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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Birchwood Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 452 | 13.3% | 13.7% |
Old Earth Primary School
Elland, HX5 9PL |
Primary | 444 | 13.9% | 13.4% |
St Mewan Community Primary School
St Austell, PL26 7DP |
Primary | 448 | 13.6% | 13.8% |
Yarborough Academy
Grimsby, DN34 4JU |
Primary | 448 | 13.4% | 14.5% |
Ghyllside Primary School
Kendal, LA9 4JB |
Primary | 451 | 14% | 15.1% |
Mere Green Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL |
Primary | 448 | 14.3% | 11.6% |
Woodlands Primary Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8QQ |
Primary | 447 | 11.8% | 12.5% |
Carr Lodge Academy
Doncaster, DN4 8GA |
Primary | 451 | 13% | 15.8% |
Park Lane Primary & Nursery School
Peterborough, PE7 1JB |
Primary | 449 | 14% | 16% |
Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery
Woking, GU22 0BB |
Primary | 436 | 12.7% | 14.5% |
St Nicolas CofE Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 6HJ |
Primary | 423 | 14.7% | 13.2% |
Whyteleafe Primary School
Whyteleafe, CR3 0AA |
Primary | 449 | 13.6% | 12.2% |
Lancot School
Dunstable, LU6 2AP |
Primary | 434 | 14% | 15.3% |
East Ardsley Primary Academy
Wakefield, WF3 2BA |
Primary | 450 | 12.6% | 13.9% |
St John's CofE Academy
Worksop, S81 7LU |
Primary | 451 | 12.7% | 14.5% |
Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard
Ebbsfleet, DA10 1AD |
Primary | 450 | 12.6% | 14.2% |
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery
swindon, SN2 1NX |
Primary | 435 | 13% | 14.8% |
Packmoor Ormiston Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4SP |
Primary | 441 | 13.4% | 13.4% |
Park Hall Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5QU |
Primary | 448 | 11.2% | 16.3% |
Lavender Primary School
Enfield, EN2 0SX |
Primary | 459 | 13.4% | 15.6% |
Deansfield Primary School
London, SE9 1XP |
Primary | 454 | 12.1% | 11.5% |
Seabridge Primary School
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 3PJ |
Primary | 438 | 12.9% | 12% |
Higher Lane Primary School
Manchester, M45 7EX |
Primary | 467 | 12% | 14.8% |
Sidmouth Primary School
Hull, HU5 2JY |
Primary | 436 | 14.8% | 15.4% |
Meadowbank Primary School
Cheadle, SK8 2LE |
Primary | 432 | 15.1% | 13% |
Templenewsam Halton Primary School
Leeds, LS15 7SY |
Primary | 440 | 15.5% | 14.3% |
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
Solihull, B90 4AY |
Primary | 450 | 13.3% | 11.6% |
Bandon Hill Primary School
Wallington, SM6 9QU |
Primary | 431 | 13.8% | 14.5% |
Oakhurst Community Primary School
Swindon, SN25 2HY |
Primary | 442 | 15.6% | 13.1% |
Kings' Forest Primary School
Bristol, BS15 4PQ |
Primary | 443 | 14.5% | 14.1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Birchwood Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 452 | Sign in to see | |
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School
Brixham, TQ5 9NH |
Primary | 396 | ||
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 8NN |
Primary | 615 | ||
Greenway Junior School
Horsham, RH12 2JS |
Primary | 309 | ||
Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QW |
Primary | 365 | ||
Foxborough Primary School
Slough, SL3 8TX |
Primary | 226 | ||
Kingsfield Primary School
Chatteris, PE16 6ET |
Primary | 352 | ||
Cuxton Community Junior School
Rochester, ME2 1EY |
Primary | 227 | ||
Cuxton Community Infant School
Rochester, ME2 1EY |
Primary | 179 | ||
Harrow Gate Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8DE |
Primary | 404 | ||
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
York, YO26 6JT |
Primary | 420 | ||
Brixington Primary Academy
Exmouth, EX8 4JQ |
Primary | 324 | ||
Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy
Camberley, GU16 6LG |
Primary | 302 | ||
Barnfields Primary School
Stafford, ST17 4RD |
Primary | 411 | ||
Laurance Haines School
Watford, WD18 0DD |
Primary | 445 | ||
Lutley Primary School
Halesowen, B63 1BU |
Primary | 610 | ||
Ludlow Primary School
Ludlow, SY8 1HX |
Primary | 402 | ||
Green Top
Doncaster, DN8 5LB |
Primary | 450 | ||
Whitegate Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG11 9JQ |
Primary | 427 | ||
Oaklands Junior School
Crowthorne, RG45 6QZ |
Primary | 245 | ||
Oaklands Infant School
Crowthorne, RG45 6QZ |
Primary | 158 | ||
Blackgates Primary Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1QQ |
Primary | 261 | ||
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE2 6TY |
Primary | 211 | ||
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Guildford, GU1 2SX |
Primary | 425 | ||
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
Spalding, PE11 2QG |
Primary | 503 | ||
Grange Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY1 3QR |
Primary | 147 | ||
Edge Hill Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9NX |
Primary | 350 | ||
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B36 0QE |
Primary | 198 | ||
Cherry Orchard Primary School
Worcester, WR5 2DD |
Primary | 587 | ||
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wokingham, RG40 1UX |
Primary | 228 |