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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Thornton Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 129 | 10.9% | 27.9% |
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St Mary's Catholic Academy
Leek, ST13 8BW |
Primary | 154 | 7.8% | 29.2% |
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Abbey CofE Academy
Daventry, NN11 4GD |
Primary | 169 | 16% | 27.8% |
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Hotwells Primary School
Bristol, BS8 4ND |
Primary | 133 | 10.5% | 27.1% |
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St John's Catholic Primary School
Tiverton, EX16 5LB |
Primary | 114 | 14% | 25.4% |
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All Saints Academy
King's Lynn, PE33 9QJ |
Primary | 96 | 12.5% | 26% |
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Castle Primary School
Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, TA14 6RE |
Primary | 130 | 15% | 26.4% |
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Martlesham Primary Academy
Woodbridge, IP12 4SS |
Primary | 116 | 12.9% | 26.7% |
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Christchurch Church of England Primary School
Chelmsford, CM3 6JS |
Primary | 122 | 13.9% | 30.3% |
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St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy
Newark, NG24 4TE |
Primary | 171 | 11.1% | 27.5% |
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Burton Green Primary School
York, YO30 6JE |
Primary | 145 | 12.3% | 28.8% |
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Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School
Wisbech, PE13 4ED |
Primary | 107 | 13.1% | 29% |
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Borden Church of England Primary School
Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS |
Primary | 124 | 12.9% | 25.8% |
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Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy
Romford, RM4 1EJ |
Primary | 155 | 13.6% | 28.4% |
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The Carlton Infant Academy
Nottingham, NG4 1QS |
Primary | 169 | 16% | 29.3% |
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Shaftoe Trust Academy
Hexham, NE47 6BN |
Primary | 109 | 11.9% | 27.5% |
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North Walsham Infant School
North Walsham, NR28 9HG |
Primary | 155 | 14.8% | 26.5% |
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Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
Plymouth, PL5 2DT |
Primary | 129 | 12.8% | 29.1% |
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Laceyfields Academy
Heanor, DE75 7HJ |
Primary | 76 | 8.5% | 28% |
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Leek First School
Select, ST13 6LF |
Primary | 144 | 9.7% | 25.7% |
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The Green Flying High Academy
Alfreton, DE55 2BS |
Primary | 134 | 13.4% | 30.6% |
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Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School
Consett, DH8 6QN |
Primary | 110 | 12.1% | 30.2% |
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Statham Primary School
Lymm, WA13 9BE |
Primary | 170 | 12.4% | 27.1% |
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Annfield Plain Infant School
Stanley, DH9 7UY |
Primary | 90 | 9.5% | 28.4% |
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Morton Primary Academy
Alfreton, DE55 6HH |
Primary | 102 | 7.8% | 25.5% |
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Nields Academy
Huddersfield, HD7 5HT |
Primary | 150 | 14.7% | 29.3% |
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Abbas and Templecombe Church School
Templecombe, BA8 0HP |
Primary | 111 | 15.3% | 28.8% |
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Ashlands Church of England Primary School
Crewkerne, TA18 7AL |
Primary | 170 | 10% | 27.1% |
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Draycott Community Primary School
Derby, DE72 3NH |
Primary | 107 | 16.8% | 26.2% |
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Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School
Accrington, BB5 2AQ |
Primary | 139 | 14.4% | 29.5% |
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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Thornton Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 129 | Sign in to see | |
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St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School
Crediton, EX17 6QE |
Primary | 49 | ||
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Llangrove CE Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6EZ |
Primary | 75 | ||
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St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary
Kidsgrove, ST7 1EL |
Primary | 189 | ||
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Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor
Alcester, B49 6LU |
Primary | 102 | ||
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Middleton Church of England Primary Academy
King's Lynn, PE32 1SA |
Primary | 17 | ||
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Motcombe CofE Primary School
Shaftesbury, SP7 9NT |
Primary | 163 | ||
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Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School
Banbury, OX15 6AQ |
Primary | 99 | ||
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Eton Porny CofE First School
Windsor, SL4 6AS |
Primary | 141 | ||
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Wickhambrook Primary Academy
Newmarket, CB8 8XN |
Primary | 177 | ||
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Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School
Harrogate, HG3 2EZ |
Primary | 165 | ||
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Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy
Saxmundham, IP17 3EU |
Primary | 92 | ||
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Hartest Church of England Primary School
Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4DL |
Primary | 41 | ||
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas
Sherborne, DT9 6RH |
Primary | 88 | ||
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Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1HU |
Primary | 339 | ||
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Caythorpe Primary School
Grantham, NG32 3DR |
Primary | 100 | ||
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Halam Church of England Primary School
Newark, NG22 8AE |
Primary | 63 | ||
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Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School
Leicester, LE7 9GD |
Primary | 208 | ||
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High Ongar Primary School
Ongar, CM5 9NB |
Primary | 136 | ||
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St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4LF |
Primary | 216 | ||
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Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School
Cambridge, CB25 0LX |
Primary | 89 | ||
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Kilburn Junior School
Belper, DE56 0LA |
Primary | 141 | ||
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Gosfield Community Primary School
Halstead, CO9 1ST |
Primary | 142 | ||
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Hodthorpe Primary School
Worksop, S80 4UT |
Primary | 92 | ||
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Bocking Primary School
Braintree, CM7 5LA |
Primary | 196 | ||
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St George's CofE Primary School
Swadlincote, DE11 9NP |
Primary | 206 | ||
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Leighterton Primary School
Tetbury, GL8 8UH |
Primary | 109 | ||
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Bradleys Both Community Primary School
Keighley, BD20 9EF |
Primary | 122 | ||
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Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Colchester, CO6 3NN |
Primary | 96 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR2 2SA |
Primary | 205 | ||