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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Highfield South Farnham School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 487 | 25.5% | 15.8% |
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Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4TP |
Primary | 544 | 25.8% | 15.9% |
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Hanwell Fields Community School
Banbury, OX16 1ER |
Primary | 452 | 22.2% | 14.5% |
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Highwoods Community Primary School
Colchester, CO4 9SN |
Primary | 447 | 22.6% | 17.7% |
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Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0DF |
Primary | 445 | 25.5% | 17.1% |
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Willowcroft Community School
Didcot, OX11 8BA |
Primary | 462 | 25.4% | 20.1% |
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Cawston Grange Primary School
Rugby, CV22 7GU |
Primary | 436 | 23.4% | 14.2% |
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Beaufort Primary School
Woking, GU21 3RG |
Primary | 476 | 17.9% | 15.5% |
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Townfield Primary School
Wirral, CH43 2LH |
Primary | 487 | 19.6% | 14.3% |
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Heronswood Primary School
Kidderminster, DY10 4EX |
Primary | 454 | 21.3% | 18.4% |
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Primary | 460 | 29.6% | 15.2% |
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Bowhill Primary School
Exeter, EX4 1JT |
Primary | 464 | 20.7% | 15.3% |
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Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School
Melksham, SN12 7GN |
Primary | 464 | 21.8% | 13.8% |
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Slough, SL2 3AA |
Primary | 477 | 17.3% | 15.6% |
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Stourfield Junior School
Bournemouth, BH6 5JG |
Primary | 464 | 23.1% | 18.1% |
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Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School
Northwich, CW8 4QL |
Primary | 455 | 26.3% | 13.5% |
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Thames View Primary School
Gillingham, ME8 7DX |
Primary | 450 | 22.5% | 16.4% |
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Miers Court Primary School
Rainham, ME8 8JR |
Primary | 422 | 24.2% | 16.1% |
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Churchfields Primary School
Beckenham, BR3 4QY |
Primary | 489 | 20% | 13.3% |
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Christchurch Junior School
Christchurch, BH23 2AA |
Primary | 497 | 18.9% | 15.9% |
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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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Larkrise Primary School
Oxford, OX4 4AN |
Primary | 430 | 28.6% | 15.1% |
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Francis Baily Primary School
Thatcham, RG19 4GG |
Primary | 533 | 19.7% | 17.8% |
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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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Rushmere Hall Primary School
Ipswich, IP4 3EJ |
Primary | 523 | 21.9% | 14.4% |
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Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
St Albans, AL3 5RL |
Primary | 480 | 27.7% | 14.2% |
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Thrapston Primary School
Kettering, NN14 4JU |
Primary | 476 | 24.4% | 14.7% |
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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Highfield South Farnham School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 487 | Sign in to see | |
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St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School
Nottingham, NG2 5NH |
Primary | 373 | ||
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Rydon Primary School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3LP |
Primary | 393 | ||
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The Epiphany School
Bournemouth, BH9 3PE |
Primary | 419 | ||
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Eppleton Academy Primary School
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9AJ |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Farndon Fields Primary School
Market Harborough, LE16 9JH |
Primary | 376 | ||
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Notley Green Primary School
Braintree, CM77 7ZJ |
Primary | 410 | ||
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The Arbours Primary Academy
Northampton, NN3 3QF |
Primary | 337 | ||
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St David's Church of England Primary School
Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0LQ |
Primary | 248 | ||
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Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN2 3LA |
Primary | 394 | ||
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Highwoods Community Primary School
Colchester, CO4 9SN |
Primary | 447 | ||
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The Hills Academy
Bedford, MK41 9AT |
Primary | 428 | ||
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Perry Hall Primary School
Orpington, BR6 0EF |
Primary | 437 | ||
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St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School
Faversham, ME13 8AP |
Primary | 211 | ||
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Brambleside Primary School
Kettering, NN16 9NZ |
Primary | 419 | ||
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Gunton Primary Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4LX |
Primary | 300 | ||
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St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Birmingham, B15 2AT |
Primary | 237 | ||
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St Stephen Churchtown Academy
St Austell, PL26 7NZ |
Primary | 282 | ||
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Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School
Ashford, TN23 3EF |
Primary | 396 | ||
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St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 7PU |
Primary | 396 | ||
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New Silksworth Academy Junior
Sunderland, SR3 1AS |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Handford Hall Primary School
Ipswich, IP1 2LQ |
Primary | 358 | ||
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Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy
Hastings, TN37 6JJ |
Primary | 434 | ||
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Stoke Damerel Primary Academy
Plymouth, PL1 5PA |
Primary | 399 | ||
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Brook Field Primary School
Swindon, SN5 5SB |
Primary | 413 | ||
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St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham, OL4 3LQ |
Primary | 257 | ||
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The Tynings Primary School
Staple Hill, BS16 4SG |
Primary | 291 | ||
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Widden Primary School
Gloucester, GL1 4AW |
Primary | 423 | ||
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Carterton Primary School
Carterton, OX18 3AD |
Primary | 209 | ||
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St Francis Catholic Primary School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Primary | 410 | ||