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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mercer's Wood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 180 | 27.8% | 73.3% |
Benjamin Adlard Primary School
Gainsborough, DN21 1DB |
Primary | 224 | 32.6% | 67.8% |
Highfields Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN6 7JB |
Primary | 102 | 26.1% | 68.5% |
Skegness Junior Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QX |
Primary | 312 | 22.4% | 69.9% |
Ingoldmells Academy
Skegness, PE25 1QE |
Primary | 120 | 33.9% | 73.6% |
Reaside Academy
Birmingham, B45 0HY |
Primary | 212 | 35.4% | 69.3% |
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
Birmingham, B31 5QD |
Primary | 228 | 21.9% | 69.7% |
Drapers Mills Primary Academy
Margate, CT9 2SP |
Primary | 269 | 23.8% | 71.7% |
Hawkesley Church Primary Academy
Birmingham, B38 9TR |
Primary | 220 | 22.7% | 72.3% |
White's Wood Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1TJ |
Primary | 206 | 20.9% | 64.6% |
The Oak Tree Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0SE |
Primary | 235 | 27.5% | 73.8% |
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School
Skegness, PE24 4DD |
Primary | 181 | 24.9% | 62.4% |
Martello Primary
Folkestone, CT19 6DT |
Primary | 154 | 34.4% | 67.5% |
Nonsuch Primary School
Birmingham, B32 3SE |
Primary | 205 | 27.8% | 65.9% |
High Greave Junior School
Rotherham, S65 3LZ |
Primary | 174 | 27.6% | 66.7% |
Sir Martin Frobisher Academy
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2QH |
Primary | 171 | 35.7% | 73.1% |
Barrow Hill Primary Academy
Chesterfield, S43 2PG |
Primary | 83 | 25.3% | 71.3% |
Cheviot Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4EB |
Primary | 199 | 21.8% | 78.6% |
Cromwell Junior and Infant School
Birmingham, B7 5BA |
Primary | 238 | 24.3% | 67.8% |
West Walker Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 3XW |
Primary | 206 | 25.2% | 73.8% |
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School
Ironville, NG16 5NB |
Primary | 131 | 34.4% | 82.4% |
Chapel St Leonards Primary School
Skegness, PE24 5LS |
Primary | 120 | 17.8% | 67.8% |
St Michaels Junior Church School
Bath, BA2 1RW |
Primary | 141 | 37.6% | 73% |
Gamesley Primary School
Glossop, SK13 6HW |
Primary | 197 | 42.6% | 71.6% |
Princethorpe Junior School
Birmingham, B29 5QB |
Primary | 241 | 28.3% | 70% |
Willow Tree Primary School
Liverpool, L36 1XH |
Primary | 165 | 30.9% | 67.9% |
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Widnes, WA8 7QS |
Primary | 238 | 26.3% | 73.3% |
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bacup, OL13 9LJ |
Primary | 150 | 25.5% | 75.8% |
Benedict Academy
Mitcham, CR4 3BE |
Primary | 162 | 20.1% | 69.2% |
West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7XQ |
Primary | 205 | 20.3% | 67.6% |
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 |
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Mercer's Wood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 180 | Sign in to see | |
Reid Street Primary School
Darlington, DL3 6EX |
Primary | 401 | ||
Holmer CofE Academy
Hereford, HR4 9RX |
Primary | 412 | ||
New Seaham Academy
Seaham, SR7 0HX |
Primary | 241 | ||
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
Brentwood, CM15 9AL |
Primary | 420 | ||
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
Wakefield, WF3 3HU |
Primary | 436 | ||
Winterbourne Boys' Academy
Thornton Heath, CR7 7QT |
Primary | 214 | ||
Sandfield Primary School
Guildford, GU1 4DT |
Primary | 211 | ||
The Bramble Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8DF |
Primary | 167 | ||
Airedale Junior School
Castleford, WF10 3EP |
Primary | 387 | ||
Irthlingborough Junior School
Wellingborough, NN9 5TX |
Primary | 358 | ||
Hucklow Primary School
Sheffield, S5 6TB |
Primary | 464 | ||
Sharlston Community School
Wakefield, WF4 1DH |
Primary | 261 | ||
Egremont Primary School
Wallasey, CH44 8AF |
Primary | 267 | ||
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Ipswich, IP3 9JL |
Primary | 411 | ||
Lilycroft Primary School
Bradford, BD9 5AD |
Primary | 414 | ||
Sacriston Academy
Durham, DH7 6LQ |
Primary | 188 | ||
Stanley Park Infants School
Carshalton, SM5 3JL |
Primary | 294 | ||
King's Academy College Park (Infant)
Portsmouth, PO2 0NT |
Primary | 321 | ||
St Stephens Church School
Bath, BA1 5PZ |
Primary | 348 | ||
Ford Primary School
Plymouth, PL2 1PU |
Primary | 204 | ||
Marshland Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN8 4SB |
Primary | 147 | ||
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School
Manchester, M26 2GB |
Primary | 284 | ||
Friarage Community Primary School
Scarborough, YO11 1HS |
Primary | 278 | ||
Osborne Primary School
Birmingham, B23 6TY |
Primary | 412 | ||
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Bath, BA2 0JR |
Primary | 151 | ||
Lydney Church of England Community School
Lydney, GL15 5JH |
Primary | 211 | ||
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 5AJ |
Primary | 234 | ||
Epsom Primary and Nursery School
Epsom, KT19 8SD |
Primary | 464 | ||
Lee Mount Academy
Halifax, HX3 5EB |
Primary | 291 |