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's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 205 | 11.2% | 3.9% |
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Sutton Primary Academy
HEREFORD, HR1 3SZ |
Primary | 205 | 12.9% | 5.5% |
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Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy
Cockermouth, CA13 0QY |
Primary | 200 | 13.2% | 4.1% |
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW |
Primary | 208 | 11.1% | 2.4% |
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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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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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Seer Green Church of England School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2QJ |
Primary | 218 | 11% | 2.8% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth
Leeds, LS18 5AB |
Primary | 211 | 13.3% | 5.2% |
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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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Whirley Primary School
Macclesfield, SK10 3JL |
Primary | 213 | 13.2% | 5.2% |
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St Dominic's Catholic Primary School
Stone, ST15 8YG |
Primary | 202 | 9.4% | 5% |
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Gentleshaw Primary Academy
Rugeley, WS15 4LY |
Primary | 206 | 13.6% | 5.3% |
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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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Neroche Primary School
Ilminster, TA19 9RG |
Primary | 209 | 12.9% | 5.2% |
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Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Ditchling, BN6 8TU |
Primary | 212 | 13% | 4% |
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St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School
London, TW1 4LT |
Primary | 210 | 11% | 4.8% |
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Gayton Primary School
Wirral, CH60 8PZ |
Primary | 219 | 11% | 3.2% |
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Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
Wirral, CH61 0HH |
Primary | 222 | 11% | 4.8% |
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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 Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst
Sandhurst, GU47 8HN |
Primary | 203 | 10.8% | 5.9% |
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Cambridge, CB2 1EN |
Primary | 211 | 10.4% | 4.3% |
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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's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 205 | Sign in to see | |
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Park Hall Junior Academy
Walsall, WS5 3HF |
Primary | 410 | ||
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Winhills Primary Academy
St Neots, PE19 2DX |
Primary | 234 | ||
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Garden City Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2JZ |
Primary | 165 | ||
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Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton
Bolton, BL3 2DT |
Primary | 581 | ||
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Mountfields Lodge School
Loughborough, LE11 3GE |
Primary | 487 | ||
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Abbots Hall Primary School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BW |
Primary | 390 | ||
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Cranberry Academy
ST7 2LE |
Primary | 446 | ||
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Connaught Junior School
Bagshot, GU19 5JY |
Primary | 470 | ||
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Field View Primary School
Bilston, WV14 7AE |
Primary | 434 | ||
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Sprites Primary Academy
Ipswich, IP2 0SA |
Primary | 392 | ||
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Inkersall Spencer Academy
Chesterfield, S43 3SE |
Primary | 377 | ||
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Ranikhet Academy
Reading, RG30 4ED |
Primary | 215 | ||
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St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Wakefield, WF1 3PF |
Primary | 310 | ||
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Northfield Manor Primary Academy
Birmingham, B29 4JT |
Primary | 391 | ||
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Manifold Church of England Primary School
Buxton, SK17 0JP |
Primary | 46 | ||
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St Peter's CofE Primary School
Stafford, ST18 0PS |
Primary | 186 | ||
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Norwich, NR2 3QB |
Primary | 423 | ||
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Cranham Primary School
Worcester, WR4 9LS |
Primary | 398 | ||
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Wath Central Primary School
Rotherham, S63 7HG |
Primary | 396 | ||
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Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
Mexborough, S64 8HF |
Primary | 322 | ||
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Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Reading, RG6 1EY |
Primary | 465 | ||
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Trinity Academy Richmond
Richmond, DL10 4NF |
Primary | 123 | ||
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Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School
Liverpool, L36 9TF |
Primary | 391 | ||
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All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wigston, LE18 2AH |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Hartburn Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 5BS |
Primary | 560 | ||
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John Hunt Academy
Newark, NG24 3BN |
Primary | 343 | ||
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Moat Hall Primary Academy
Walsall, WS6 6BX |
Primary | 338 | ||
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Prior's Mill CofE Primary School
Billingham, TS22 5BX |
Primary | 445 | ||
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Moat Farm Infant School
Oldbury, B68 9QR |
Primary | 392 | ||