Castle Mead School
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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Castle Mead School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 377 | 31% | 23.3% |
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St Mary's Church of England Academy
Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7LR |
Primary | 404 | 27.5% | 18.6% |
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Riverside Primary Academy
Gateshead, NE11 9DX |
Primary | 309 | 28.3% | 26.3% |
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Thames View Infants
Barking, IG11 0LG |
Primary | 371 | 28.6% | 22.8% |
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Headlands Primary School
Northampton, NN3 2NS |
Primary | 452 | 32.8% | 21.7% |
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Woodwater Academy
Exeter, EX2 5AW |
Primary | 316 | 26.4% | 25.8% |
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St John and St Francis Church School
Bridgwater, TA6 5BP |
Primary | 405 | 24.9% | 24.7% |
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Castleford Park Junior Academy
Castleford, WF10 4BB |
Primary | 399 | 29.6% | 24.3% |
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Churchfields Primary School
Newcastle, ST5 7HY |
Primary | 388 | 24.9% | 24.9% |
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Beecroft Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1DW |
Primary | 418 | 24.6% | 21.3% |
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Westlea Primary School
Swindon, SN5 7BT |
Primary | 296 | 32.8% | 24.7% |
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The Cambridge Primary School
Aldershot, GU11 4AA |
Primary | 357 | 30.8% | 22.7% |
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Giffards Primary School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7TG |
Primary | 406 | 24.4% | 22.4% |
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Kettering, NN16 9DF |
Primary | 366 | 24.6% | 25.4% |
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St Bartholomew's Primary Academy
Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4 8AZ |
Primary | 372 | 25.5% | 17.7% |
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Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8PZ |
Primary | 361 | 23.8% | 27.4% |
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St Andrew's Primary School
Cullompton, EX15 1HU |
Primary | 374 | 26.5% | 23.3% |
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St Stephen Churchtown Academy
St Austell, PL26 7NZ |
Primary | 290 | 34.7% | 21.5% |
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Worsley Bridge Primary School
Beckenham, BR3 1RF |
Primary | 375 | 23.7% | 22.7% |
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The Albert Pye Community Primary School
Beccles, NR34 9UL |
Primary | 383 | 25.4% | 21.5% |
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Wath Central Primary School
Rotherham, S63 7HG |
Primary | 395 | 25.7% | 21.8% |
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Riverside Primary School
Gillingham, ME8 8ET |
Primary | 420 | 29.2% | 27.8% |
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John F Kennedy Primary School
Washington, NE38 7AR |
Primary | 432 | 26% | 24.4% |
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Minterne Junior School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1SB |
Primary | 380 | 28.7% | 18.9% |
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Redhill, RH1 1JF |
Primary | 387 | 25.6% | 24.8% |
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Maundene School
Chatham, ME5 7QB |
Primary | 398 | 25.4% | 25.1% |
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Sticklepath Community Primary Academy
Barnstaple, EX31 2HH |
Primary | 421 | 24.2% | 23.8% |
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Peasedown St John Primary School
Bath, BA2 8DH |
Primary | 426 | 22.5% | 23.6% |
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Oldbury Park Primary School
Worcester, WR2 6AA |
Primary | 369 | 24.7% | 23.8% |
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St Frideswide Church of England Primary School
Oxford, OX4 3DR |
Primary | 315 | 33.3% | 26.4% |
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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Castle Mead School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 377 | Sign in to see | |
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Kings Ash Academy
Paignton, TQ3 3XA |
Primary | 385 | ||
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Four Dwellings Primary Academy
Birmingham, B32 1PJ |
Primary | 334 | ||
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The Shade Primary School
Ely, CB7 5DE |
Primary | 238 | ||
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Lime Tree Primary School
Merstham, RH1 3LH |
Primary | 428 | ||
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Ainthorpe Primary School
Hull, HU5 5EB |
Primary | 306 | ||
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Marine Academy Primary
Plymouth, PL5 2AF |
Primary | 507 | ||
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Morpeth Road Academy
Blyth, NE24 5TQ |
Primary | 297 | ||
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Welland Academy
Peterborough, PE1 4TR |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Haywood Village Academy
North Somerset, BS24 8ES |
Primary | 447 | ||
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Wellington Lions Primary Academy
Tidworth, SP9 7FP |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy
Bristol, BS5 9RH |
Primary | 365 | ||
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Civitas Academy
Reading, RG1 7HL |
Primary | 405 | ||
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Oyster Park Primary Academy
Castleford, WF10 3SN |
Primary | 351 | ||
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Lyde Green Primary School
Bristol, BS16 7LH |
Primary | 493 | ||
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St Christopher's CEVCP School
Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8XQ |
Primary | 323 | ||
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Wynyard Church of England Primary School
Wynyard, TS22 5UB |
Primary | 467 | ||
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Blackpool Gateway Academy
Blackpool, FY1 6JH |
Primary | 347 | ||
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Leigh Academy Langley Park
Maidstone, ME17 3FX |
Primary | 451 | ||
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Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard
Ebbsfleet, DA10 1AD |
Primary | 450 | ||
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Ashmole Primary School
London, N14 7NP |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Norton Hill Primary School
Midsomer Norton, BA3 2UD |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Knowle Primary School
Plymouth, PL5 3QG |
Primary | 307 | ||
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West Monkton Church of England School
Taunton, TA2 8FT |
Primary | 416 | ||
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Badbury Park Primary School
Swindon, SN3 6ER |
Primary | 258 | ||
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Roundswell Community Primary Academy
Barnstaple, EX31 3WJ |
Primary | 261 | ||
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William Morris Primary School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Primary | 335 | ||
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School
Wellington, TA21 8FP |
Primary | 154 | ||
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Old Sarum Primary School
Salisbury, SP4 6GH |
Primary | 309 | ||
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Oak Meadow Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV11 2QQ |
Primary | 419 | ||