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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                East Herrington Primary Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 458 | 19.1% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Highwoods Community Primary School
                                 Colchester, CO4 9SN  | 
                            Primary | 427 | 19.4% | 17.8% | 
| 
                                Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
                                 Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0DF  | 
                            Primary | 461 | 21.4% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Graham James Primary Academy
                                 Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7ES  | 
                            Primary | 450 | 17.6% | 17.3% | 
| 
                                The Hyde School
                                 London, NW9 7EY  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 17.8% | 18.7% | 
| 
                                Cawston Grange Primary School
                                 Rugby, CV22 7GU  | 
                            Primary | 440 | 21.6% | 15.5% | 
| 
                                Castle Academy
                                 Northampton, NN1 2TR  | 
                            Primary | 440 | 16.2% | 16.8% | 
| 
                                Beaufort Primary School
                                 Woking, GU21 3RG  | 
                            Primary | 481 | 15.8% | 15.6% | 
| 
                                Newbottle Primary Academy
                                 Houghton le Spring, DH4 4EE  | 
                            Primary | 437 | 16.9% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                Highfield South Farnham School
                                 Farnham, GU9 8QH  | 
                            Primary | 463 | 20.9% | 17.3% | 
| 
                                The Grove Primary Academy
                                 Camberley, GU16 8PG  | 
                            Primary | 439 | 16.9% | 18.2% | 
| 
                                Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH9 2SA  | 
                            Primary | 421 | 19% | 17.1% | 
| 
                                Threemilestone School
                                 Truro, TR3 6DH  | 
                            Primary | 423 | 17% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                Bowhill Primary School
                                 Exeter, EX4 1JT  | 
                            Primary | 490 | 20.2% | 17.6% | 
| 
                                Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School
                                 Melksham, SN12 7GN  | 
                            Primary | 475 | 20.4% | 14.5% | 
| 
                                Horbury Primary Academy
                                 Wakefield, WF4 5DW  | 
                            Primary | 431 | 20.6% | 16% | 
| 
                                Stourfield Junior School
                                 Bournemouth, BH6 5JG  | 
                            Primary | 456 | 19.7% | 16.2% | 
| 
                                Hill View Junior Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR2 9HE  | 
                            Primary | 454 | 15% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Jeavons Wood Primary School
                                 Great Cambourne, CB23 6DZ  | 
                            Primary | 421 | 19.7% | 16.6% | 
| 
                                Wray Common Primary School
                                 Reigate, RH2 0LR  | 
                            Primary | 428 | 18.9% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                St Peter's CofE Primary Academy
                                 Cannock, WS12 1BE  | 
                            Primary | 473 | 17.3% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                West Ewell Primary School and Nursery
                                 Epsom, KT19 0UY  | 
                            Primary | 473 | 16.8% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                Red Oaks Primary School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2AN  | 
                            Primary | 467 | 18.7% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                Woodthorne Primary School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 8XL  | 
                            Primary | 430 | 18.6% | 18.4% | 
| 
                                Hook Lane Primary School
                                 Welling, DA16 2ET  | 
                            Primary | 446 | 19% | 17.4% | 
| 
                                Pathfinder CofE Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB24 3DS  | 
                            Primary | 451 | 15.9% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Avanti Park School
                                 Frome, BA11 1EU  | 
                            Primary | 488 | 20.7% | 16.6% | 
| 
                                Keep Hatch Primary School
                                 Wokingham, RG40 1PG  | 
                            Primary | 440 | 16.8% | 16.4% | 
| 
                                Sandy Lane Primary School
                                 Bracknell, RG12 2JG  | 
                            Primary | 439 | 20.9% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                Park View Primary School
                                 Manchester, M25 1FA  | 
                            Primary | 439 | 16.2% | 16.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                East Herrington Primary Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 458 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Sycamore Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG3 4QP  | 
                            Primary | 421 | ||
| 
                                Leigh Academy Tree Tops
                                 Maidstone, ME15 9EZ  | 
                            Primary | 313 | ||
| 
                                St Michael's CofE Academy
                                 Wakefield, WF2 9JA  | 
                            Primary | 453 | ||
| 
                                Flamstead End School
                                 Waltham Cross, EN7 6AG  | 
                            Primary | 468 | ||
| 
                                Pegasus Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B35 6PR  | 
                            Primary | 201 | ||
| 
                                St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy
                                 Coventry, CV3 2LP  | 
                            Primary | 206 | ||
| 
                                Cranberry Academy
                                 ST7 2LE  | 
                            Primary | 428 | ||
| 
                                The Parks Primary Academy
                                 Hull, HU6 9TA  | 
                            Primary | 332 | ||
| 
                                The Glapton Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG11 8EA  | 
                            Primary | 341 | ||
| 
                                Eaton Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR4 6HS  | 
                            Primary | 409 | ||
| 
                                St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School
                                 Luton, LU4 0PF  | 
                            Primary | 410 | ||
| 
                                St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
                                 Harrow, HA3 9NS  | 
                            Primary | 452 | ||
| 
                                St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School
                                 Slough, SL2 5QR  | 
                            Primary | 423 | ||
| 
                                Hunningley Primary Academy
                                 Barnsley, S70 3DT  | 
                            Primary | 409 | ||
| 
                                Trinity Academy Richmond
                                 Richmond, DL10 4NF  | 
                            Primary | 136 | ||
| 
                                Parkland Infant School
                                 Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ  | 
                            Primary | 179 | ||
| 
                                Parkland Junior School
                                 Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ  | 
                            Primary | 247 | ||
| 
                                Alvaston Junior Academy
                                 Derby, DE24 0PU  | 
                            Primary | 330 | ||
| 
                                Hereward Primary School
                                 Loughton, IG10 2HR  | 
                            Primary | 439 | ||
| 
                                Teesville Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS6 0BZ  | 
                            Primary | 308 | ||
| 
                                Fairhouse Community Primary School
                                 Basildon, SS14 1QP  | 
                            Primary | 413 | ||
| 
                                Cage Green Primary School
                                 Tonbridge, TN10 4PT  | 
                            Primary | 204 | ||
| 
                                Brooklands Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG10 1BW  | 
                            Primary | 396 | ||
| 
                                Ashbrook Junior School
                                 Derby, DE72 3HF  | 
                            Primary | 173 | ||
| 
                                St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
                                 Alnwick, NE66 2NU  | 
                            Primary | 222 | ||
| 
                                Werrington Primary School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0JU  | 
                            Primary | 455 | ||
| 
                                Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 Manchester, M9 8BG  | 
                            Primary | 454 | ||
| 
                                Heath Mount Primary School
                                 BIRMINGHAM, B12 9SR  | 
                            Primary | 352 | ||
| 
                                Prior's Mill CofE Primary School
                                 Billingham, TS22 5BX  | 
                            Primary | 468 | ||