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 | 312 | 9.5% | 34.5% |
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Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery
Northampton, NN4 8SW |
Primary | 331 | 14.8% | 37.8% |
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Kingsmoor Academy
Harlow, CM18 7PS |
Primary | 333 | 13.7% | 31.8% |
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8AG |
Primary | 367 | 11% | 34.7% |
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St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS6 6TA |
Primary | 335 | 13.6% | 35.7% |
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Abbotsweld Primary Academy
Harlow, CM18 6TE |
Primary | 307 | 13.7% | 31.4% |
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Dell Primary School
Lowestoft, NR33 9NU |
Primary | 327 | 13.9% | 32.8% |
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Danesholme Junior Academy
Corby, NN18 9DT |
Primary | 352 | 13.6% | 33.2% |
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Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JP |
Primary | 366 | 12.8% | 36.2% |
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Sacred Heart Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS1 4NP |
Primary | 306 | 9.1% | 31.4% |
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Brimington Junior School
Chesterfield, S43 1HF |
Primary | 306 | 14.1% | 34.3% |
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Pennoweth Primary School
Redruth, TR15 1NA |
Primary | 339 | 12.6% | 38.2% |
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Langstone Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6EZ |
Primary | 356 | 12.6% | 33.4% |
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Walliscote Primary School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1UY |
Primary | 309 | 9.7% | 32.7% |
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Robert Mellors Primary Academy
Nottingham, NG5 7EX |
Primary | 306 | 15.3% | 31% |
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Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Gillingham, ME8 6PD |
Primary | 292 | 10.7% | 34.4% |
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Rose Hill Primary
Ipswich, IP3 8DL |
Primary | 272 | 12.9% | 31.3% |
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The Python Hill Academy
Mansfield, NG21 0JZ |
Primary | 307 | 12% | 31.8% |
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Djanogly Sherwood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 7AR |
Primary | 340 | 12.8% | 37.1% |
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St John's Church of England Primary School
Manchester, M35 9PY |
Primary | 261 | 10% | 32.5% |
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Sandown School
Deal, CT14 6PY |
Primary | 364 | 11.3% | 31.9% |
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Golborne Community Primary School
Warrington, WA3 3NN |
Primary | 341 | 13.4% | 34.1% |
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Caldew Lea School
Carlisle, CA2 7BE |
Primary | 294 | 11.6% | 35.9% |
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St Francis' Catholic Primary School
London, E15 1HD |
Primary | 301 | 11% | 34.7% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Blyth, NE24 2LE |
Primary | 257 | 13.3% | 35.4% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Batley, WF17 8PH |
Primary | 296 | 14.9% | 35% |
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE10 8PP |
Primary | 317 | 14.5% | 34.4% |
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Shears Green Infant School
Gravesend, DA11 7JF |
Primary | 315 | 10.5% | 31.7% |
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Greenfield Primary School
Walsall, WS4 1PL |
Primary | 269 | 11.6% | 37% |
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Beverley St Nicholas Primary School
Beverley, HU17 0QP |
Primary | 301 | 12.7% | 37.1% |
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 | 312 | Sign in to see | |
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Seaton Academy
Workington, CA14 1NP |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Leigh Academy Oaks
Maidstone, ME15 9AX |
Primary | 210 | ||
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All Saints Academy Darfield
Barnsley, S73 9EU |
Primary | 216 | ||
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Gurney Pease Academy
Darlington, DL1 2NG |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Huttoft Primary & Nursery School
Alford, LN13 9RE |
Primary | 175 | ||
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Asfordby Hill Primary School
Melton Mowbray, LE14 3QX |
Primary | 190 | ||
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Kings Sutton Primary Academy
Banbury, OX17 3RT |
Primary | 102 | ||
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Culworth Church of England Primary Academy
Banbury, OX17 2BB |
Primary | 122 | ||
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Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8AU |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Smallwood CofE Primary School
Sandbach, CW11 2UR |
Primary | 178 | ||
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Bringhurst Primary School
Market Harborough, LE16 8RH |
Primary | 150 | ||
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St Lawrence Primary School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JP |
Primary | 176 | ||
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Airedale Infant School
Castleford, WF10 3QJ |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Sandbach Primary Academy
Sandbach, CW11 4NS |
Primary | 131 | ||
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Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School
Wellingborough, NN9 5JT |
Primary | 199 | ||
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Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
Alfreton, DE55 4LY |
Primary | 111 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Matlock, DE4 3FT |
Primary | 134 | ||
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Oxenhope CofE Primary School
Keighley, BD22 9LH |
Primary | 192 | ||
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St Martin's School
Dover, CT17 9LY |
Primary | 194 | ||
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Victoria Road Primary School
Northwich, CW9 5RE |
Primary | 135 | ||
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Daresbury Primary School
Warrington, WA4 4AJ |
Primary | 200 | ||
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Castle View Primary School
Matlock, DE4 3DS |
Primary | 128 | ||
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Heather Avenue Infant School
Norwich, NR6 6LT |
Primary | 115 | ||
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Bathampton Primary School
Bath, BA2 6TQ |
Primary | 180 | ||
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Leek First School
Select, ST13 6LF |
Primary | 146 | ||
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Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School
Devizes, SN10 2LD |
Primary | 234 | ||
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Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School
Worksop, S80 3HP |
Primary | 91 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
Jarrow, NE32 3AJ |
Primary | 199 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
Stanley, DH9 6PH |
Primary | 90 | ||