, SO19 8ES |
Primary | 358 | ||
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Wenlock CofE Academy
Luton, LU2 0RW |
Primary | 324 | ||
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Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery
Bracknell Forest, RG12 7WW |
Primary | 394 | ||
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Studley Green Primary School
Trowbridge, BA14 9JQ |
Primary | 215 | ||