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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Garden City Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 176 | 24.9% | 43.2% |
Water Meadows Primary School
Canterbury, CT3 4HS |
Primary | 166 | 21.7% | 42.8% |
Siddal Primary School
Halifax, HX3 9DL |
Primary | 192 | 22.1% | 42.1% |
Plains Farm Academy
Sunderland, SR3 1SU |
Primary | 182 | 24.5% | 43.6% |
New Penshaw Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH4 7HY |
Primary | 144 | 25.5% | 44.8% |
St Helen's CE Primary School
Pontefract, WF9 4EG |
Primary | 200 | 23.7% | 41.2% |
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
Scarborough, YO12 4HF |
Primary | 162 | 26.8% | 43.5% |
Abbey Park Academy
Halifax, HX2 9DG |
Primary | 197 | 25.3% | 43.6% |
George Grenville Academy
Buckingham, MK18 1AP |
Primary | 197 | 21.8% | 42.6% |
Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School
Sheffield, S20 7JU |
Primary | 163 | 24.1% | 42% |
Beulah Infants' School
London, CR7 8NJ |
Primary | 184 | 22.6% | 41.5% |
Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 7QA |
Primary | 211 | 24% | 40.7% |
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School
Wisbech, PE13 2ES |
Primary | 225 | 24.9% | 42.7% |
St Michael's Church of England Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 5BN |
Primary | 196 | 20.4% | 42.3% |
Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5US |
Primary | 157 | 23% | 45.3% |
Spilsby Primary School
Spilsby, PE23 5EP |
Primary | 199 | 24.1% | 42.7% |
Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4RJ |
Primary | 189 | 23.8% | 46.6% |
Larkrise Primary School
Chelmsford, CM2 9UB |
Primary | 191 | 27.8% | 41.9% |
Drake Primary Academy
Plymouth, PL2 2EN |
Primary | 173 | 23.7% | 40.5% |
Sacriston Academy
Durham, DH7 6LQ |
Primary | 188 | 24% | 40.8% |
St George's CofE Primary School
London, SE23 2NE |
Primary | 198 | 26.7% | 44.1% |
Turnham Academy
London, SE4 2HH |
Primary | 172 | 24.1% | 40.8% |
Nelson Infant School
Norwich, NR2 4EH |
Primary | 131 | 26% | 43.5% |
Goldfinch Primary School
London, SW16 6DS |
Primary | 179 | 24.9% | 40.5% |
Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School
Deal, CT14 7ER |
Primary | 202 | 22.8% | 42.1% |
Bluebell Primary School
Norwich, NR4 7DS |
Primary | 222 | 22.2% | 43.2% |
Eastchurch Church of England Primary School
Sheerness, ME12 4EJ |
Primary | 148 | 26.7% | 44.7% |
Bluebell Meadow Primary School
Trimdon Station, TS29 6JU |
Primary | 211 | 26.9% | 43.2% |
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD2 3JD |
Primary | 198 | 22.2% | 43.9% |
Ivingswood Academy
Chesham, HP5 2BY |
Primary | 159 | 26% | 41.4% |
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 |
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Garden City Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 176 | Sign in to see | |
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester, CO1 2QB |
Primary | 207 | ||
Winhills Primary Academy
St Neots, PE19 2DX |
Primary | 256 | ||
Thames View Infants
Barking, IG11 0LG |
Primary | 371 | ||
Whittingham Primary Academy
London, E17 5QX |
Primary | 390 | ||
Abbots Hall Primary School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BW |
Primary | 350 | ||
Wansbeck Primary School
Hull, HU8 9SR |
Primary | 248 | ||
The Hermitage Junior School
Woking, GU21 8UU |
Primary | 320 | ||
St Nicolas CofE Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 6HJ |
Primary | 423 | ||
Rowley Park Primary Academy
Stafford, ST17 9RF |
Primary | 206 | ||
Longwood Primary Academy
Harlow, CM18 7RQ |
Primary | 431 | ||
Abbotsweld Primary Academy
Harlow, CM18 6TE |
Primary | 307 | ||
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School
Gillingham, ME7 5DQ |
Primary | 465 | ||
Field View Primary School
Bilston, WV14 7AE |
Primary | 437 | ||
Sprites Primary Academy
Ipswich, IP2 0SA |
Primary | 366 | ||
Twickenham Primary Academy
Twickenham, TW2 6QF |
Primary | 405 | ||
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Wakefield, WF1 3PF |
Primary | 308 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Coventry, CV2 3NR |
Primary | 454 | ||
Manifold Church of England Primary School
Buxton, SK17 0JP |
Primary | 43 | ||
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Stafford, ST18 0PS |
Primary | 191 | ||
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Norwich, NR2 3QB |
Primary | 433 | ||
Ings Primary School
Hull, HU8 0SL |
Primary | 252 | ||
St Margarets CofE Primary School
Barking, IG11 8AS |
Primary | 375 | ||
Lime Academy Watergall
Peterborough, PE3 8NX |
Primary | 339 | ||
Oakhill Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NS |
Primary | 448 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Wellingborough, NN8 2BE |
Primary | 357 | ||
Wellesbourne CofE Primary School
Warwick, CV35 9QG |
Primary | 456 | ||
William Read Primary Academy
Canvey Island, SS8 0JE |
Primary | 219 | ||
Moat Hall Primary Academy
Walsall, WS6 6BX |
Primary | 331 | ||
Stanbridge Primary School
Bristol, BS16 6AL |
Primary | 420 |