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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welton Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 167 | 10.2% | 21.6% | 
| Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School Taunton, TA2 8JY | Primary | 135 | 7.4% | 20% | 
| St Newlyn East Learning Academy Newquay, TR8 5ND | Primary | 154 | 11% | 18.2% | 
| Thornton Primary School Coalville, LE67 1AH | Primary | 137 | 10.2% | 23.4% | 
| Ryhope Infant School Academy Sunderland, SR2 0RT | Primary | 146 | 10.8% | 22.2% | 
| Stokesay Primary School Craven Arms, SY7 9NW | Primary | 164 | 8.3% | 23.2% | 
| Huish Episcopi Primary School Langport, TA10 9RW | Primary | 196 | 12.9% | 22.2% | 
| St Werburgh's CE (A) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2BA | Primary | 159 | 13.2% | 20.1% | 
| Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy Barnsley, S74 8HS | Primary | 186 | 11.3% | 20.4% | 
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy Skipton, BD23 1PJ | Primary | 155 | 13.8% | 21.4% | 
| Lostwithiel School Lostwithiel, PL22 0AJ | Primary | 167 | 11.7% | 20.7% | 
| St Just Primary School Penzance, TR19 7JU | Primary | 185 | 11.4% | 20% | 
| St Peter's CofE Primary School Stafford, ST18 0PS | Primary | 191 | 10.5% | 20.9% | 
| The Links Primary School Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 9ES | Primary | 177 | 8.8% | 22.1% | 
| Longtown Primary School Carlisle, CA6 5UG | Primary | 192 | 12.4% | 22.8% | 
| St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy Newark, NG24 4TE | Primary | 178 | 12.9% | 20.8% | 
| New Silksworth Academy Infant Sunderland, SR3 1AS | Primary | 182 | 10.7% | 19% | 
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Bournemouth, BH11 9UN | Primary | 199 | 12.1% | 22.8% | 
| Anston Brook Primary School Sheffield, S25 4DN | Primary | 162 | 7.9% | 22% | 
| Airy Hill Primary School Whitby, YO21 1PZ | Primary | 185 | 11.3% | 22.1% | 
| Badsey First School Evesham, WR11 7ES | Primary | 151 | 10.6% | 22.5% | 
| Lanivet Community Primary School Bodmin, PL30 5HE | Primary | 154 | 10.4% | 18.8% | 
| St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School Okehampton, EX20 1GJ | Primary | 192 | 12% | 23.9% | 
| Southam St James CofE Academy Southam, CV47 1EE | Primary | 186 | 10.8% | 23.7% | 
| Leek First School Select, ST13 6LF | Primary | 146 | 9.6% | 21.9% | 
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Leicester, LE8 6NJ | Primary | 189 | 10.1% | 22.2% | 
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham Halstead, CO9 4PT | Primary | 143 | 11.2% | 21.7% | 
| Oakfield Academy Southampton, SO40 3LN | Primary | 167 | 12% | 19.8% | 
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Wallsend, NE28 8EN | Primary | 205 | 10.5% | 21% | 
| Birdwell Primary School Barnsley, S70 5XB | Primary | 184 | 12% | 23.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welton Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 167 | Sign in to see | |
| Bradworthy Primary Academy Holsworthy, EX22 7RT | Primary | 214 | ||
| St Hilary School Penzance, TR20 9DR | Primary | 230 | ||
| Gretton Primary School Cheltenham, GL54 5EY | Primary | 91 | ||
| Rodbourne Cheney Primary School Swindon, SN25 3BN | Primary | 232 | ||
| Uffculme Primary School Cullompton, EX15 3AY | Primary | 219 | ||
| Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy Sheffield, S11 8JN | Primary | 212 | ||
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School Wisbech, PE13 2AP | Primary | 227 | ||
| Thornton Primary School Coalville, LE67 1AH | Primary | 137 | ||
| Wincobank Nursery and Infant Academy Sheffield, S9 1LU | Primary | 151 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0EA | Primary | 138 | ||
| High Littleton CofE VC Primary School Bristol, BS39 6HF | Primary | 185 | ||
| Motcombe CofE Primary School Shaftesbury, SP7 9NT | Primary | 184 | ||
| Newlyn School Penzance, TR18 5QA | Primary | 152 | ||
| All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Newton Abbot, TQ12 2DJ | Primary | 77 | ||
| Colwich CofE Primary School Stafford, ST17 0XD | Primary | 109 | ||
| Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery Salisbury, SP5 5NJ | Primary | 80 | ||
| St Mary's Church of England Infant School Witney, OX28 4AZ | Primary | 70 | ||
| Bugle School St Austell, PL26 8PD | Primary | 159 | ||
| St George's Primary School Hull, HU3 6ED | Primary | 226 | ||
| Hawes Primary School Hawes, DL8 3RQ | Primary | 53 | ||
| Leedstown Community Primary School Hayle, TR27 6AA | Primary | 78 | ||
| Gresham Village School Norwich, NR11 8RF | Primary | 182 | ||
| Yanwath Primary School Penrith, CA10 2LA | Primary | 140 | ||
| Tedburn St Mary School Exeter, EX6 6AA | Primary | 97 | ||
| Shalford Infant School Guildford, GU4 8BY | Primary | 113 | ||
| Shoscombe Church School Bath, BA2 8NB | Primary | 120 | ||
| Chew Magna Primary School Bristol, BS40 8RQ | Primary | 96 | ||
| Starcross Primary School Exeter, Devon, EX6 8QD | Primary | 216 | ||
| Landewednack Community Primary School Helston, TR12 7PB | Primary | 80 | ||