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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boston West Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 417 | 12% | 20.9% |
Gonville Academy
Thornton Heath, CR7 6DL |
Primary | 435 | 11.7% | 22% |
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
Harlow, CM18 6JJ |
Primary | 424 | 14.2% | 19.6% |
The Meadow Community Primary School
Wigston, LE18 3QZ |
Primary | 397 | 12.9% | 20.9% |
Dashwood Banbury Academy
Banbury, OX16 4RX |
Primary | 437 | 13.8% | 21.6% |
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy
Leicester, LE3 2WF |
Primary | 407 | 13% | 22.4% |
Sunnyside Primary Academy
Northampton, NN2 8QS |
Primary | 376 | 11.4% | 20.5% |
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN2 3LA |
Primary | 381 | 10% | 20.2% |
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
West Drayton, UB7 7QJ |
Primary | 409 | 10.6% | 21.9% |
Benyon Primary School
South Ockendon, RM15 6PG |
Primary | 414 | 11% | 21% |
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, WF8 4BW |
Primary | 422 | 13.8% | 22.3% |
Wallscourt Farm Academy
Bristol, BS16 1GE |
Primary | 406 | 13.6% | 20.9% |
Victoria Primary Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 4NT |
Primary | 409 | 13.2% | 22.5% |
Millbrook Park Primary School
London, NW7 1JF |
Primary | 425 | 12.7% | 21.3% |
Larchwood Primary School
Brentwood, CM15 9NG |
Primary | 417 | 10.6% | 21.1% |
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7LR |
Primary | 435 | 14% | 21.4% |
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School
Corby, NN17 1EE |
Primary | 386 | 13.8% | 22.1% |
Ryefield Primary School
Uxbridge, UB10 9DE |
Primary | 416 | 12.3% | 21.9% |
Deneholm Primary School
Grays, RM16 2SS |
Primary | 420 | 13.6% | 21.5% |
Warberry CofE Academy
Torquay, TQ1 1SB |
Primary | 411 | 13.4% | 20% |
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD6 1SR |
Primary | 401 | 14.2% | 21% |
Glen Park Primary School
Plymouth, PL7 2DE |
Primary | 406 | 12.5% | 19.2% |
Woodthorpe Primary School
York, YO24 2RU |
Primary | 423 | 13% | 20.2% |
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG8 3PL |
Primary | 442 | 12.1% | 19.7% |
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Rochdale, OL12 9QA |
Primary | 435 | 12.7% | 19.7% |
Coxheath Primary School
Maidstone, ME17 4PS |
Primary | 433 | 11.8% | 21.7% |
Hucknall National Church of England Primary School
Nottingham, NG15 7DU |
Primary | 418 | 10.5% | 21.5% |
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
Spalding, PE11 3RP |
Primary | 395 | 10.4% | 22.5% |
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DN |
Primary | 440 | 11.9% | 19.6% |
Aldwyn Primary School
Manchester, M34 5SF |
Primary | 435 | 11.6% | 21.7% |
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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Boston West Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 417 | Sign in to see | |
Newport Community School Primary Academy
Barnstaple, EX32 9BW |
Primary | 461 | ||
Wadebridge Primary Academy
Wadebridge, PL27 6BL |
Primary | 419 | ||
The Meadow Community Primary School
Wigston, LE18 3QZ |
Primary | 397 | ||
Skegness Junior Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QX |
Primary | 312 | ||
Tregolls Academy
Truro, TR1 1LH |
Primary | 258 | ||
Carlton Road Academy
Boston, PE21 8QX |
Primary | 446 | ||
Co-op Academy Woodlands
Leeds, LS9 6DA |
Primary | 432 | ||
Preston Hedges Primary School
Northampton, NN4 6BU |
Primary | 419 | ||
Newbottle Primary Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH4 4EE |
Primary | 437 | ||
Townlands Church of England Primary School
Leicester, LE9 7FF |
Primary | 316 | ||
St James Church of England Primary School
Northampton, NN5 7AG |
Primary | 434 | ||
Pensans Community Primary School
Penzance, TR20 8UH |
Primary | 129 | ||
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
Leicester, LE2 0DR |
Primary | 480 | ||
Mount Charles School
St Austell, PL25 4PP |
Primary | 367 | ||
Chiltern Primary School
Hull, HU3 3PL |
Primary | 439 | ||
Newcroft Primary Academy
Loughborough, LE12 9DU |
Primary | 384 | ||
Portishead Primary School
Portishead, BS20 7DB |
Primary | 404 | ||
Leigham Primary School
Plymouth, PL6 8RF |
Primary | 395 | ||
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Sheffield, S12 4QE |
Primary | 351 | ||
Ashby Fields Primary School
Daventry, NN11 0YP |
Primary | 374 | ||
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
London, SW16 6NP |
Primary | 382 | ||
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7AY |
Primary | 421 | ||
Beckfoot Nessfield
Keighley, BD22 6NP |
Primary | 274 | ||
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LR |
Primary | 460 | ||
Hertsmere Jewish Primary School
Radlett, WD7 7LQ |
Primary | 406 | ||
Seathorne Primary Academy
Skegness, PE25 1HB |
Primary | 261 | ||
St Martha's Catholic Primary School
KING'S LYNN, PE30 4AY |
Primary | 413 | ||
Miriam Lord Primary School
Bradford, BD8 8RG |
Primary | 380 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Loughton, IG10 2DY |
Primary | 296 |