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 |
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Thorplands Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 227 | 17.7% | 36.6% |
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
Saltash, PL12 6DX |
Primary | 228 | 18.9% | 34.6% |
Springfield Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Primary | 226 | 16.3% | 38.6% |
St John's Church of England Academy
Darlington, DL1 4UB |
Primary | 226 | 17.5% | 34.6% |
Grange Primary Academy
Kettering, NN16 0PL |
Primary | 228 | 14.8% | 36.7% |
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery
Caterham, CR3 6QH |
Primary | 226 | 17.3% | 34.5% |
St Peter's Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3HL |
Primary | 239 | 19.3% | 37.2% |
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy
Orpington, BR5 4AR |
Primary | 227 | 16.7% | 36.1% |
Westwood Academy
Oldham, OL9 6BH |
Primary | 214 | 17% | 34.9% |
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
Nelson, BB9 0NX |
Primary | 208 | 16.8% | 36.5% |
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy
Newark, NG22 8PS |
Primary | 201 | 18.8% | 36.6% |
Pearson Primary School
Hull, HU3 1TB |
Primary | 226 | 19.9% | 36.3% |
Woodfield Primary School
Plymouth, PL5 4HW |
Primary | 240 | 20.2% | 37.3% |
Endeavour Primary Academy
Hyde, SK14 5PL |
Primary | 232 | 17.6% | 35.5% |
New Whittington Community Primary School
Chesterfield, S43 2AQ |
Primary | 238 | 20.4% | 37.6% |
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield
Mansfield, NG18 4LN |
Primary | 198 | 18% | 36.9% |
Holyhead Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 7PZ |
Primary | 228 | 17.5% | 37.4% |
Stanstead Flying High Academy
Nottingham, NG5 5BL |
Primary | 203 | 15% | 36.2% |
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Rochester, ME1 1YF |
Primary | 215 | 17.7% | 37.6% |
Oldmixon Primary School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9DA |
Primary | 228 | 15.7% | 36.7% |
Monkwick Junior School
Colchester, CO2 8NN |
Primary | 236 | 17.8% | 37.7% |
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M8 0SP |
Primary | 227 | 17.6% | 37.4% |
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4BT |
Primary | 206 | 17.6% | 37.1% |
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4HQ |
Primary | 238 | 19.8% | 37% |
Springbank Academy
Nottingham, NG16 3HW |
Primary | 222 | 18.8% | 38.5% |
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
Wallsend, NE28 0EP |
Primary | 213 | 16.1% | 36.2% |
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
Leicester, LE4 5PG |
Primary | 188 | 16.4% | 35.9% |
Holy Family Catholic Academy
Wigan, WN2 5JF |
Primary | 205 | 19.4% | 36.9% |
Middlestone Moor Academy
Durham, DL16 7DA |
Primary | 253 | 16.7% | 37% |
Three Trees Infant Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7EA |
Primary | 234 | 16.2% | 37.2% |
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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Thorplands Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 227 | Sign in to see | |
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2RE |
Primary | 298 | ||
Mesty Croft Primary
Wednesbury, WS10 0QY |
Primary | 414 | ||
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Woodhall Spa, LN10 6RQ |
Primary | 285 | ||
Cosby Primary School
Leicester, LE9 1TE |
Primary | 289 | ||
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold
Nottingham, NG5 4LT |
Primary | 443 | ||
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BJ |
Primary | 372 | ||
Appleton Primary School
Hull, HU5 4PG |
Primary | 243 | ||
Peninsula East Primary Academy
Rochester, ME3 9HR |
Primary | 241 | ||
Greasbrough Primary School
Rotherham, S61 4RB |
Primary | 244 | ||
Bethany Church of England Junior School
Bournemouth, BH1 4DJ |
Primary | 380 | ||
Cheviot Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4EB |
Primary | 199 | ||
Deanwood Primary School
Gillingham, ME8 9TX |
Primary | 207 | ||
St John's Church of England Primary School
Weymouth, DT4 7TP |
Primary | 222 | ||
Cloudside Academy
Nottingham, NG10 5DE |
Primary | 264 | ||
Maundene School
Chatham, ME5 7QB |
Primary | 398 | ||
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8EY |
Primary | 277 | ||
Bottisham Community Primary School
Cambridge, CB25 9BE |
Primary | 293 | ||
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Woking, GU24 9JQ |
Primary | 420 | ||
St Mary's CofE First Academy
Wheaton Aston, ST19 9PQ |
Primary | 79 | ||
Oak Tree Primary School
Mansfield, NG18 3PJ |
Primary | 191 | ||
Handforth Grange Primary School
Wilmslow, SK9 3NG |
Primary | 346 | ||
Green Lane Infant School
Leicester, LE5 3GG |
Primary | 284 | ||
Uplands Infant School
Leicester, LE2 0DR |
Primary | 380 | ||
Oakwood Junior School
Derby, DE24 0DD |
Primary | 355 | ||
Somersham Primary School
Somersham, PE28 3EU |
Primary | 270 | ||
Welbourne Primary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6NR |
Primary | 206 | ||
Ravensdale Junior School
Derby, DE3 9EY |
Primary | 352 | ||
Kirkheaton Primary School
Huddersfield, HD5 0HR |
Primary | 350 | ||
Ravenbank Primary School
Lymm, WA13 0JT |
Primary | 400 |