Charles Darwin Primary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Charles Darwin Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 443 13.3% 16.5%
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
Thornton Heath, CR7 8HJ
Primary 442 12.3% 17.2%
Godmanchester Community Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 2AG
Primary 414 10.9% 16.9%
Herons' Moor Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Primary 448 12.1% 16.3%
Willow Primary School
Slough, SL2 5FF
Primary 433 15% 17.3%
Rayleigh Primary School
Rayleigh, SS6 7DD
Primary 438 11.2% 16.4%
Haywood Village Academy
North Somerset, BS24 8ES
Primary 436 15.1% 17.5%
Park Lane Primary & Nursery School
Peterborough, PE7 1JB
Primary 443 14.1% 14.1%
Cliff Lane Primary School
Ipswich, IP3 0PJ
Primary 443 15.4% 15.2%
Camulos Academy
Colchester, CO4 6AL
Primary 413 15.5% 17.2%
Lent Rise School
Slough, SL1 7NP
Primary 440 15.3% 16.2%
Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard
Ebbsfleet, DA10 1AD
Primary 449 13.1% 15.6%
Park Hall Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5QU
Primary 445 12.4% 16.2%
Laurance Haines School
Watford, WD18 0DD
Primary 446 16.7% 14.7%
Hill View Junior Academy
Sunderland, SR2 9HE
Primary 452 16.4% 16.2%
Woodthorpe Primary School
York, YO24 2RU
Primary 423 12.5% 17.4%
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7HA
Primary 432 14.4% 16.7%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Rochdale, OL12 9QA
Primary 427 12.9% 17.1%
Great Ouse Primary Academy
Bedford, MK40 4TJ
Primary 426 14.9% 18.7%
Longthorpe Primary Academy
Peterborough, PE3 9QW
Primary 417 15.8% 15.6%
The Orchard Primary School
Watford, WD24 5JW
Primary 424 13.8% 17.2%
Sidmouth Primary School
Hull, HU5 2JY
Primary 425 13.4% 16.9%
White Bridge Primary School
Loughton, IG10 3DR
Primary 424 10.7% 16.1%
Woods Loke Primary School
Lowestoft, NR32 3EB
Primary 456 17.5% 16.9%
Abbey Meads Community Primary School
Swindon, SN25 4GY
Primary 444 14% 18.2%
Keston Primary School
Coulsdon, CR5 1HP
Primary 449 13.8% 14.9%
Pathfinder CofE Primary School
Cambridge, CB24 3DS
Primary 460 16.5% 15.8%
Whiteknights Primary School
Reading, RG2 8EP
Primary 453 15% 18%
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham, B36 0BX
Primary 450 15% 17%
Monkshouse Primary Academy
Spalding, PE11 1LG
Primary 455 14.3% 15.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Charles Darwin Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 443 Sign in to see
Wentworth Primary School
Dartford, DA1 3NG
Primary 653
Woodnewton- A Learning Community
Corby, NN17 2NU
Primary 756
The Grove Academy
Watford, WD25 9RH
Primary 461
Beanfield Primary School
Corby, NN18 0LJ
Primary 686
Latchmere School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5TT
Primary 720
The Vale Academy
Dunstable, LU5 4QP
Primary 575
Oasis Academy Woodview
Birmingham, B15 2HU
Primary 397
Humberstone Junior School
Leicester, LE5 1AE
Primary 357
Chipstead Valley Primary School
Coulsdon, CR5 3BW
Primary 674
White Meadows Primary Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
Primary 603
King's Park Academy
Bournemouth, BH1 4NB
Primary 603
Fairford Academy Barnehurst
Bexleyheath, DA7 6QP
Primary 524
Humberstone Infant Academy
Leicester, LE5 1AE
Primary 258
Cedar Children's Academy
Rochester, ME2 2JP
Primary 652
Greet Primary School
Birmingham, B11 3ND
Primary 775
Beckfoot Heaton Primary
Bradford, BD9 6LL
Primary 717
Red Hill Primary School
Chislehurst, BR7 6DA
Primary 649
East Park Academy
Wolverhampton, WV1 2DS
Primary 644
The Willows Primary School
Basildon, SS14 2EX
Primary 651
Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9NP
Primary 471
Wroughton Infant Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AH
Primary 180
Wroughton Junior Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8BD
Primary 283
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
Dudley, DY2 0SN
Primary 462
St Mary's CofE Primary School
London, E17 9HJ
Primary 578
Dormers Wells Primary School
Southall, UB1 3HX
Primary 448
Lubavitch Girls Primary School
London, N16 5RP
Primary 103
Roseacre Primary Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2PF
Primary 548
Witton Middle School
Droitwich Spa, WR9 8BD
Primary 373
Brackensdale Spencer Academy
Derby, DE22 4BS
Primary 505