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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hightown Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 178 | 16.9% | 73% |
E-ACT Nechells Academy
Birmingham, B7 5LB |
Primary | 203 | 21.2% | 64.5% |
St Clement's Church of England Academy
Birmingham, B7 5NS |
Primary | 189 | 18.5% | 66.2% |
Northdown Primary School
Margate, CT9 3RE |
Primary | 329 | 15.2% | 77.5% |
Newlands Primary School
Ramsgate, CT11 7AJ |
Primary | 256 | 20.3% | 65.6% |
Tame Valley Academy
Birmingham, B36 8QJ |
Primary | 211 | 14.5% | 65.8% |
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% |
Mercer's Wood Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 2PD |
Primary | 180 | 27.8% | 73.3% |
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% |
Oasis Academy Foundry
Birmingham, B18 4LP |
Primary | 215 | 17.4% | 67% |
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B38 9JB |
Primary | 179 | 17.2% | 66.7% |
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% |
Chapel St Leonards Primary School
Skegness, PE24 5LS |
Primary | 120 | 17.8% | 67.8% |
Weston Shore Infant School
Southampton, SO19 9JQ |
Primary | 72 | 15.3% | 66.7% |
ARK John Archer Primary Academy
London, SW11 2AA |
Primary | 197 | 19.8% | 67% |
Abbey Hulton Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8BS |
Primary | 233 | 22.8% | 67.4% |
Oak Tree Primary School
Mansfield, NG18 3PJ |
Primary | 191 | 12.1% | 78.6% |
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% |
Thorntree Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 9NH |
Primary | 253 | 16.7% | 66.2% |
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% |
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B19 3XD |
Primary | 202 | 16.8% | 82.2% |
St Ambrose Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L24 7SF |
Primary | 208 | 21% | 65.3% |
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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Hightown Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 178 | Sign in to see | |
The Violet Way Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9ES |
Primary | 263 | ||
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School
Benfleet, SS7 2HQ |
Primary | 313 | ||
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Orpington, BR6 8ER |
Primary | 284 | ||
Charlton Kings Junior School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QE |
Primary | 378 | ||
Joydens Wood Infant School
Bexley, DA5 2JD |
Primary | 239 | ||
Oasis Academy Bank Leaze
Bristol, BS11 0SN |
Primary | 200 | ||
North Ormesby Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 6LB |
Primary | 254 | ||
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN2 2HE |
Primary | 204 | ||
St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy
Shanklin, PO37 7LY |
Primary | 192 | ||
Purford Green Primary School
Harlow, CM18 6HP |
Primary | 228 | ||
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Aylesford, ME20 7JU |
Primary | 384 | ||
Crabtree Junior School
Harpenden, AL5 5PU |
Primary | 257 | ||
Warren Mead Junior School
Banstead, SM7 1EJ |
Primary | 263 | ||
Sayes Court School
Addlestone, KT15 1NB |
Primary | 235 | ||
Broadstone First School
Broadstone, BH18 8AA |
Primary | 316 | ||
Beechview Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NT |
Primary | 163 | ||
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School
Billingham, TS23 1LJ |
Primary | 140 | ||
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
York, YO10 5BW |
Primary | 153 | ||
Burnham Market Primary School
King's Lynn, PE31 8JA |
Primary | 94 | ||
Scotch Orchard Primary School
Lichfield, WS13 6DE |
Primary | 206 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Canvey Island, SS8 9DP |
Primary | 197 | ||
Theydon Bois Primary School
Epping, CM16 7DH |
Primary | 318 | ||
Lumbertubs Primary School
Northampton, NN3 8HZ |
Primary | 228 | ||
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
St. Albans, AL4 9NT |
Primary | 307 | ||
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Heywood, OL10 3PD |
Primary | 214 | ||
Holne Chase Primary School
Bletchley, MK3 5HP |
Primary | 211 | ||
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Hoddesdon, EN11 8DP |
Primary | 225 | ||
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR1 3YJ |
Primary | 279 | ||
Whittington Primary and Nursery School
Lichfield, WS14 9LG |
Primary | 325 |