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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Begbrook Primary Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 556 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 
| 
                                Newquay Junior Academy
                                 Newquay, TR7 2NL  | 
                            Primary | 491 | 17.3% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
                                 Hereford, HR4 0AS  | 
                            Primary | 554 | 15.7% | 18.5% | 
| 
                                Tower Road Academy
                                 Boston, PE21 9PX  | 
                            Primary | 572 | 19.6% | 17.1% | 
| 
                                Stewart Fleming Primary School
                                 London, SE20 7YB  | 
                            Primary | 516 | 19.4% | 17.8% | 
| 
                                Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
                                 Cheltenham, GL52 8NN  | 
                            Primary | 615 | 19.2% | 22.1% | 
| 
                                Cotham Gardens Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS6 6AL  | 
                            Primary | 482 | 19.1% | 19.7% | 
| 
                                St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
                                 Bodmin, PL31 1DS  | 
                            Primary | 520 | 12.6% | 21.3% | 
| 
                                Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School
                                 Erith, DA8 3DG  | 
                            Primary | 555 | 18.6% | 19.1% | 
| 
                                Marine Academy Primary
                                 Plymouth, PL5 2AF  | 
                            Primary | 507 | 15.6% | 22.5% | 
| 
                                Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School
                                 Loughborough, LE12 8HP  | 
                            Primary | 527 | 14.4% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                Furley Park Primary Academy
                                 Ashford, TN23 3PA  | 
                            Primary | 538 | 14.9% | 21.4% | 
| 
                                Brownlow Primary School
                                 Melton Mowbray, LE13 1QL  | 
                            Primary | 544 | 13.8% | 16% | 
| 
                                Great Heath Academy
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7PT  | 
                            Primary | 513 | 19% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Muscliff Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH8 0AB  | 
                            Primary | 579 | 19.5% | 19.9% | 
| 
                                St Michael's Church of England Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH2 5LH  | 
                            Primary | 624 | 17.6% | 16.6% | 
| 
                                Westclyst Community Primary School
                                 Exeter, EX1 3YG  | 
                            Primary | 489 | 15.3% | 16.4% | 
| 
                                Bowhill Primary School
                                 Exeter, EX4 1JT  | 
                            Primary | 490 | 20.2% | 17.6% | 
| 
                                Exwick Heights Primary School
                                 Exeter, EX4 2FB  | 
                            Primary | 535 | 16.1% | 17% | 
| 
                                Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
                                 Poole, BH12 1PG  | 
                            Primary | 629 | 16.2% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Hinckley Parks Primary School
                                 Hinckley, LE10 1LP  | 
                            Primary | 564 | 17.9% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Christchurch Junior School
                                 Christchurch, BH23 2AA  | 
                            Primary | 498 | 15.9% | 17.9% | 
| 
                                Francis Baily Primary School
                                 Thatcham, RG19 4GG  | 
                            Primary | 534 | 19.3% | 17% | 
| 
                                Avanti Park School
                                 Frome, BA11 1EU  | 
                            Primary | 488 | 20.7% | 16.6% | 
| 
                                Cherry Orchard Primary School
                                 Worcester, WR5 2DD  | 
                            Primary | 587 | 18.1% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                Rushmere Hall Primary School
                                 Ipswich, IP4 3EJ  | 
                            Primary | 548 | 20.3% | 16.3% | 
| 
                                Malin Bridge Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S6 4RH  | 
                            Primary | 590 | 13.4% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Telscombe Cliffs Academy
                                 Peacehaven, BN10 7DE  | 
                            Primary | 596 | 17.3% | 16.8% | 
| 
                                Bridge Farm Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS14 0LL  | 
                            Primary | 629 | 20.7% | 18.8% | 
| 
                                Robert Kett Primary School
                                 Wymondham, NR18 0LS  | 
                            Primary | 567 | 14.8% | 20.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Begbrook Primary Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 556 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Corsham Primary School
                                 Corsham, SN13 9YW  | 
                            Primary | 667 | ||
| 
                                Djanogly Northgate Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG7 7GB  | 
                            Primary | 382 | ||
| 
                                Hampton Primary School
                                 Herne Bay, CT6 8NB  | 
                            Primary | 675 | ||
| 
                                Lyons Hall School
                                 Braintree, CM7 9FH  | 
                            Primary | 569 | ||
| 
                                Pokesdown Community Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH5 2AS  | 
                            Primary | 414 | ||
| 
                                Sutton Park Primary School
                                 Kingston-upon-Hull, HU7 4AH  | 
                            Primary | 318 | ||
| 
                                Jewell Academy Bournemouth
                                 Bournemouth, BH8 0LT  | 
                            Primary | 362 | ||
| 
                                Coppice Primary Academy
                                 Oldham, OL8 1AP  | 
                            Primary | 515 | ||
| 
                                Lime Tree Primary Academy
                                 Sale, M33 2RP  | 
                            Primary | 478 | ||
| 
                                Iwade School
                                 Sittingbourne, ME9 8RS  | 
                            Primary | 628 | ||
| 
                                St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
                                 Sheerness, ME12 3QU  | 
                            Primary | 394 | ||
| 
                                Muscliff Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH8 0AB  | 
                            Primary | 579 | ||
| 
                                Weston All Saints CofE Primary School
                                 Bath, BA1 4JR  | 
                            Primary | 485 | ||
| 
                                Longfleet Church of England Primary School
                                 Poole, BH15 2HF  | 
                            Primary | 634 | ||
| 
                                Millennium Primary School
                                 London, SE10 0BG  | 
                            Primary | 417 | ||
| 
                                Mereside Primary Academy
                                 Blackpool, FY4 4RR  | 
                            Primary | 280 | ||
| 
                                Cleves Primary School
                                 London, E6 1QP  | 
                            Primary | 437 | ||
| 
                                Ravenscroft Primary School
                                 London, E16 4BD  | 
                            Primary | 505 | ||
| 
                                St John's CofE Primary School
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 7LA  | 
                            Primary | 343 | ||
| 
                                Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
                                 Poole, BH12 1PG  | 
                            Primary | 629 | ||
| 
                                Ashcombe Primary School
                                 Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3JW  | 
                            Primary | 632 | ||
| 
                                Heatherlands Primary School
                                 Poole, BH12 2BG  | 
                            Primary | 624 | ||
| 
                                Christchurch Junior School
                                 Christchurch, BH23 2AA  | 
                            Primary | 498 | ||
| 
                                Bollin Primary School
                                 Altrincham, WA14 3AH  | 
                            Primary | 387 | ||
| 
                                Manorfield Church of England Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE9 4LU  | 
                            Primary | 404 | ||
| 
                                St Edward's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, E13 9AX  | 
                            Primary | 420 | ||
| 
                                Wainscott Primary School
                                 Rochester, ME2 4JX  | 
                            Primary | 458 | ||
| 
                                Telscombe Cliffs Academy
                                 Peacehaven, BN10 7DE  | 
                            Primary | 596 | ||
| 
                                Cockington Primary School
                                 Torquay, TQ2 6AP  | 
                            Primary | 443 | ||