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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Birklands Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 321 | 8.9% | 31% |
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St Columb Major Academy
St Columb, TR9 6RW |
Primary | 320 | 15.6% | 30.6% |
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Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD5 0HD |
Primary | 357 | 9.2% | 28.6% |
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Brookside Primary School
Hayes, UB4 9LW |
Primary | 341 | 12.5% | 31.5% |
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Waterwells Primary Academy
Gloucester, GL2 2FX |
Primary | 350 | 13.7% | 29.4% |
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Rothwell Junior School
Kettering, NN14 6ER |
Primary | 351 | 16.8% | 29.9% |
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Flax Hill Junior Academy
Tamworth, B79 8QZ |
Primary | 301 | 14.6% | 32.2% |
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Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham, B27 6LG |
Primary | 305 | 14.3% | 30.2% |
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Kentmere Primary Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9EE |
Primary | 330 | 11.8% | 34.3% |
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Dell Primary School
Lowestoft, NR33 9NU |
Primary | 322 | 12.7% | 33.7% |
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Danesholme Junior Academy
Corby, NN18 9DT |
Primary | 352 | 14.5% | 32.7% |
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Redcar, TS10 1LS |
Primary | 374 | 8.6% | 30.6% |
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Merrydale Junior School
Leicester, LE5 0PL |
Primary | 359 | 16.4% | 31.8% |
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Victoria Primary School
Keighley, BD21 2RD |
Primary | 309 | 13.5% | 33.4% |
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St John's CofE Primary School
Huntingdon, PE29 7LA |
Primary | 322 | 13.7% | 31.4% |
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St Giles CofE Primary School
Sheffield, S21 1DU |
Primary | 322 | 16.2% | 29.2% |
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Earlsmead Primary School
Harrow, HA2 8PW |
Primary | 336 | 13.3% | 28.7% |
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Walliscote Primary School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1UY |
Primary | 306 | 15.4% | 32% |
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D'Eyncourt Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV11 1DD |
Primary | 313 | 12.4% | 30.9% |
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The Python Hill Academy
Mansfield, NG21 0JZ |
Primary | 307 | 11.4% | 30.8% |
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Olympic Primary
Wellingborough, NN8 3QA |
Primary | 354 | 10% | 31.5% |
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St. Marys CofE Primary School
Kettering, NN15 5RL |
Primary | 292 | 14% | 26.7% |
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Sandown School
Deal, CT14 6PY |
Primary | 352 | 10.2% | 31.3% |
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Golborne Community Primary School
Warrington, WA3 3NN |
Primary | 354 | 11.9% | 32.4% |
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Salisbury Manor Primary School
London, E4 8YJ |
Primary | 295 | 13% | 31.2% |
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Leigh Academy Marden
Tonbridge, TN12 9JX |
Primary | 322 | 10.9% | 34.5% |
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John Hunt Academy
Newark, NG24 3BN |
Primary | 343 | 16.6% | 31.4% |
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Blidworth Oaks Primary School
Mansfield, NG21 0RE |
Primary | 343 | 11.9% | 28.4% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
preston, PR1 5XL |
Primary | 332 | 8.9% | 30.5% |
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The Churchill School
Folkestone, CT18 7RH |
Primary | 341 | 8.2% | 27.6% |
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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Birklands Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 321 | Sign in to see | |
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Seaton Academy
Workington, CA14 1NP |
Primary | 213 | ||
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All Saints Academy Darfield
Barnsley, S73 9EU |
Primary | 206 | ||
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Gurney Pease Academy
Darlington, DL1 2NG |
Primary | 191 | ||
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Mansfield Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2LB |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Huttoft Primary & Nursery School
Alford, LN13 9RE |
Primary | 161 | ||
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Asfordby Hill Primary School
Melton Mowbray, LE14 3QX |
Primary | 189 | ||
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Thomson House School
London, SW14 8HY |
Primary | 371 | ||
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Kings Sutton Primary Academy
Banbury, OX17 3RT |
Primary | 89 | ||
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Smallwood CofE Primary School
Sandbach, CW11 2UR |
Primary | 183 | ||
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Bringhurst Primary School
Market Harborough, LE16 8RH |
Primary | 159 | ||
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Sandbach Primary Academy
Sandbach, CW11 4NS |
Primary | 137 | ||
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Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School
Wellingborough, NN9 5JT |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
Alfreton, DE55 4LY |
Primary | 99 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Matlock, DE4 3FT |
Primary | 146 | ||
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St Martin's School
Dover, CT17 9LY |
Primary | 186 | ||
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Castle View Primary School
Matlock, DE4 3DS |
Primary | 114 | ||
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Castle Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3DW |
Primary | 153 | ||
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Holyhead Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 7PZ |
Primary | 237 | ||
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Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
Old Harlow, CM17 0DA |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
St Helens, WA10 1LW |
Primary | 228 | ||
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Leek First School
Select, ST13 6LF |
Primary | 144 | ||
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Kingsfield First School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6AY |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School
Worksop, S80 3HP |
Primary | 89 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
Jarrow, NE32 3AJ |
Primary | 174 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
Stanley, DH9 6PH |
Primary | 82 | ||
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Catshill First School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JP |
Primary | 313 | ||
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Deaf Hill Primary School
Trimdon Station, TS29 6BP |
Primary | 159 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School
London, SE26 4HH |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Exning Primary School
Newmarket, CB8 7EW |
Primary | 229 | ||