The Firs Lower School
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 Firs Lower School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 316 | 9.7% | 2.9% |
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Crosshall Infant School
St Neots, PE19 7GG |
Primary | 296 | 8.1% | 7.1% |
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Lark Rise Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3PT |
Primary | 346 | 9.8% | 5.3% |
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Lowbrook Academy
Maidenhead, SL6 3AR |
Primary | 330 | 14.2% | 3.6% |
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Charlton Kings Infants' School
Cheltenham, GL53 8AY |
Primary | 266 | 11.7% | 4.1% |
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Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
St Albans, AL1 4LX |
Primary | 286 | 10.2% | 5.9% |
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Upminster Infant School
Upminster, RM14 3BS |
Primary | 267 | 9% | 2.6% |
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Upminster Junior School
UPMINSTER, RM14 3BS |
Primary | 362 | 13.3% | 3.6% |
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Fulwell Infant School Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8ED |
Primary | 337 | 11.1% | 5.8% |
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Hursthead Junior School
Cheadle, SK8 7PZ |
Primary | 361 | 11.4% | 2.5% |
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West Park Primary School
Hartlepool, TS26 0BU |
Primary | 331 | 9.2% | 5.4% |
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Oatlands Community Junior School
Harrogate, HG2 8QP |
Primary | 361 | 10.5% | 4.7% |
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Lilliput Church of England Infant School
Poole, BH14 8JX |
Primary | 335 | 7.2% | 2.7% |
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Burton Joyce Primary School
Nottingham, NG14 5EB |
Primary | 313 | 12.8% | 6.7% |
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Meir Heath Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7JQ |
Primary | 291 | 10% | 5.8% |
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Springdale First School
Broadstone, BH18 9BW |
Primary | 290 | 4.5% | 1.7% |
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Crooksbarn Primary School
Stockton-on-tees, TS20 1SN |
Primary | 292 | 11% | 6.7% |
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Woodfield Infant School & Nursery
Shrewsbury, SY3 8LU |
Primary | 286 | 12.3% | 6.1% |
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Rendlesham Primary School
Woodbridge, IP12 2GF |
Primary | 291 | 11.7% | 7.6% |
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Theydon Bois Primary School
Epping, CM16 7DH |
Primary | 318 | 12.9% | 4.7% |
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Lift Hockley
Hockley, SS5 4UR |
Primary | 332 | 11.8% | 7.8% |
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Verwood Church of England First School
Verwood, BH31 6JF |
Primary | 291 | 5.9% | 5.5% |
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Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
St Albans, AL4 9NT |
Primary | 360 | 10.8% | 4.4% |
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Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
St. Albans, AL4 9NT |
Primary | 273 | 6.4% | 3.2% |
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Shinfield Infant and Nursery School
Reading, RG2 9EH |
Primary | 299 | 7.1% | 5.8% |
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Alder Grove Church of England Primary School
Shinfield, RG2 9RA |
Primary | 341 | 5.7% | 2.3% |
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Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
Kingswinford, DY6 9AH |
Primary | 312 | 9.6% | 6.1% |
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Whittington Primary and Nursery School
Lichfield, WS14 9LG |
Primary | 323 | 9.3% | 4.6% |
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The Mead Infant and Nursery School
Epsom, KT19 0QG |
Primary | 297 | 13.2% | 4.3% |
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St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M45 8PT |
Primary | 334 | 10.2% | 3.9% |
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 Firs Lower School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 316 | Sign in to see | |
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Trenance Learning Academy
Newquay, TR7 2LU |
Primary | 327 | ||
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Bodriggy Academy
Hayle, TR27 4DR |
Primary | 328 | ||
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Mount Hawke Academy
Truro, TR4 8BA |
Primary | 259 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Dukesgate Academy
Salford, M38 9HF |
Primary | 226 | ||
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Notley Green Primary School
Braintree, CM77 7ZJ |
Primary | 410 | ||
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Fulwell Infant School Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8ED |
Primary | 337 | ||
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Highwoods Community Primary School
Colchester, CO4 9SN |
Primary | 447 | ||
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Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, WF8 2NJ |
Primary | 325 | ||
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8AG |
Primary | 364 | ||
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Judith Kerr Primary School
London, SE24 9JE |
Primary | 407 | ||
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Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
Colchester, CO2 8NN |
Primary | 160 | ||
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Gunton Primary Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4LX |
Primary | 300 | ||
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Morley Place Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3LZ |
Primary | 295 | ||
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Kippax Greenfield Primary School
Leeds, LS25 7PA |
Primary | 128 | ||
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Rosemellin Community Primary School
Camborne, TR14 8PG |
Primary | 387 | ||
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Mary Elton Primary School
North Somerset, BS21 7SX |
Primary | 345 | ||
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Woodlands Primary Academy
Oldham, OL1 4HU |
Primary | 328 | ||
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Handford Hall Primary School
Ipswich, IP1 2LQ |
Primary | 358 | ||
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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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Sholing Junior School
Southampton, SO19 8PT |
Primary | 346 | ||
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Mead Vale Community Primary School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8RQ |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School
Stockport, SK6 1BX |
Primary | 159 | ||
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St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DN |
Primary | 442 | ||
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Robert Le Kyng Primary School
Swindon, SN1 5HS |
Primary | 416 | ||
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All Saints Church of England Junior School
Maidenhead, SL6 4AR |
Primary | 218 | ||
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Apley Wood Primary Academy
Telford, TF1 6FQ |
Primary | 419 | ||
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The Richmond Primary Academy
Skegness, PE25 3SH |
Primary | 389 | ||