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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Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 174 | 8.4% | 3.9% |
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Delamere CofE Primary Academy
Tarporley, CW6 0ST |
Primary | 179 | 9.5% | 4.5% |
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Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy
Nr Wigan, WN8 7HS |
Primary | 192 | 7.8% | 2.1% |
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Churchdown Village Infant School
Gloucester, GL3 2NB |
Primary | 173 | 10.6% | 5.3% |
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The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
Devizes, SN10 5TL |
Primary | 152 | 5.3% | 3.9% |
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Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy
Saffron Walden, CB10 1NN |
Primary | 186 | 10.2% | 3.8% |
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Chiddingstone Church of England School
Edenbridge, TN8 7AH |
Primary | 209 | 11% | 4.3% |
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Eagley Infant School
Bolton, BL7 9LN |
Primary | 191 | 7% | 5.5% |
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Chew Stoke Church School
Bristol, BS40 8UY |
Primary | 181 | 10.5% | 4.4% |
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The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School
Lincoln, LN2 2NT |
Primary | 184 | 9% | 5.5% |
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Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
Norwich, NR6 6QA |
Primary | 172 | 11.2% | 3.2% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
Harrogate, HG1 2DP |
Primary | 194 | 6.7% | 2.1% |
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St Dominic's Catholic Primary School
Stone, ST15 8YG |
Primary | 202 | 9.4% | 5% |
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Thomas Russell Infants School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DS |
Primary | 169 | 5.3% | 3.6% |
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Bournes Green Infant School
Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3PS |
Primary | 180 | 7.2% | 4.4% |
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Dunnington Church of England Primary School
York, YO19 5QG |
Primary | 181 | 9.9% | 3.9% |
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Oaklands Infant School
Crowthorne, RG45 6QZ |
Primary | 166 | 9% | 4.8% |
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Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS48 1UA |
Primary | 193 | 7.8% | 4.1% |
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Levendale Primary School
Yarm, TS15 9RJ |
Primary | 190 | 11.5% | 3.7% |
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Oxhey First School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7EB |
Primary | 197 | 6.6% | 4.6% |
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Woodborough Church of England Primary School
Pewsey, SN9 5PL |
Primary | 156 | 7.7% | 2.6% |
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Sonning Church of England Primary School
Reading, RG4 6XF |
Primary | 208 | 8.2% | 5.3% |
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Polehampton Church of England Infant School
Reading, RG10 9HS |
Primary | 166 | 4.2% | 2.4% |
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Comberbach Nursery and Primary School
Northwich, CW9 6BG |
Primary | 188 | 9.9% | 5.2% |
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St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook
Ryton, NE40 4UN |
Primary | 186 | 7.5% | 3.8% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4HB |
Primary | 189 | 8.5% | 5.8% |
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Valley End CofE Infant School
Woking, GU24 8TB |
Primary | 161 | 9.3% | 3.1% |
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst
Sandhurst, GU47 8HN |
Primary | 203 | 10.8% | 5.9% |
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Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Loughborough, LE12 8SA |
Primary | 198 | 6.6% | 3% |
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Henleaze Infant School
Bristol, BS9 4LG |
Primary | 198 | 8.6% | 5.6% |
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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Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 174 | Sign in to see | |
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Churchdown Village Infant School
Gloucester, GL3 2NB |
Primary | 173 | ||
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Sheldwich Primary School
Faversham, ME13 0LU |
Primary | 262 | ||
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Holy Trinity Church of England Academy
Calne, SN11 0AR |
Primary | 207 | ||
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St Joseph's Primary School
Sheffield, S13 9AT |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Darlington, DL3 9EN |
Primary | 229 | ||
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St John's Primary School
Wallingford, OX10 9AG |
Primary | 207 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Rotherham, S65 2NU |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9LW |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Connor Downs Academy
Hayle, TR27 5DH |
Primary | 188 | ||
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St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Knaresborough, HG5 9BG |
Primary | 194 | ||
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Wickhambrook Primary Academy
Newmarket, CB8 8XN |
Primary | 177 | ||
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Kidmore End Church of England Primary School
Reading, RG4 9AU |
Primary | 153 | ||
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St Saviour's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1LW |
Primary | 175 | ||
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Caythorpe Primary School
Grantham, NG32 3DR |
Primary | 100 | ||
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Shaftesbury, SP7 0PF |
Primary | 81 | ||
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Wooburn Green Primary School
High Wycombe, HP10 0HF |
Primary | 170 | ||
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Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2BB |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School
Leicester, LE7 9GD |
Primary | 208 | ||
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Meon Infant School
Southsea, PO4 8NT |
Primary | 158 | ||
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St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4LF |
Primary | 216 | ||
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Kilburn Junior School
Belper, DE56 0LA |
Primary | 141 | ||
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Greenlands Primary School
Dartford, DA2 8DH |
Primary | 185 | ||
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Gosfield Community Primary School
Halstead, CO9 1ST |
Primary | 142 | ||
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The New Forest Church of England Primary School
Wilts, SP5 2BY |
Primary | 147 | ||
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Bocking Primary School
Braintree, CM7 5LA |
Primary | 196 | ||
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Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
Consett, DH8 7SN |
Primary | 66 | ||
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Watchlytes Primary School
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AZ |
Primary | 156 | ||
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Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Colchester, CO6 3NN |
Primary | 96 | ||
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Hagbourne Church of England Primary School
Didcot, OX11 9LR |
Primary | 202 | ||