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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Woodnewton- A Learning Community
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 817 | 18.4% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy
                                 London, N9 8DR  | 
                            Primary | 752 | 15.4% | 32.5% | 
| 
                                Lynch Hill School Primary Academy
                                 Slough, SL2 2AN  | 
                            Primary | 890 | 13% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Marish Primary School
                                 Slough, SL3 8NZ  | 
                            Primary | 780 | 22.3% | 20.5% | 
| 
                                Thameside Primary School
                                 Grays, RM17 6EF  | 
                            Primary | 843 | 21.3% | 31% | 
| 
                                Sudbury Primary School
                                 Wembley, HA0 3EY  | 
                            Primary | 886 | 12% | 21.7% | 
| 
                                Cranford Park Academy
                                 Hayes, UB3 4LQ  | 
                            Primary | 860 | 10.3% | 23.1% | 
| 
                                Beanfield Primary School
                                 Corby, NN18 0LJ  | 
                            Primary | 707 | 20.5% | 28% | 
| 
                                Fulbridge Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 3JQ  | 
                            Primary | 912 | 11.8% | 28.5% | 
| 
                                St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
                                 Manchester, M22 0NT  | 
                            Primary | 712 | 20.2% | 31.2% | 
| 
                                River Bank Primary School
                                 Luton, LU3 1ES  | 
                            Primary | 736 | 21.5% | 26.9% | 
| 
                                Montem Academy
                                 Slough, SL1 2TE  | 
                            Primary | 869 | 14.1% | 24% | 
| 
                                St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
                                 Gravesend, DA12 2SY  | 
                            Primary | 864 | 11.5% | 18.8% | 
| 
                                Chorlton Park Primary
                                 Manchester, M21 7HH  | 
                            Primary | 682 | 19.7% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Kingsleigh Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH10 5HT  | 
                            Primary | 824 | 22.9% | 35.2% | 
| 
                                Winton Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH9 2TG  | 
                            Primary | 838 | 12.2% | 17.4% | 
| 
                                Eastbury Primary School
                                 Barking, IG11 9QQ  | 
                            Primary | 799 | 17.6% | 18.9% | 
| 
                                Beckfoot Heaton Primary
                                 Bradford, BD9 6LL  | 
                            Primary | 709 | 27.5% | 26.3% | 
| 
                                The Phoenix Primary School
                                 Basildon, SS15 5NQ  | 
                            Primary | 693 | 13.2% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Oakfield Primary Academy
                                 Dartford, DA1 2SW  | 
                            Primary | 704 | 19.1% | 27.6% | 
| 
                                Greenways Primary School
                                 Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3BS  | 
                            Primary | 896 | 15.1% | 30.1% | 
| 
                                Curwen Primary School
                                 London, E13 0AG  | 
                            Primary | 831 | 18.3% | 32.1% | 
| 
                                Temple Sutton Primary School
                                 Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BA  | 
                            Primary | 796 | 19% | 34.1% | 
| 
                                Ocklynge Junior School
                                 Eastbourne, BN20 8XN  | 
                            Primary | 770 | 20.9% | 27.9% | 
| 
                                Grange Park Primary School
                                 London, N21 1PP  | 
                            Primary | 797 | 11% | 18.2% | 
| 
                                Nelson Primary School
                                 London, E6 2SE  | 
                            Primary | 752 | 16.2% | 34.6% | 
| 
                                Vicarage Primary School
                                 London, E6 6AD  | 
                            Primary | 867 | 9.7% | 30.3% | 
| 
                                Tennyson Road Primary School
                                 Luton, LU1 3RS  | 
                            Primary | 744 | 9.8% | 30% | 
| 
                                Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
                                 Leicester, LE5 1TG  | 
                            Primary | 806 | 14.4% | 21.5% | 
| 
                                Wood Field Primary School
                                 Carshalton, SM5 3HW  | 
                            Primary | 748 | 20.2% | 19.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Woodnewton- A Learning Community
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 817 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Wood End Primary School
                                 Northolt, UB5 4LB  | 
                            Primary | 409 | ||
| 
                                Wentworth Primary School
                                 Dartford, DA1 3NG  | 
                            Primary | 652 | ||
| 
                                Cippenham School
                                 Slough, SL1 5RB  | 
                            Primary | 1,030 | ||
| 
                                Thameside Primary School
                                 Grays, RM17 6EF  | 
                            Primary | 843 | ||
| 
                                Beanfield Primary School
                                 Corby, NN18 0LJ  | 
                            Primary | 707 | ||
| 
                                Oasis Academy Woodview
                                 Birmingham, B15 2HU  | 
                            Primary | 412 | ||
| 
                                Humberstone Junior School
                                 Leicester, LE5 1AE  | 
                            Primary | 358 | ||
| 
                                River Beach Primary School
                                 Littlehampton, BN17 6EW  | 
                            Primary | 661 | ||
| 
                                Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School
                                 Loughborough, LE12 8HP  | 
                            Primary | 527 | ||
| 
                                Crossacres Primary Academy
                                 Manchester, M22 5AD  | 
                            Primary | 707 | ||
| 
                                King's Park Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH1 4NB  | 
                            Primary | 602 | ||
| 
                                Orchards Junior School
                                 Worthing, BN12 6EN  | 
                            Primary | 472 | ||
| 
                                Humberstone Infant Academy
                                 Leicester, LE5 1AE  | 
                            Primary | 268 | ||
| 
                                Portway Primary School
                                 London, E13 0JW  | 
                            Primary | 517 | ||
| 
                                Cedar Children's Academy
                                 Rochester, ME2 2JP  | 
                            Primary | 655 | ||
| 
                                Charles Darwin Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR1 1DJ  | 
                            Primary | 466 | ||
| 
                                Greet Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B11 3ND  | 
                            Primary | 805 | ||
| 
                                Beckfoot Heaton Primary
                                 Bradford, BD9 6LL  | 
                            Primary | 709 | ||
| 
                                Red Hill Primary School
                                 Chislehurst, BR7 6DA  | 
                            Primary | 671 | ||
| 
                                Wroughton Infant Academy
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AH  | 
                            Primary | 183 | ||
| 
                                Wroughton Junior Academy
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR31 8BD  | 
                            Primary | 318 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Primary School
                                 London, E17 9HJ  | 
                            Primary | 567 | ||
| 
                                Dormers Wells Primary School
                                 Southall, UB1 3HX  | 
                            Primary | 471 | ||
| 
                                Overdale Infant School
                                 Leicester, LE2 3YA  | 
                            Primary | 330 | ||
| 
                                Overdale Junior School
                                 Leicester, LE2 3YA  | 
                            Primary | 481 | ||
| 
                                Exeter A Learning Community Academy
                                 Corby, NN18 8DL  | 
                            Primary | 501 | ||
| 
                                Braunstone Frith Primary Academy
                                 Leicester, LE3 6NF  | 
                            Primary | 508 | ||
| 
                                Brackensdale Spencer Academy
                                 Derby, DE22 4BS  | 
                            Primary | 479 | ||
| 
                                All Saints CofE Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD5 0NG  | 
                            Primary | 645 | ||