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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Summerhill Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 230 | 17% | 29.1% | 
| 
                                Willow Green Academy
                                 Knottingley, WF11 8PT  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 16.2% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                Park View Primary Academy
                                 Leeds, LS11 7DG  | 
                            Primary | 224 | 17.7% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Barwell Church of England Academy
                                 Leicester, LE9 8DS  | 
                            Primary | 226 | 14.2% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                Hazelwood Academy
                                 Swindon, SN5 8DR  | 
                            Primary | 234 | 15.4% | 28.9% | 
| 
                                Tuxford Primary Academy
                                 Newark, NG22 0NA  | 
                            Primary | 245 | 19.2% | 28.8% | 
| 
                                Sandal Magna Community Academy
                                 Wakefield, WF1 5NF  | 
                            Primary | 234 | 16.6% | 27% | 
| 
                                Hollybrook Junior School
                                 Southampton, SO16 6RL  | 
                            Primary | 239 | 15.5% | 28% | 
| 
                                Corngreaves Academy
                                 Cradley Heath, B64 6EZ  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 17.1% | 30% | 
| 
                                Looe Primary Academy
                                 Looe, PL13 1JY  | 
                            Primary | 236 | 15.6% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                Norton Canes Primary Academy
                                 Cannock, WS11 9SQ  | 
                            Primary | 215 | 16.3% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
                                 Barnstaple, EX32 8DN  | 
                            Primary | 242 | 18.6% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Stalham Academy
                                 Norwich, NR12 9PS  | 
                            Primary | 230 | 17% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                Falconer's Hill Academy
                                 Daventry, NN11 0QF  | 
                            Primary | 236 | 16.1% | 29.7% | 
| 
                                Town Junior School
                                 Sutton Coldfield, B72 1NX  | 
                            Primary | 241 | 17% | 27.4% | 
| 
                                Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury
                                 Sudbury, CO10 1NL  | 
                            Primary | 250 | 18% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
                                 Newark, NG22 9JE  | 
                            Primary | 224 | 19.3% | 29.1% | 
| 
                                Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Worksop, S80 2LJ  | 
                            Primary | 226 | 17.8% | 29.5% | 
| 
                                Brinsworth Manor Junior School
                                 Rotherham, S60 5BX  | 
                            Primary | 248 | 17.3% | 28.2% | 
| 
                                Hartford Junior School
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 1UL  | 
                            Primary | 226 | 17.3% | 30.1% | 
| 
                                Northgate Primary School
                                 Bridgwater, TA6 3EU  | 
                            Primary | 250 | 19.9% | 30.1% | 
| 
                                Coatham Church of England Primary School
                                 Redcar, TS10 1QY  | 
                            Primary | 215 | 17.9% | 30% | 
| 
                                Hornbeam Primary School
                                 Deal, CT14 9PQ  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 19.2% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
                                 Barking, IG11 7AR  | 
                            Primary | 236 | 18.9% | 30.3% | 
| 
                                St Laurence Catholic Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB4 2JX  | 
                            Primary | 239 | 17.2% | 30.1% | 
| 
                                Brixham Church of England Primary School
                                 Brixham, TQ5 9HF  | 
                            Primary | 223 | 16.7% | 26.9% | 
| 
                                Highgate Primary School
                                 Loughborough, LE12 7ND  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 16.8% | 28% | 
| 
                                St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7HS  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 18.1% | 28.1% | 
| 
                                St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
                                 Hartlepool, TS24 9PA  | 
                            Primary | 227 | 14.9% | 29.5% | 
| 
                                St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
                                 South Shields, NE34 8NS  | 
                            Primary | 227 | 18.4% | 28.6% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Summerhill Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 230 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes
                                 Devizes, SN10 1DD  | 
                            Primary | 167 | ||
| 
                                Stramongate Primary School
                                 Kendal, LA9 4BT  | 
                            Primary | 278 | ||
| 
                                Battle Primary Academy
                                 Reading, RG30 2TD  | 
                            Primary | 441 | ||
| 
                                Churchfields Primary School
                                 Newcastle, ST5 7HY  | 
                            Primary | 388 | ||
| 
                                Stimpson Avenue Academy
                                 Northampton, NN1 4LR  | 
                            Primary | 434 | ||
| 
                                Westbridge Academy
                                 London, SW11 3NE  | 
                            Primary | 164 | ||
| 
                                St James' Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH7 6DW  | 
                            Primary | 399 | ||
| 
                                North West London Jewish Day School
                                 London, NW6 7PP  | 
                            Primary | 207 | ||
| 
                                New Horizons Primary School
                                 Portsmouth, PO2 7JB  | 
                            Primary | 562 | ||
| 
                                Western Primary School
                                 Harrogate, HG2 0NA  | 
                            Primary | 476 | ||
| 
                                Didsbury CofE Primary School
                                 Manchester, M20 6RL  | 
                            Primary | 225 | ||
| 
                                Nether Edge Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S7 1RB  | 
                            Primary | 442 | ||
| 
                                Wolvercote Primary School
                                 Oxford, OX2 8AQ  | 
                            Primary | 329 | ||
| 
                                Byron Primary School
                                 Gillingham, ME7 5XX  | 
                            Primary | 519 | ||
| 
                                Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
                                 Plymouth, PL2 2EL  | 
                            Primary | 201 | ||
| 
                                Cromwell Junior and Infant School
                                 Birmingham, B7 5BA  | 
                            Primary | 238 | ||
| 
                                Harpenden Academy
                                 Harpenden, AL5 4EL  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                George White Junior School
                                 Norwich, NR3 4RG  | 
                            Primary | 275 | ||
| 
                                Drake Primary Academy
                                 Plymouth, PL2 2EN  | 
                            Primary | 173 | ||
| 
                                Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EE  | 
                            Primary | 403 | ||
| 
                                Stuart Road Primary Academy
                                 Plymouth, PL1 5LL  | 
                            Primary | 189 | ||
| 
                                Victoria Park Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS3 4QS  | 
                            Primary | 416 | ||
| 
                                Walliscote Primary School
                                 Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1UY  | 
                            Primary | 309 | ||
| 
                                Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School
                                 Batley, WF17 8BN  | 
                            Primary | 384 | ||
| 
                                Hadleigh Junior School
                                 Benfleet, SS7 2DQ  | 
                            Primary | 342 | ||
| 
                                St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary
                                 Stockport, SK5 6BL  | 
                            Primary | 245 | ||
| 
                                St Michael's Church of England Academy
                                 Paignton, TQ4 5EW  | 
                            Primary | 57 | ||
| 
                                Bream Church of England Primary School
                                 Lydney, GL15 6JW  | 
                            Primary | 155 | ||
| 
                                Furzeham Primary School
                                 Brixham, TQ5 8BL  | 
                            Primary | 241 | ||