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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Herons' Moor Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 462 | 6.9% | 17.5% | 
| 
                                Newport Community School Primary Academy
                                 Barnstaple, EX32 9BW  | 
                            Primary | 461 | 12.8% | 17.2% | 
| 
                                Runwell Community Primary School
                                 Wickford, SS11 7BJ  | 
                            Primary | 406 | 8.2% | 16.7% | 
| 
                                Trinity Primary Academy
                                 London, N22 8ES  | 
                            Primary | 469 | 7.8% | 21.7% | 
| 
                                Queen's Park Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH8 9PU  | 
                            Primary | 481 | 12.3% | 14.6% | 
| 
                                Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
                                 Wakefield, WF1 2PH  | 
                            Primary | 460 | 9.3% | 14% | 
| 
                                The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
                                 Bolton, BL3 3NY  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 10.5% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Hillside Primary and Nursery School
                                 Nottingham, NG15 6LW  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 8.6% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Preston CofE Primary School
                                 Yeovil, BA21 3SN  | 
                            Primary | 419 | 7.9% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                Huish Primary School
                                 Yeovil, BA20 1AY  | 
                            Primary | 419 | 8.6% | 18.9% | 
| 
                                Stimpson Avenue Academy
                                 Northampton, NN1 4LR  | 
                            Primary | 434 | 9.7% | 16.2% | 
| 
                                Millbrook Primary School
                                 Wantage, OX12 7LB  | 
                            Primary | 462 | 11% | 17.8% | 
| 
                                St Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Mansfield, NG19 6AA  | 
                            Primary | 461 | 9% | 16.3% | 
| 
                                Weston All Saints CofE Primary School
                                 Bath, BA1 4JR  | 
                            Primary | 485 | 10.5% | 14.2% | 
| 
                                Charles Darwin Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR1 1DJ  | 
                            Primary | 466 | 12.2% | 17.6% | 
| 
                                Park Hall Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5QU  | 
                            Primary | 448 | 11.2% | 16.3% | 
| 
                                Whinstone Primary School
                                 Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0RJ  | 
                            Primary | 473 | 10.3% | 15.2% | 
| 
                                Pudsey Waterloo Primary
                                 Pudsey, LS28 7SR  | 
                            Primary | 421 | 9.8% | 18.1% | 
| 
                                Ings Farm Primary School
                                 Redcar, TS10 2JZ  | 
                            Primary | 433 | 6.5% | 14% | 
| 
                                Woods Loke Primary School
                                 Lowestoft, NR32 3EB  | 
                            Primary | 453 | 9.5% | 18% | 
| 
                                Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
                                 Wigan, WN3 6BL  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 5.7% | 17% | 
| 
                                Parkdale Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG4 1BX  | 
                            Primary | 442 | 9.9% | 17.5% | 
| 
                                Claydon Primary School
                                 Ipswich, IP6 0DX  | 
                            Primary | 493 | 10.6% | 15.5% | 
| 
                                Abbey Meads Community Primary School
                                 Swindon, SN25 4GY  | 
                            Primary | 458 | 12.5% | 18.6% | 
| 
                                Keston Primary School
                                 Coulsdon, CR5 1HP  | 
                            Primary | 469 | 7.7% | 15.6% | 
| 
                                Cheddar Grove Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS13 7EN  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 8.5% | 20.2% | 
| 
                                Wainscott Primary School
                                 Rochester, ME2 4JX  | 
                            Primary | 458 | 9.4% | 19% | 
| 
                                Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School
                                 Nottingham, NG5 8FQ  | 
                            Primary | 450 | 10% | 15.3% | 
| 
                                Weyford Nursery and Primary Academy
                                 Bordon, GU35 0ET  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 9.9% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Abbey Primary School
                                 Mansfield, NG19 0AB  | 
                            Primary | 447 | 7.1% | 18.1% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Herons' Moor Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 462 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Oxley Park Academy
                                 Milton Keynes, MK4 4TA  | 
                            Primary | 709 | ||
| 
                                The New North Academy
                                 London, N1 8SJ  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                Cotgrave Candleby Lane School
                                 Nottingham, NG12 3JG  | 
                            Primary | 544 | ||
| 
                                Merlin Top Primary Academy
                                 Keighley, BD22 6HZ  | 
                            Primary | 322 | ||
| 
                                Haveley Hey Community School
                                 Manchester, M22 9NS  | 
                            Primary | 473 | ||
| 
                                Broadfields Primary School
                                 Edgware, HA8 8JP  | 
                            Primary | 702 | ||
| 
                                Mossbourne Riverside Academy
                                 London, E15 2GW  | 
                            Primary | 566 | ||
| 
                                Old Trafford Community Academy
                                 Manchester, M15 4FL  | 
                            Primary | 378 | ||
| 
                                Harris Primary Academy Mayflower
                                 Chafford Hundred, RM16 6SA  | 
                            Primary | 1,023 | ||
| 
                                Tudor Court Primary School
                                 Grays, RM16 6PL  | 
                            Primary | 755 | ||
| 
                                University of Cambridge Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB3 0QZ  | 
                            Primary | 668 | ||
| 
                                Lime Academy Larkswood
                                 London, E4 8ET  | 
                            Primary | 609 | ||
| 
                                Kingsleigh Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH10 5HT  | 
                            Primary | 824 | ||
| 
                                Winton Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH9 2TG  | 
                            Primary | 838 | ||
| 
                                Mayville Primary School
                                 London, E11 4PZ  | 
                            Primary | 331 | ||
| 
                                Westminster Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Bradford, BD3 0HW  | 
                            Primary | 492 | ||
| 
                                Fibbersley Park Academy
                                 Willenhall, WV13 3BB  | 
                            Primary | 638 | ||
| 
                                Winston Way Academy
                                 Ilford, IG1 2WS  | 
                            Primary | 611 | ||
| 
                                Curwen Primary School
                                 London, E13 0AG  | 
                            Primary | 831 | ||
| 
                                Walkergate Community School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4SD  | 
                            Primary | 638 | ||
| 
                                Bournville Primary School
                                 Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3ST  | 
                            Primary | 458 | ||
| 
                                Oasis Academy Temple
                                 Manchester, M8 8SA  | 
                            Primary | 694 | ||
| 
                                Madley Brook Community Primary School
                                 Witney, OX28 1AR  | 
                            Primary | 253 | ||
| 
                                Forest Park Primary School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5ED  | 
                            Primary | 469 | ||
| 
                                May Park Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS5 6LE  | 
                            Primary | 519 | ||
| 
                                NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School
                                 Newbiggin-By-the-Sea, NE64 6RT  | 
                            Primary | 406 | ||
| 
                                Fern Hill Primary School
                                 Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE  | 
                            Primary | 652 | ||
| 
                                Priory Rise School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK4 3GE  | 
                            Primary | 660 | ||
| 
                                Fordbridge Community Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B37 5BU  | 
                            Primary | 538 | ||