Merley First School
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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Merley First School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 285 | 6% | 9.5% |
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Park Hall Infant Academy
Walsall, WS5 3HF |
Primary | 317 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
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Hambleton Primary Academy
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 9BZ |
Primary | 242 | 7.9% | 10.7% |
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Field Court Church of England Infant Academy
Gloucester, GL2 4UF |
Primary | 311 | 9% | 7.3% |
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon
Swindon, SN2 7LL |
Primary | 235 | 6.8% | 8.9% |
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Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
Oxford, OX4 2LF |
Primary | 318 | 6.6% | 7.2% |
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The Pastures Primary School
Leicester, LE19 3YP |
Primary | 299 | 4.4% | 7.4% |
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St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Oldham, OL3 6EE |
Primary | 255 | 7.1% | 7.5% |
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East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy
Nottingham, NG13 8PG |
Primary | 272 | 6.5% | 9% |
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Kingfisher Primary School
Yeovil, BA22 8FJ |
Primary | 239 | 9.1% | 11.4% |
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The Batt Church of England Primary School
Witney, OX28 6DY |
Primary | 323 | 7.4% | 10.8% |
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St John the Evangelist Church School
Clevedon, BS21 5EL |
Primary | 271 | 8.5% | 6.3% |
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High Down Junior School
Bristol, BS20 6DY |
Primary | 342 | 8.2% | 10.8% |
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Silverstone Church of England Primary School
Towcester, NN12 8UB |
Primary | 246 | 8.5% | 10.2% |
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Wilsden Primary School
Bradford, BD15 0AE |
Primary | 276 | 6.5% | 12.7% |
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Solent Infant School
Portsmouth, PO6 1DH |
Primary | 269 | 9.7% | 8.6% |
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Bournes Green Junior School
Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3PX |
Primary | 264 | 9.9% | 8.7% |
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Stanley Park Infants School
Carshalton, SM5 3JL |
Primary | 294 | 8.2% | 7.1% |
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Crooksbarn Primary School
Stockton-on-tees, TS20 1SN |
Primary | 302 | 5.9% | 7.5% |
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Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School
Tadcaster, LS24 9RF |
Primary | 244 | 7.8% | 11.1% |
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Brookside Primary School
Loughborough, LE12 6LG |
Primary | 295 | 4.8% | 11.5% |
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Verwood Church of England First School
Verwood, BH31 6JF |
Primary | 316 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
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River Mill Primary School
Dartford, DA1 5XR |
Primary | 298 | 8.4% | 8.4% |
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
Houghton le Spring, DH4 7JZ |
Primary | 314 | 8.8% | 10.7% |
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Shinfield Infant and Nursery School
Reading, RG2 9EH |
Primary | 298 | 6.8% | 8.5% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
York, YO31 7PB |
Primary | 245 | 6.1% | 7.8% |
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Disley Primary School
Stockport, SK12 2BD |
Primary | 279 | 8.6% | 7.2% |
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St Martins Church of England Infant School
Epsom, KT18 7AA |
Primary | 268 | 9.3% | 9% |
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Ardleigh Green Infant School
Hornchurch, RM11 2SP |
Primary | 270 | 8.5% | 8.5% |
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Samuel White's Infant School
Bristol, BS15 3PN |
Primary | 247 | 6.1% | 7.3% |
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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Merley First School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 285 | Sign in to see | |
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Barton Junior School
Dover, CT16 2ND |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Primary | 250 | ||
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Charles Warren Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 3AZ |
Primary | 204 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Darlington, DL1 3ES |
Primary | 318 | ||
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Crowle Primary Academy
Crowle, DN17 4ET |
Primary | 226 | ||
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Brookvale Primary School
Birmingham, B23 7YB |
Primary | 208 | ||
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St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy
Hull, HU7 4BS |
Primary | 321 | ||
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St Pauls Church of England Academy
Tipton, DY4 9BH |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School
Redditch, B97 5RR |
Primary | 298 | ||
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Wigan, WN2 3HY |
Primary | 292 | ||
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Castercliff Primary School
Nelson, BB9 8JJ |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Haddon Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG4 4GT |
Primary | 230 | ||
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Manadon Vale Primary School
Plymouth, PL5 3DL |
Primary | 416 | ||
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Burton Green Primary School
York, YO30 6JE |
Primary | 142 | ||
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Porthleven School
Helston, TR13 9BX |
Primary | 198 | ||
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Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School
Dartford, DA4 9BN |
Primary | 216 | ||
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St Giles CofE Primary School
Sheffield, S21 1DU |
Primary | 334 | ||
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The Oaks Infant School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1GL |
Primary | 300 | ||
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Bird's Bush Primary School
Tamworth, B77 2NE |
Primary | 167 | ||
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Chandlers Ridge Academy
Middlesbrough, TS7 0JL |
Primary | 321 | ||
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New Marske Primary School
Redcar, TS11 8BN |
Primary | 193 | ||
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Awsworth Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG16 2QS |
Primary | 279 | ||
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Chipping Ongar Primary School
Ongar, CM5 9LA |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Walker Primary School
London, N14 7EG |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Meltham Moor Primary School
Holmfirth, HD9 5LH |
Primary | 195 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington
Washington, NE37 2NP |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Parley First School
Ferndown, BH22 8QE |
Primary | 312 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Brighouse, HD6 2NT |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School
Hartlepool, TS24 7LE |
Primary | 105 | ||