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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Black Firs Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 355 | 12.9% | 5.5% |
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Lark Rise Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3PT |
Primary | 346 | 9.8% | 5.3% |
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Amherst School
Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX |
Primary | 376 | 12.2% | 7.7% |
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Lowbrook Academy
Maidenhead, SL6 3AR |
Primary | 330 | 14.2% | 3.6% |
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Charlton Kings Junior School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QE |
Primary | 376 | 15.7% | 4.8% |
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Fleetville Junior School
St Albans, AL1 4LW |
Primary | 353 | 16.2% | 5.9% |
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Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School
Salford, M7 4RT |
Primary | 333 | 18.4% | 6% |
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Upminster Junior School
UPMINSTER, RM14 3BS |
Primary | 362 | 13.3% | 3.6% |
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Fulwell Infant School Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8ED |
Primary | 337 | 11.1% | 5.8% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6PB |
Primary | 381 | 11.6% | 6% |
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Hursthead Junior School
Cheadle, SK8 7PZ |
Primary | 361 | 11.4% | 2.5% |
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Lindley Church of England Infant School
Huddersfield, HD3 3NE |
Primary | 357 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
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Walton Primary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6LD |
Primary | 342 | 14% | 7.7% |
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Healing Primary Academy
Grimsby, DN41 7RS |
Primary | 336 | 12.8% | 8% |
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Listerdale Primary Academy
Rotherham, S65 3HN |
Primary | 358 | 13.1% | 5.9% |
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West Park Primary School
Hartlepool, TS26 0BU |
Primary | 331 | 9.2% | 5.4% |
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Oatlands Community Junior School
Harrogate, HG2 8QP |
Primary | 361 | 10.5% | 4.7% |
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St Nicholas Church of England First School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1AN |
Primary | 327 | 13.7% | 7.3% |
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Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe
Norwich, NR7 0QW |
Primary | 378 | 11% | 7.1% |
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Auriol Junior School
Epsom, KT19 0PJ |
Primary | 343 | 16% | 6.4% |
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Upton Heath CofE Primary School
Chester, CH2 1ED |
Primary | 345 | 16.5% | 8.4% |
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Nine Mile Ride Primary School
Wokingham, RG40 3RB |
Primary | 376 | 14.4% | 5.3% |
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St Stephens Church School
Bath, BA1 5PZ |
Primary | 355 | 13.5% | 6.5% |
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Theydon Bois Primary School
Epping, CM16 7DH |
Primary | 318 | 12.9% | 4.7% |
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Lift Hockley
Hockley, SS5 4UR |
Primary | 332 | 11.8% | 7.8% |
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Homefields Primary School
Derby, DE73 5NY |
Primary | 341 | 16.1% | 4% |
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Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
St Albans, AL4 9NT |
Primary | 360 | 10.8% | 4.4% |
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS17 6SX |
Primary | 387 | 14.5% | 4.9% |
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Hartford Primary School
Northwich, CW8 1NA |
Primary | 397 | 13.6% | 6.8% |
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St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M45 8PT |
Primary | 334 | 10.2% | 3.9% |
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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Black Firs Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 355 | Sign in to see | |
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Trewirgie Infants' School
Redruth, TR15 2SZ |
Primary | 270 | ||
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The Merton Primary School
Leicester, LE7 2PT |
Primary | 416 | ||
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Stonebow Primary School Loughborough
Loughborough, LE11 4ZH |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Freshwaters Primary Academy
Harlow, CM20 3QA |
Primary | 409 | ||
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Torre Church of England Academy
TORQUAY, TQ1 4DN |
Primary | 321 | ||
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Clifton All Saints Academy
Near Shefford, SG17 5ES |
Primary | 219 | ||
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Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham, B27 6LG |
Primary | 305 | ||
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Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 7QA |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Katherine Semar Junior School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4DU |
Primary | 249 | ||
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Charborough Road Primary School
Bristol, BS34 7RA |
Primary | 247 | ||
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Maylandsea Primary School
Chelmsford, CM3 6AD |
Primary | 230 | ||
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Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
Bournemouth, BH9 2SA |
Primary | 417 | ||
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St John's CofE Academy
Worksop, S81 7LU |
Primary | 447 | ||
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Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
Salisbury, SP4 9HP |
Primary | 189 | ||
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Acomb Primary School
York, YO24 4ES |
Primary | 312 | ||
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Anston Brook Primary School
Sheffield, S25 4DN |
Primary | 144 | ||
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Kingsway Primary School
Leicester, LE3 3BD |
Primary | 315 | ||
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Treeton Church of England Primary School
Rotherham, S60 5QS |
Primary | 309 | ||
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Lakeside Primary Academy
York, YO30 4YL |
Primary | 202 | ||
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All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School
Carshalton, SM5 3DW |
Primary | 437 | ||
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Yatton Church of England Junior School
Bristol, BS49 4HJ |
Primary | 310 | ||
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Brookside Primary School
Leicester, LE2 4FU |
Primary | 440 | ||
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Castle Batch Primary School Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS22 7FN |
Primary | 434 | ||
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Winford Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS40 8AD |
Primary | 185 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Malton, YO17 7DB |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Highgate Primary School
Loughborough, LE12 7ND |
Primary | 228 | ||
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St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4AA |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Chorley, PR7 6NS |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Hermitage Primary School
London, E1W 2PT |
Primary | 271 | ||