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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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 208 | 11.1% | 2.4% |
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Park Road Academy Primary School
Altrincham, WA14 5AP |
Primary | 235 | 11% | 2.5% |
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Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy
Cockermouth, CA13 0QY |
Primary | 200 | 13.2% | 4.1% |
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Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy
Saffron Walden, CB10 1NN |
Primary | 186 | 10.2% | 3.8% |
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Chiddingstone Church of England School
Edenbridge, TN8 7AH |
Primary | 209 | 11% | 4.3% |
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Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy
Hereford, HR4 7AE |
Primary | 206 | 9.7% | 1.8% |
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St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester, CO1 2QB |
Primary | 205 | 11.2% | 3.9% |
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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QB |
Primary | 221 | 9% | 3.6% |
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The Mosley Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9QD |
Primary | 215 | 12.6% | 2.3% |
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Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School
Solihull, B94 5AJ |
Primary | 227 | 13.2% | 3.1% |
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Seer Green Church of England School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2QJ |
Primary | 218 | 11% | 2.8% |
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Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS19 7HW |
Primary | 203 | 11.8% | 3% |
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Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
Norwich, NR6 6QA |
Primary | 172 | 11.2% | 3.2% |
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St Nicholas Church of England Primary
Chislehurst, BR7 5PQ |
Primary | 215 | 10.7% | 1.4% |
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Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery
Epsom, KT17 3AS |
Primary | 222 | 12.4% | 2.5% |
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St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton
Leek, ST13 7HP |
Primary | 200 | 11.5% | 1.9% |
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Co-op Academy Friarswood
Newcastle, ST5 2ES |
Primary | 201 | 13.3% | 1.5% |
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Church Langton Church of England Primary School
Market Harborough, LE16 7SZ |
Primary | 200 | 12.5% | 3.5% |
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Hatch Ride Primary School
Crowthorne, RG45 6LP |
Primary | 210 | 13.3% | 3.3% |
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Great Bedwyn Church of England School
Marlborough, SN8 3TR |
Primary | 198 | 10.6% | 2% |
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St Luke's CofE Academy Endon
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EB |
Primary | 211 | 12.3% | 4.3% |
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Levendale Primary School
Yarm, TS15 9RJ |
Primary | 190 | 11.5% | 3.7% |
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Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Ditchling, BN6 8TU |
Primary | 212 | 13% | 4% |
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Gayton Primary School
Wirral, CH60 8PZ |
Primary | 219 | 11% | 3.2% |
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Bardsey Primary Academy
Leeds, LS17 9DG |
Primary | 202 | 11.9% | 4% |
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Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School
York, YO41 5ND |
Primary | 210 | 11.9% | 4.1% |
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Cambridge, CB2 1EN |
Primary | 211 | 10.4% | 4.3% |
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Uplands Primary School and Nursery
Sandhurst, GU47 9BP |
Primary | 226 | 13.3% | 2.9% |
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Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
Basildon, SS16 5NQ |
Primary | 206 | 10.7% | 5.3% |
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St Rose's Catholic Infant School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1QW |
Primary | 211 | 11.9% | 5.5% |
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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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 208 | Sign in to see | |
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The Firs Lower School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Primary | 316 | ||
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Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School
Solihull, B94 5AJ |
Primary | 227 | ||
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Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy
Lydney, GL15 5TA |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Kingfisher Community Primary School
Chatham, ME5 7NX |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Looe Primary Academy
Looe, PL13 1JY |
Primary | 236 | ||
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John Blandy Primary School
Abingdon, OX13 5DJ |
Primary | 282 | ||
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Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
Colchester, CO2 8NN |
Primary | 160 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Penzance, TR18 2AT |
Primary | 158 | ||
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St Ambrose Catholic Primary
Kidderminster, DY10 1RP |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Glascote Academy
Tamworth, B77 2EA |
Primary | 281 | ||
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS8 0TE |
Primary | 213 | ||
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Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Bridport, DT6 5LA |
Primary | 196 | ||
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St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Shipley, BD18 4RL |
Primary | 218 | ||
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The Bishops CofE Learning Academy
Newquay, TR7 2SR |
Primary | 331 | ||
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Kippax Greenfield Primary School
Leeds, LS25 7PA |
Primary | 128 | ||
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Alexandra Infants' School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4PZ |
Primary | 171 | ||
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Heatherbrook Primary Academy
Leicester, LE4 1BE |
Primary | 163 | ||
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St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
HAVERHILL, CB9 9DE |
Primary | 216 | ||
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Keresley Grange Primary School
Coventry, CV6 2EH |
Primary | 313 | ||
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Barton Moss Community Primary School
Manchester, M30 7PT |
Primary | 222 | ||
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Hutton Church of England Primary School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 9SN |
Primary | 199 | ||
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Rayne Primary and Nursery School
Braintree, CM77 6BZ |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Lawnside Academy
Biggleswade, SG18 0LX |
Primary | 216 | ||
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St George's Junior School
Shrewsbury, SY3 8LU |
Primary | 352 | ||
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Hardwick Primary School
Banbury, OX16 1XE |
Primary | 241 | ||
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Buckton Vale Primary School
Stalybridge, SK15 3NU |
Primary | 213 | ||
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All Saints Church of England Junior School
Maidenhead, SL6 4AR |
Primary | 218 | ||
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Nanpean Community Primary School
St Austell, PL26 7YH |
Primary | 114 | ||
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Waverley Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7QZ |
Primary | 200 | ||