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 29 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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The Arbours Primary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 336 | 6% | 23.2% |
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Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD5 0HD |
Primary | 374 | 9.4% | 24.6% |
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Sunnyside Primary Academy
Northampton, NN2 8QS |
Primary | 376 | 11.4% | 20.5% |
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Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN2 3LA |
Primary | 381 | 10% | 20.2% |
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Sileby Redlands Community Primary School
Loughborough, LE12 7LZ |
Primary | 374 | 11% | 20.1% |
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Peafield Lane Academy
Mansfield, NG19 9PB |
Primary | 335 | 11.4% | 19.3% |
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Falcons Primary School
Leicester, LE5 0TA |
Primary | 328 | 10.1% | 19.2% |
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Jubilee Primary School
Maidstone, ME16 8PF |
Primary | 325 | 11.4% | 25.5% |
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Coupals Primary Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Primary | 305 | 11.5% | 23% |
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Tywardreath School
Par, PL24 2PT |
Primary | 307 | 10.8% | 22.3% |
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St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Corby, NN18 0AZ |
Primary | 306 | 8.2% | 20.3% |
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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Northampton, NN2 7BH |
Primary | 279 | 7.2% | 21.6% |
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Standens Barn Primary School
Northampton, NN3 9EH |
Primary | 369 | 12.7% | 20.9% |
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Mount Pleasant Primary
Shrewsbury, SY1 3BY |
Primary | 348 | 11% | 20.8% |
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Bishop Chavasse Primary School
Tonbridge, TN11 0FB |
Primary | 352 | 11.7% | 21.6% |
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Kingsley Primary School
Northampton, NN2 7EE |
Primary | 401 | 10% | 23.7% |
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Earlsmead Primary School
Harrow, HA2 8PW |
Primary | 355 | 10.7% | 24.5% |
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Windmill Hill Primary School
Sheffield, S35 1ZD |
Primary | 305 | 10.5% | 21.3% |
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King's Academy College Park (Infant)
Portsmouth, PO2 0NT |
Primary | 321 | 8.1% | 19.6% |
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Hillhouse CofE Primary School
Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EL |
Primary | 329 | 9.1% | 21.9% |
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Irchester Community Primary School
Wellingborough, NN29 7AZ |
Primary | 350 | 11.4% | 20.6% |
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Wycliffe CofE Primary School
Shipley, BD18 3HZ |
Primary | 340 | 9.7% | 20% |
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Langold Dyscarr Community School
Worksop, S81 9PX |
Primary | 280 | 12.2% | 22.6% |
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Charlton Wood Primary Academy
Bristol, BS34 5BN |
Primary | 330 | 7.6% | 18.5% |
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Linchfield Academy
Peterborough, PE6 8EY |
Primary | 324 | 10.2% | 22.8% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS26 8NL |
Primary | 380 | 8.8% | 21.2% |
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John Clifford Primary School
Nottingham, NG9 2AT |
Primary | 379 | 4.6% | 26% |
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Wellingborough, NN8 2BE |
Primary | 357 | 10.4% | 24.4% |
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The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
Spalding, PE11 3RP |
Primary | 395 | 10.4% | 22.5% |
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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The Arbours Primary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 336 | Sign in to see | |
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St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School
Nottingham, NG2 5NH |
Primary | 401 | ||
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Rydon Primary School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3LP |
Primary | 407 | ||
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Farndon Fields Primary School
Market Harborough, LE16 9JH |
Primary | 354 | ||
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Notley Green Primary School
Braintree, CM77 7ZJ |
Primary | 398 | ||
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Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN2 3LA |
Primary | 381 | ||
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Highwoods Community Primary School
Colchester, CO4 9SN |
Primary | 427 | ||
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Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, WF8 2NJ |
Primary | 319 | ||
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Judith Kerr Primary School
London, SE24 9JE |
Primary | 394 | ||
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Perry Hall Primary School
Orpington, BR6 0EF |
Primary | 427 | ||
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Brambleside Primary School
Kettering, NN16 9NZ |
Primary | 416 | ||
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Highfield South Farnham School
Farnham, GU9 8QH |
Primary | 463 | ||
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Gunton Primary Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4LX |
Primary | 307 | ||
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St Stephen Churchtown Academy
St Austell, PL26 7NZ |
Primary | 290 | ||
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Morley Place Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3LZ |
Primary | 296 | ||
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St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 7PU |
Primary | 401 | ||
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New Silksworth Academy Junior
Sunderland, SR3 1AS |
Primary | 213 | ||
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Standens Barn Primary School
Northampton, NN3 9EH |
Primary | 369 | ||
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Handford Hall Primary School
Ipswich, IP1 2LQ |
Primary | 373 | ||
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Derwent Primary School
Derby, DE21 6AL |
Primary | 296 | ||
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Old Mill Primary School
Leicester, LE9 6PT |
Primary | 364 | ||
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Stoke Damerel Primary Academy
Plymouth, PL1 5PA |
Primary | 400 | ||
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Mapplewell Primary School
Barnsley, S75 6BB |
Primary | 322 | ||
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Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School
Stockport, SK6 1BX |
Primary | 159 | ||
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Brook Field Primary School
Swindon, SN5 5SB |
Primary | 416 | ||
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Foxyards Primary School
Tipton, DY4 8BH |
Primary | 323 | ||
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St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DN |
Primary | 440 | ||
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Robert Le Kyng Primary School
Swindon, SN1 5HS |
Primary | 411 | ||
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The Tynings Primary School
Staple Hill, BS16 4SG |
Primary | 326 | ||
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Widden Primary School
Gloucester, GL1 4AW |
Primary | 428 | ||