The Violet Way Academy
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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The Violet Way Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 259 | 13.1% | 13.5% |
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St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy
Solihull, B94 6DE |
Primary | 234 | 10.9% | 11.8% |
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Olney Infant Academy
Olney, MK46 5AD |
Primary | 241 | 12% | 14.5% |
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Redby Academy
Sunderland, SR6 9QP |
Primary | 265 | 10.4% | 13% |
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Woodhall Spa, LN10 6RQ |
Primary | 282 | 13.1% | 14.1% |
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Cosby Primary School
Leicester, LE9 1TE |
Primary | 281 | 13.9% | 14.9% |
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Barnwell Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH4 7RT |
Primary | 269 | 15.5% | 14.2% |
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7DG |
Primary | 234 | 13.3% | 15% |
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Haydon Wick Primary School
Swindon, SN25 1HT |
Primary | 268 | 13.4% | 12.3% |
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Katherine Semar Junior School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4DU |
Primary | 249 | 14.1% | 12.4% |
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Prestolee Primary School
Manchester, M26 1HJ |
Primary | 250 | 10.7% | 14.3% |
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Tenbury CofE Primary School
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8BS |
Primary | 232 | 14.6% | 14.6% |
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Walderslade Primary School
Chatham, ME5 8BJ |
Primary | 241 | 15.8% | 14.1% |
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Milton Church of England Primary School
Cambridge, CB24 6DL |
Primary | 282 | 13.1% | 14.5% |
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Southfield Primary
Doncaster, DN3 3BN |
Primary | 252 | 14.2% | 11.5% |
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Ouston Primary School
Chester le Street, DH2 1RQ |
Primary | 242 | 12.1% | 14.1% |
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Princefield First School
Stafford, ST19 5EP |
Primary | 273 | 15.4% | 11% |
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Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9NR |
Primary | 259 | 15.1% | 13.5% |
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Westwood First School
Leek, ST13 8DL |
Primary | 267 | 12.4% | 15% |
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Fir Bank Primary School
Oldham, OL2 6SJ |
Primary | 234 | 11.9% | 12.8% |
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Streethay Primary School
Lichfield, WS13 8FT |
Primary | 231 | 15.8% | 14.6% |
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Woodside Junior School
Amersham, HP6 6NW |
Primary | 241 | 12% | 14.5% |
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St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Primary | 233 | 10.6% | 14.5% |
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
Ashington, NE63 9LR |
Primary | 236 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Sunderland, SR4 6HY |
Primary | 240 | 11.2% | 13.1% |
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Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy
Rugby, CV22 6NE |
Primary | 261 | 15.7% | 13.8% |
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Leyland Methodist Junior School
Leyland, PR25 3ET |
Primary | 262 | 14.1% | 15.6% |
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Brookdale Primary School
WIRRAL, CH49 1SE |
Primary | 242 | 15.2% | 12.8% |
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Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston, PR3 3BJ |
Primary | 241 | 13.4% | 13.4% |
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Richard Whittington Primary School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP |
Primary | 275 | 15.6% | 14.2% |
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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The Violet Way Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 259 | Sign in to see | |
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Ark Conway Primary Academy
London, W12 0QT |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Kingswood Primary Academy
Corby, NN18 9BE |
Primary | 211 | ||
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG11 7AB |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School
Rickmansworth, WD3 5SG |
Primary | 217 | ||
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SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton, WV2 1HZ |
Primary | 214 | ||
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The Hermitage Infant School
Woking, GU21 8WT |
Primary | 250 | ||
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Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School
Lymington, SO41 0RF |
Primary | 316 | ||
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 2SP |
Primary | 207 | ||
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St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5US |
Primary | 212 | ||
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Churchwood Primary Academy
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9PB |
Primary | 242 | ||
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Longlands Primary School
Market Drayton, TF9 1QU |
Primary | 200 | ||
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Manor Way Primary Academy
Halesowen, B63 3HA |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Spilsby Primary School
Spilsby, PE23 5EP |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Gossey Lane Academy
Birmingham, B33 0DS |
Primary | 186 | ||
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St Nicholas Church of England First School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1AN |
Primary | 327 | ||
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Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
Par, PL24 2DB |
Primary | 133 | ||
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Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Didcot, OX11 8LJ |
Primary | 333 | ||
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D'Eyncourt Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV11 1DD |
Primary | 313 | ||
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All Saints CofE First School
Leek, ST13 5QY |
Primary | 229 | ||
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Thurcroft Infant School
ROTHERHAM, S66 9NT |
Primary | 232 | ||
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St Luke's CofE Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 3JZ |
Primary | 94 | ||
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Dane Bank Primary School
Stockport, SK5 6QG |
Primary | 236 | ||
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Forest Hills Primary School
Rugeley, WS15 2PD |
Primary | 80 | ||
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Studley Infants' School
Studley, B80 7HJ |
Primary | 181 | ||
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Rufford Primary School
Stourbridge, DY9 7NR |
Primary | 235 | ||
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St Mary's CofE Primary School
Kingswinford, DY6 7AQ |
Primary | 165 | ||
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Holly Grove Primary Academy
Burntwood, WS7 1LU |
Primary | 307 | ||
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Fairhaven Primary School
Stourbridge, DY8 5PY |
Primary | 273 | ||
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Ditton Church of England Junior School
Aylesford, ME20 6AE |
Primary | 217 | ||