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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Parkside Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 281 | 18.9% | 31% |
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Upperwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 9NL |
Primary | 293 | 16.7% | 32.8% |
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Phoenix Infant Academy
Slough, SL1 3BQ |
Primary | 270 | 21.5% | 30% |
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Witham Oaks Academy
Witham, CM8 1NA |
Primary | 274 | 17.5% | 30.7% |
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New Road Primary & Nursery School
Peterborough, PE7 1SZ |
Primary | 261 | 19.5% | 29.9% |
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Haxby Road Primary Academy
York, YO31 8JN |
Primary | 279 | 17.3% | 30.6% |
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Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
Rochester, ME2 3HQ |
Primary | 296 | 16.6% | 32.8% |
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Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
Dagenham, RM8 2NB |
Primary | 300 | 19.3% | 31.7% |
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Estcourt Primary Academy
Hull, HU9 2RP |
Primary | 292 | 19.1% | 31.4% |
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Silvertrees Academy
Tipton, DY4 8NH |
Primary | 303 | 21% | 30.8% |
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Holt Farm Junior School
Rochford, SS4 1RS |
Primary | 310 | 21.3% | 31.6% |
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Abbotsweld Primary Academy
Harlow, CM18 6TE |
Primary | 308 | 17.5% | 31.5% |
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Glascote Academy
Tamworth, B77 2EA |
Primary | 281 | 17.1% | 28.5% |
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Wigan, WN2 3HY |
Primary | 279 | 16.1% | 31.2% |
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Gunton Primary Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4LX |
Primary | 300 | 15.5% | 31.6% |
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Mayville Academy
London, E11 4PZ |
Primary | 299 | 21.2% | 31.8% |
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Sharlston Community School
Wakefield, WF4 1DH |
Primary | 260 | 16.3% | 31.9% |
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Edgar Sewter Community Primary School
Halesworth, IP19 8BU |
Primary | 302 | 17.9% | 32.8% |
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South Hylton Primary Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0LS |
Primary | 252 | 18.8% | 32.3% |
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Northgate Primary School
Bridgwater, TA6 3EU |
Primary | 257 | 18.8% | 30.3% |
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Intake Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN2 6EW |
Primary | 259 | 18% | 29.8% |
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Rose Hill Primary
Ipswich, IP3 8DL |
Primary | 270 | 17.8% | 33.3% |
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Camelford Community Primary School
Camelford, PL32 9UE |
Primary | 272 | 20.7% | 28.6% |
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Stanley Road Primary School
Worcester, WR5 1BD |
Primary | 297 | 17.5% | 31.7% |
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Ash Grove Primary Academy
PONTEFRACT, WF9 2TF |
Primary | 276 | 16.4% | 31.7% |
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St John's Church of England Primary School
Manchester, M35 9PY |
Primary | 253 | 23.3% | 32.4% |
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Beechwood Primary School
Reading, RG5 4JJ |
Primary | 295 | 19.7% | 28.8% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
London, SE16 4UP |
Primary | 295 | 15.3% | 30.5% |
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Stocksbridge Junior School
Sheffield, S36 1AS |
Primary | 262 | 20.2% | 30.2% |
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Newlands Community Primary School
Leicester, LE9 7PA |
Primary | 300 | 20% | 29.7% |
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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Parkside Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 281 | Sign in to see | |
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Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG11 9BH |
Primary | 240 | ||
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White's Wood Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1TJ |
Primary | 203 | ||
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St Peter's RC Primary School
Plymouth, PL5 4HD |
Primary | 97 | ||
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New Haw Community Junior School
Addlestone, KT15 3RL |
Primary | 350 | ||
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St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Halifax, HX2 8JY |
Primary | 160 | ||
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St Philomena's Primary School
Orpington, BR5 4DR |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Moorlands Infant School
Bath, BA2 2DQ |
Primary | 177 | ||
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Penketh Primary School
Warrington, WA5 2QY |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Wyndham Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4QP |
Primary | 192 | ||
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Crackley Bank Primary School
Newcastle, ST5 7BE |
Primary | 183 | ||
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Springdale First School
Broadstone, BH18 9BW |
Primary | 290 | ||
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Tenterden Church of England Junior School
Tenterden, TN30 6RA |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Moat Primary Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6AP |
Primary | 121 | ||
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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Solihull, B92 7RR |
Primary | 224 | ||
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St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Belper, DE56 2JD |
Primary | 172 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0PA |
Primary | 187 | ||
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St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
York, YO31 0QQ |
Primary | 175 | ||
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Woodside Junior School
Amersham, HP6 6NW |
Primary | 241 | ||
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Trinity Academy St Peter's
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1HB |
Primary | 99 | ||
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Brackenwood Junior School
Wirral, CH63 2HH |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Portsmouth, PO2 9AX |
Primary | 319 | ||
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Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Kendal, LA9 5HB |
Primary | 157 | ||
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Roselands Infants' School
Eastbourne, BN22 8PD |
Primary | 265 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Bridgwater, TA6 7EE |
Primary | 202 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PJ |
Primary | 193 | ||
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Mendell Primary School
Wirral, CH62 7HN |
Primary | 140 | ||
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St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3EA |
Primary | 239 | ||
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St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M12 5LZ |
Primary | 222 | ||
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Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
Blackpool, FY4 5DF |
Primary | 193 | ||