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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Victoria Lane Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 169 | 29.1% | 54.7% |
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Hasting Hill Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4LY |
Primary | 212 | 28.7% | 53% |
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Skinners' Temple Grove
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UA |
Primary | 179 | 22.4% | 54.7% |
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Christ Church Church of England Academy
Shipley, BD18 2NT |
Primary | 186 | 31.7% | 53.2% |
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E-Act the Kingfisher School
Bristol, BS4 4BJ |
Primary | 129 | 29.3% | 51.9% |
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Eskdale Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4BT |
Primary | 184 | 30.7% | 57.1% |
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Ark Brunel Primary Academy
London, W10 5AT |
Primary | 177 | 26.6% | 54.2% |
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Shirley Manor Primary School
Bradford, BD12 8SA |
Primary | 171 | 32.6% | 56.6% |
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Oxclose Primary Academy
Washington, NE38 0LA |
Primary | 184 | 31% | 53.8% |
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St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
Exeter, EX4 2BY |
Primary | 195 | 27.7% | 53.8% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Matlock, DE4 3FT |
Primary | 146 | 23.1% | 55.8% |
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Gillas Lane Primary Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 8EH |
Primary | 132 | 23.8% | 54.5% |
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St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
York, YO10 5BW |
Primary | 136 | 26.1% | 54.2% |
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Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy
Bristol, BS10 5PU |
Primary | 206 | 25.6% | 56.5% |
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Bayside Academy
POOLE, BH16 5AH |
Primary | 197 | 28.9% | 51.8% |
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Victoria Road Primary
Plymouth, PL5 1RH |
Primary | 171 | 24.9% | 53.6% |
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Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy
LOUTH, LN11 8DQ |
Primary | 206 | 26.9% | 57.4% |
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School
London, SE17 3DT |
Primary | 160 | 25.5% | 51.6% |
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Daven Primary School
Congleton, CW12 3AH |
Primary | 142 | 26.1% | 57% |
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Kensington Junior Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5PA |
Primary | 182 | 24.2% | 52.2% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
North Shields, NE29 7BT |
Primary | 205 | 29.6% | 54.2% |
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Annfield Plain Junior School
Stanley, DH9 7ST |
Primary | 110 | 26.4% | 54.5% |
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Brownhills West Primary School
Walsall, WS8 7LA |
Primary | 181 | 31.6% | 55.8% |
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Westminster Community Primary School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 2ED |
Primary | 147 | 28.6% | 51.7% |
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Queensway Junior Academy
Thetford, IP24 3DP |
Primary | 151 | 27.8% | 51% |
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St. Clement's CofE Primary School
Sheerness, ME12 4AB |
Primary | 184 | 31% | 57.6% |
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Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Salford, M44 6QE |
Primary | 162 | 24.1% | 55.6% |
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Whitehouse Primary School
North Shields, NE29 8PE |
Primary | 152 | 30.2% | 55.3% |
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Woodchurch Road Academy
Birkenhead, CH42 9LJ |
Primary | 192 | 30.7% | 57.3% |
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Brook Acre Community Primary School
Warrington, WA2 0JP |
Primary | 216 | 28.8% | 55.9% |
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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Victoria Lane Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 169 | Sign in to see | |
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Buckfastleigh Primary School
Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0DD |
Primary | 121 | ||
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Hurworth Primary School
Darlington, DL2 2ET |
Primary | 221 | ||
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The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham
Grantham, NG31 9AZ |
Primary | 134 | ||
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Hooe Primary Academy
Plymouth, PL9 9RG |
Primary | 206 | ||
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Chesterton Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 1RW |
Primary | 167 | ||
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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School
Plymouth, PL5 1NE |
Primary | 145 | ||
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The Grove Primary School
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0HN |
Primary | 193 | ||
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Wisewood Community Primary School
Sheffield, S6 4SD |
Primary | 173 | ||
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Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School
Harrogate, HG1 3BA |
Primary | 308 | ||
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6NE |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Horninglow Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0SW |
Primary | 199 | ||
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Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2LS |
Primary | 198 | ||
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St Augustine's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M27 8UX |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Cheam Common Infants' Academy
Worcester Park, KT4 8SS |
Primary | 406 | ||
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Foley Park Primary Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7AW |
Primary | 215 | ||
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Christ Church CofE Primary Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2JG |
Primary | 221 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 1HR |
Primary | 286 | ||
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Broomley First School
Stocksfield, NE43 7NN |
Primary | 115 | ||
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Norton Junior School
Doncaster, DN6 9DG |
Primary | 230 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7HS |
Primary | 204 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
North Shields, NE29 7BT |
Primary | 205 | ||
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St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD2 3JD |
Primary | 200 | ||
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St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Doncaster, DN12 4AQ |
Primary | 228 | ||
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4RH |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Inglehurst Infant School
Leicester, LE3 9FS |
Primary | 244 | ||
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St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Darwen, BB3 0AA |
Primary | 201 | ||
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West Row Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8NY |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Whitefield Community Primary School
Manchester, M45 6DP |
Primary | 185 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Blackpool, FY1 2SD |
Primary | 211 | ||