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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Smarden Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 175 | 17.7% | 11.4% |
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Asfordby Hill Primary School
Melton Mowbray, LE14 3QX |
Primary | 189 | 18.5% | 12.2% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame
Thame, OX9 2AB |
Primary | 185 | 19.5% | 13.5% |
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St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sheffield, S35 3HY |
Primary | 176 | 15.9% | 11.4% |
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Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School
Westbury, BA13 4DY |
Primary | 162 | 16.2% | 11.8% |
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Redcar, TS11 6AE |
Primary | 173 | 16.5% | 10.2% |
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Motcombe CofE Primary School
Shaftesbury, SP7 9NT |
Primary | 163 | 16.1% | 11.7% |
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Bampton CofE Primary School
Bampton, OX18 2NJ |
Primary | 188 | 18.1% | 9.6% |
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Culverstone Green Primary School
Gravesend, DA13 0RF |
Primary | 204 | 18.6% | 11.3% |
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Trevisker Primary School
Wadebridge, PL27 7UD |
Primary | 158 | 17.1% | 11.4% |
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Tidcombe Primary School
Tiverton, EX16 4BP |
Primary | 166 | 16.2% | 12.6% |
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Oldfield Park Infant School
Bath, BA2 3RF |
Primary | 180 | 16.1% | 12.2% |
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Sun Hill Junior School
Alresford, SO24 9NB |
Primary | 174 | 16.7% | 10.9% |
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Marshbrook First School
Stafford, ST19 5BA |
Primary | 185 | 17.5% | 11.6% |
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St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Lechlade, GL7 3AU |
Primary | 182 | 15.9% | 11.5% |
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Coughton CofE Primary School
Alcester, B49 5HN |
Primary | 183 | 19.1% | 12% |
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Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
Haverhill, CB9 7ED |
Primary | 184 | 17.9% | 9.8% |
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Powick CofE Primary School
Worcester, WR2 4RT |
Primary | 177 | 18.1% | 13% |
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St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Belper, DE56 2JD |
Primary | 172 | 20.4% | 11% |
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St George's CofE First School and Nursery
Redditch, B98 8LU |
Primary | 160 | 19.3% | 10.5% |
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Ashbrook School
Milton Keynes, MK8 8NA |
Primary | 181 | 17.7% | 11% |
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St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Solihull, B93 8PA |
Primary | 189 | 17.5% | 11.1% |
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Girton Glebe Primary School
Cambridge, CB3 0PN |
Primary | 185 | 18.4% | 10.8% |
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Edlesborough Primary Academy
Dunstable, LU6 2HS |
Primary | 195 | 15.9% | 10.8% |
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PJ |
Primary | 193 | 18.1% | 10.9% |
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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School
Rugby, CV21 4EE |
Primary | 190 | 17.9% | 12.1% |
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Crondall Primary School
Farnham, GU10 5QG |
Primary | 182 | 14.8% | 10.4% |
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St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
Basildon, SS15 5AF |
Primary | 178 | 18% | 11.2% |
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Cropredy Church of England Primary School
Banbury, OX17 1PU |
Primary | 170 | 19.4% | 9.1% |
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Cubert Primary School
Newquay, TR8 5HE |
Primary | 173 | 17.9% | 11% |
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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Smarden Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 175 | Sign in to see | |
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Hartwell Primary School
Northampton, NN7 2HL |
Primary | 188 | ||
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Weare Academy First School
Axbridge, BS26 2JS |
Primary | 142 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Gloucester, GL3 1HU |
Primary | 222 | ||
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Horizon Primary Academy
Swanley, BR8 7BT |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Jerry Clay Academy
Wakefield, WF2 0NP |
Primary | 212 | ||
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney
Witney, OX28 5JZ |
Primary | 187 | ||
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Townhill Infant School
Southampton, SO18 2FG |
Primary | 150 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
Banbury, OX16 0ET |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Enfield Academy of New Waltham
Grimsby, DN36 4RB |
Primary | 189 | ||
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St Ives Primary & Nursery School
Ringwood, BH24 2LE |
Primary | 256 | ||
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Longvernal Primary School
Radstock, BA3 2LP |
Primary | 199 | ||
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Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
Salisbury, SP4 8HJ |
Primary | 108 | ||
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Mellis Church of England Primary School
Eye, IP23 8DP |
Primary | 147 | ||
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Whaplode Church of England Primary School
Spalding, PE12 6TS |
Primary | 194 | ||
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Royal Rise Primary School
Tonbridge, TN9 2DQ |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Hope Community School Southampton
Southampton, SO14 1NF |
Primary | 222 | ||
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Wembury Primary School
Plymouth, PL9 0EB |
Primary | 190 | ||
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West Leigh Infant School
Bristol, BS48 3NG |
Primary | 137 | ||
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Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Batley, WF17 5AH |
Primary | 226 | ||
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Anson CofE Primary School
Stafford, ST18 0SU |
Primary | 97 | ||
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St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO11 3RE |
Primary | 90 | ||
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Curzon Church of England Combined School
Amersham, HP7 0QL |
Primary | 159 | ||
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Comberbach Nursery and Primary School
Northwich, CW9 6BG |
Primary | 188 | ||
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Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy
Norwich, NR15 1PR |
Primary | 86 | ||
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Spaldwick Primary School
Huntingdon, PE28 0TH |
Primary | 95 | ||
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Merriott Primary School
Merriott, TA16 5PT |
Primary | 137 | ||
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Cubert Primary School
Newquay, TR8 5HE |
Primary | 173 | ||
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Neston Primary School
Neston, Corsham, SN13 9SX |
Primary | 180 | ||
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Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery
Basingstoke, RG21 8YJ |
Primary | 213 | ||