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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Heronswood Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 454 | 21.3% | 18.4% |
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Sandy Hill Academy
St Austell, PL25 3AT |
Primary | 451 | 19% | 18.1% |
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Newquay Junior Academy
Newquay, TR7 2NL |
Primary | 463 | 18.4% | 20.3% |
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Ryders Hayes School
Walsall, WS3 4HX |
Primary | 436 | 19% | 15.5% |
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Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School
Truro, TR1 1BN |
Primary | 423 | 21.8% | 18% |
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Bramford Primary School
Bilston, WV14 9TU |
Primary | 459 | 17% | 19.5% |
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Highwoods Community Primary School
Colchester, CO4 9SN |
Primary | 447 | 22.6% | 17.7% |
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Flamstead End School
Waltham Cross, EN7 6AG |
Primary | 455 | 18.2% | 18.8% |
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Graham James Primary Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7ES |
Primary | 443 | 18.7% | 16.3% |
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Leighton Academy
Crewe, CW1 3PP |
Primary | 438 | 22.5% | 19% |
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Loatlands Primary School
Kettering, NN14 2NJ |
Primary | 424 | 20.3% | 18.2% |
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Kader Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 8NU |
Primary | 441 | 22% | 19.6% |
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Great Heath Academy
Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7PT |
Primary | 460 | 20.9% | 19.4% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Coventry, CV2 3NR |
Primary | 454 | 23.2% | 21.9% |
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Lavender Primary School
Enfield, EN2 0SX |
Primary | 449 | 18.8% | 19.2% |
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Horbury Primary Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5DW |
Primary | 442 | 23.4% | 19.1% |
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Stourfield Junior School
Bournemouth, BH6 5JG |
Primary | 464 | 23.1% | 18.1% |
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Thames View Primary School
Gillingham, ME8 7DX |
Primary | 450 | 22.5% | 16.4% |
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Hilltop Primary School
Rochester, ME2 4QN |
Primary | 448 | 19.1% | 17.8% |
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St Peter's CofE Primary Academy
Cannock, WS12 1BE |
Primary | 464 | 20.6% | 14.8% |
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West Ewell Primary School and Nursery
Epsom, KT19 0UY |
Primary | 466 | 22.5% | 17.3% |
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Woodthorne Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XL |
Primary | 423 | 19.3% | 20% |
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Damers First School
Dorchester, DT1 3DF |
Primary | 477 | 23.1% | 18.9% |
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Cottingley Village Primary School
Bingley, BD16 1SY |
Primary | 444 | 24.3% | 16.8% |
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Bonnygate Primary School
South Ockendon, RM15 5BA |
Primary | 438 | 22.5% | 20% |
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Wellesbourne CofE Primary School
Warwick, CV35 9QG |
Primary | 467 | 17.1% | 18.2% |
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Priory CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8EF |
Primary | 423 | 19.6% | 18% |
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Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Heckmondwike, WF16 0AN |
Primary | 435 | 19.5% | 20% |
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Oak Hill First School
Redditch, B98 7JU |
Primary | 420 | 22.6% | 19.1% |
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St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School
Exeter, EX5 7DT |
Primary | 445 | 18.6% | 20.5% |
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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Heronswood Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 454 | Sign in to see | |
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Skegness Junior Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QX |
Primary | 316 | ||
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Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate
Ramsgate, CT11 0ZZ |
Primary | 220 | ||
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Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, WF8 4BW |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Huish Primary School
Yeovil, BA20 1AY |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Rose Wood Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0UG |
Primary | 354 | ||
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Silvertrees Academy
Tipton, DY4 8NH |
Primary | 303 | ||
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Allenton Primary School
Derby, DE24 9BB |
Primary | 300 | ||
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Gatehouse Primary Academy
Dawlish, EX7 0LW |
Primary | 316 | ||
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Pye Green Academy
Cannock, WS12 4RT |
Primary | 434 | ||
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Roselands Primary School
Paignton, TQ4 7RQ |
Primary | 339 | ||
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Bridport Primary School
Bridport, DT6 3BJ |
Primary | 288 | ||
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Fatfield Academy
Washington, NE38 8RB |
Primary | 224 | ||
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Holy Trinity Church School
Yeovil, BA20 2PW |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Glebelands Primary Academy
Chatteris, PE16 6EZ |
Primary | 406 | ||
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Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
Sherborne, DT9 6AQ |
Primary | 339 | ||
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Mount Pleasant Primary
Shrewsbury, SY1 3BY |
Primary | 345 | ||
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Primary | 231 | ||
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North Walsall Primary Academy
Walsall, WS2 7BH |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Knutsford Primary Academy
Watford, WD24 7ER |
Primary | 433 | ||
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St Mark's CofE Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LR |
Primary | 458 | ||
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Saxmundham Primary School
Saxmundham, IP17 1XQ |
Primary | 247 | ||
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Cambrai Primary School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BZ |
Primary | 177 | ||
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Ditton Primary School
Widnes, WA8 7HD |
Primary | 370 | ||
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Watlington Primary School
Watlington, OX49 5RB |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Northleigh CofE Primary School
Malvern, WR14 1QS |
Primary | 189 | ||
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Sunny Bank Primary School
Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN |
Primary | 220 | ||
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St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy
Telford, TF5 0NT |
Primary | 409 | ||
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The Churchill School
Folkestone, CT18 7RH |
Primary | 341 | ||
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Willen Primary School
Milton Keynes, MK15 9HN |
Primary | 322 | ||