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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Castle Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 321 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
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Crosshall Infant School
St Neots, PE19 7GG |
Primary | 296 | 8.1% | 7.1% |
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Lark Rise Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3PT |
Primary | 346 | 9.8% | 5.3% |
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Abbey Junior School
Darlington, DL3 8NN |
Primary | 352 | 10.5% | 8.2% |
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Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School
Benfleet, SS7 2HQ |
Primary | 308 | 11% | 9.1% |
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Pickhurst Infant Academy
West Wickham, BR4 0HL |
Primary | 327 | 12.2% | 7.6% |
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Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2RE |
Primary | 314 | 12.3% | 7.9% |
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Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
St Albans, AL1 4LX |
Primary | 286 | 10.2% | 5.9% |
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Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Wakefield, WF4 3HY |
Primary | 312 | 11.2% | 9.6% |
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Fulwell Infant School Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8ED |
Primary | 337 | 11.1% | 5.8% |
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Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
Oxford, OX4 2LF |
Primary | 325 | 9.2% | 8.6% |
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Black Firs Primary School
Congleton, CW12 4QJ |
Primary | 355 | 12.9% | 5.5% |
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Lindley Church of England Infant School
Huddersfield, HD3 3NE |
Primary | 357 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
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Healing Primary Academy
Grimsby, DN41 7RS |
Primary | 336 | 12.8% | 8% |
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West Park Primary School
Hartlepool, TS26 0BU |
Primary | 331 | 9.2% | 5.4% |
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St Nicholas Church of England First School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1AN |
Primary | 327 | 13.7% | 7.3% |
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Burton Joyce Primary School
Nottingham, NG14 5EB |
Primary | 313 | 12.8% | 6.7% |
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Meir Heath Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7JQ |
Primary | 291 | 10% | 5.8% |
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Town Lane Infant School
Wirral, CH63 8LD |
Primary | 305 | 11.6% | 8% |
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Perryfields Junior School
Chelmsford, CM1 7PP |
Primary | 301 | 11.3% | 9.3% |
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Abbeyfields First School
Morpeth, NE61 2LZ |
Primary | 306 | 11.7% | 7.7% |
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Wrenthorpe Academy
Wakefield, WF2 0LW |
Primary | 311 | 11.3% | 9.3% |
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Crooksbarn Primary School
Stockton-on-tees, TS20 1SN |
Primary | 292 | 11% | 6.7% |
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Rendlesham Primary School
Woodbridge, IP12 2GF |
Primary | 291 | 11.7% | 7.6% |
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Theydon Bois Primary School
Epping, CM16 7DH |
Primary | 318 | 12.9% | 4.7% |
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Lift Hockley
Hockley, SS5 4UR |
Primary | 332 | 11.8% | 7.8% |
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Shinfield Infant and Nursery School
Reading, RG2 9EH |
Primary | 299 | 7.1% | 5.8% |
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Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
Kingswinford, DY6 9AH |
Primary | 312 | 9.6% | 6.1% |
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Whittington Primary and Nursery School
Lichfield, WS14 9LG |
Primary | 323 | 9.3% | 4.6% |
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St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M45 8PT |
Primary | 334 | 10.2% | 3.9% |
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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Castle Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 321 | Sign in to see | |
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Pickhurst Infant Academy
West Wickham, BR4 0HL |
Primary | 327 | ||
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Wilcombe Primary School
Tiverton, EX16 4AL |
Primary | 167 | ||
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St Christophers Academy
Dunstable, LU5 4NJ |
Primary | 379 | ||
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Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy
Amersham, HP6 6PF |
Primary | 141 | ||
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Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy
Denham Green, UB9 5JL |
Primary | 229 | ||
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Manor Oak Primary School
Orpington, BR5 3PE |
Primary | 194 | ||
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Rise Park Junior School
Romford, RM1 4UD |
Primary | 350 | ||
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Budbrooke Primary School
Warwick, CV35 8TP |
Primary | 197 | ||
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St Silas Church of England Primary School
Liverpool, L8 3TP |
Primary | 314 | ||
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Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
Wellingborough, NN9 5TT |
Primary | 279 | ||
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St. Mary's Catholic Junior School
Croydon, CR0 2EW |
Primary | 231 | ||
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Lower Meadow Primary School
Sheffield, S8 8EE |
Primary | 271 | ||
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Kippax North Primary School
Leeds, LS25 7EJ |
Primary | 229 | ||
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North Wootton Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 3PT |
Primary | 317 | ||
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Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
Banbury, OX15 4BN |
Primary | 420 | ||
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
London, SE20 8ES |
Primary | 176 | ||
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Crawley Ridge Junior School
Camberley, GU15 2AJ |
Primary | 239 | ||
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Bar Hill Community Primary School
Cambridge, CB23 8DY |
Primary | 252 | ||
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Waddington Redwood Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN5 9BN |
Primary | 293 | ||
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Nelson Infant School
Norwich, NR2 4EH |
Primary | 110 | ||
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The Rushmere Park Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EW |
Primary | 184 | ||
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Thornaby Church of England Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB |
Primary | 301 | ||
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St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD15 7NE |
Primary | 219 | ||
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St Edward's Catholic Junior School
Aylesbury, HP21 7JF |
Primary | 255 | ||
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend
Wallsend, NE28 9JW |
Primary | 305 | ||
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Ashley Academy
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Primary | 394 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Primary | 204 | ||
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Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Liverpool, L23 9SL |
Primary | 309 | ||
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Marpool Primary School
Exmouth, EX8 3QW |
Primary | 243 | ||