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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Meadowdale Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 189 | 17.5% | 21.2% |
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Ashburton Primary School
Newton Abbot, TQ13 7DW |
Primary | 187 | 19.8% | 20.3% |
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Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ |
Primary | 203 | 17.2% | 22.2% |
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Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire
Coalville, LE67 3SF |
Primary | 197 | 16.8% | 20.8% |
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St Ambrose Catholic Primary
Kidderminster, DY10 1RP |
Primary | 197 | 17.8% | 19.8% |
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Oakhurst Community First School
Ferndown, BH22 0DY |
Primary | 175 | 18.9% | 20.6% |
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN |
Primary | 199 | 18.1% | 21.1% |
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Mabe Community Primary School
Penryn, TR10 9HB |
Primary | 169 | 17.7% | 21.1% |
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St James Infant School
Daventry, NN11 4AG |
Primary | 189 | 16.6% | 21.1% |
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Lakeside Primary Academy
York, YO30 4YL |
Primary | 202 | 17.8% | 20.3% |
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
Southport, PR9 9AZ |
Primary | 206 | 18.9% | 21.8% |
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Upwood Primary Academy
Huntingdon, PE26 2QA |
Primary | 200 | 18% | 22% |
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Cherry Willingham Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4BD |
Primary | 203 | 18.2% | 21.2% |
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Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery
Heanor, DE75 7RT |
Primary | 193 | 15.5% | 22% |
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Holmwood School
Milton Keynes, MK8 9AB |
Primary | 196 | 17.9% | 22.4% |
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Greatwood Community Primary School
Skipton, BD23 2SJ |
Primary | 199 | 16.4% | 20.9% |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Witham, CM8 1DX |
Primary | 198 | 15.2% | 21.7% |
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Cressing Primary School
Braintree, CM77 8JE |
Primary | 196 | 15.3% | 20.4% |
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
Alnwick, NE66 2NU |
Primary | 202 | 16.8% | 20.8% |
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Seaham, SR7 0HW |
Primary | 201 | 18.4% | 20.9% |
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Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG6 8XE |
Primary | 204 | 16.2% | 21.4% |
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St Chad's CofE Primary School
Lichfield, WS13 6SN |
Primary | 199 | 17.2% | 22.5% |
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St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
Sunderland, SR5 4JW |
Primary | 197 | 17.1% | 22.6% |
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Heathlands Primary School
Mansfield, NG21 0DJ |
Primary | 180 | 15.9% | 20.3% |
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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE8 4QL |
Primary | 212 | 16.3% | 21.3% |
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Birdwell Primary School
Barnsley, S70 5XB |
Primary | 188 | 17% | 22.9% |
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Springhead Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1RA |
Primary | 197 | 16.8% | 21.8% |
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St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome
Frome, BA11 3AP |
Primary | 186 | 17.7% | 19.9% |
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Milecastle Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1LH |
Primary | 195 | 15.4% | 19.5% |
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Laburnum Primary School
Sandy, SG19 1HQ |
Primary | 192 | 16.5% | 20.6% |
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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Meadowdale Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 189 | Sign in to see | |
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Newquay Junior Academy
Newquay, TR7 2NL |
Primary | 463 | ||
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St Columb Minor Academy
Newquay, TR7 3JF |
Primary | 440 | ||
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Waycroft Academy
Bristol, BS14 8PS |
Primary | 436 | ||
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Broadfield Primary Academy
Crawley, RH11 9PD |
Primary | 475 | ||
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Bramford Primary School
Bilston, WV14 9TU |
Primary | 459 | ||
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Oasis Academy Warndon
Worcester, WR4 9PE |
Primary | 532 | ||
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Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School
Sheffield, S20 7JU |
Primary | 157 | ||
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Fairfield Academy
Grimsby, DN33 3AE |
Primary | 318 | ||
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Oak Lodge Primary School
West Wickham, BR4 0LJ |
Primary | 541 | ||
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Mayfield Primary School
Oldham, OL1 4LG |
Primary | 404 | ||
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Selwyn Primary School
London, E13 0ES |
Primary | 439 | ||
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Ash Green Primary Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8BX |
Primary | 465 | ||
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Harrold Primary Academy
Bedford, MK43 7DB |
Primary | 98 | ||
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The Phoenix Primary School
Basildon, SS15 5NQ |
Primary | 698 | ||
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Friars Primary School and Nursery
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9XX |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Riverbridge Primary School
Staines, TW18 2EF |
Primary | 659 | ||
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The Academy At St. James
Bradford, BD15 7YD |
Primary | 318 | ||
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Offley Primary Academy
Sandbach, CW11 1GY |
Primary | 438 | ||
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Thames View Primary School
Gillingham, ME8 7DX |
Primary | 450 | ||
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Tyneview Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 3QP |
Primary | 250 | ||
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Scargill Infant School
Rainham. Essex, RM13 7PL |
Primary | 223 | ||
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Scargill Junior School
Rainham, RM13 7PL |
Primary | 359 | ||
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Hatchell Wood Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN4 6SL |
Primary | 410 | ||
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Little Thurrock Primary School
Grays, RM17 5SW |
Primary | 634 | ||
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Milton Mount Primary School
Crawley, RH10 3AG |
Primary | 619 | ||
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Cottingley Village Primary School
Bingley, BD16 1SY |
Primary | 444 | ||
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Little Common School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4SQ |
Primary | 622 | ||
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Abingdon Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS1 3JR |
Primary | 551 | ||
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Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Primary | 448 | ||