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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Beacon Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 407 | 40.4% | 42.8% |
Rowanfield Junior School
Cheltenham, GL51 8HY |
Primary | 343 | 34.7% | 42% |
Peareswood Primary School
Erith, DA8 3PR |
Primary | 424 | 27.6% | 46% |
Meadow Park Academy
Reading, RG30 6BS |
Primary | 356 | 30.8% | 44.4% |
John Henry Newman Academy
Oxford, OX4 4LS |
Primary | 360 | 29.9% | 38.9% |
Beacon Academy
Loughborough, LE11 2NF |
Primary | 333 | 30.6% | 45.9% |
Churchfield Church School
Highbridge, TA9 3JF |
Primary | 435 | 26.5% | 39.1% |
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Folkestone, CT20 1DJ |
Primary | 426 | 34% | 49.3% |
Hamp Academy
Bridgwater, TA6 6JB |
Primary | 329 | 38.9% | 52% |
Sunnyside Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0RJ |
Primary | 280 | 37.5% | 41.8% |
Red Oak Primary School
Lowestoft, NR33 0RZ |
Primary | 416 | 32% | 46.4% |
Kings Cross Academy
London, N1C 4BT |
Primary | 369 | 29% | 45.6% |
Christopher Pickering Primary School
Hull, HU4 7EB |
Primary | 435 | 28.5% | 39.2% |
Oyster Park Primary Academy
Castleford, WF10 3SN |
Primary | 351 | 36.6% | 49.3% |
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
Blackpool, FY4 5LY |
Primary | 295 | 43.1% | 43.1% |
Victoria Primary Academy
Leeds, LS9 9ER |
Primary | 376 | 35% | 49.9% |
Horton Park Primary School
Bradford, BD5 9LQ |
Primary | 421 | 33% | 48.7% |
Guildford Grove Primary School
Guildford, GU2 8YD |
Primary | 405 | 32.3% | 35.9% |
Pilgrim Primary Academy
Plymouth, PL1 5BQ |
Primary | 390 | 26.9% | 46.4% |
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
Manchester, M46 0HJ |
Primary | 339 | 44.4% | 46.4% |
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy
Hastings, TN37 6JJ |
Primary | 426 | 37.4% | 49.2% |
Bournville Primary School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3ST |
Primary | 458 | 30.1% | 47.7% |
Colne Lord Street School
Colne, BB8 9AR |
Primary | 355 | 34.4% | 43.7% |
Greenside Primary School
Manchester, M43 7RA |
Primary | 464 | 41.5% | 35.7% |
Malvin's Close Academy
Blyth, NE24 5BL |
Primary | 419 | 29.3% | 37.8% |
Redscope Primary School
Rotherham, S61 3JT |
Primary | 426 | 37.2% | 37.2% |
Brackensdale Spencer Academy
Derby, DE22 4BS |
Primary | 479 | 34.9% | 37% |
Milton Park Primary School
Portsmouth, PO4 8ET |
Primary | 401 | 32.2% | 39.9% |
NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School
Newbiggin-By-the-Sea, NE64 6RT |
Primary | 406 | 40.9% | 41.1% |
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED |
Primary | 345 | 29.4% | 40.8% |
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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Beacon Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 407 | Sign in to see | |
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Swindon, SN1 2LU |
Primary | 389 | ||
North Town Academy
Taunton, TA1 1DF |
Primary | 480 | ||
Pheasant Bank Academy
Doncaster, DN11 0PQ |
Primary | 366 | ||
Oasis Academy Limeside
Oldham, OL8 3SB |
Primary | 446 | ||
Louth Kidgate Primary Academy
Louth, LN11 9BX |
Primary | 421 | ||
Kings Rise Academy
Birmingham, B44 0JL |
Primary | 467 | ||
Maple Court Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0QD |
Primary | 435 | ||
Pelham Primary School
Bexleyheath, DA7 4HL |
Primary | 419 | ||
Ore Village Primary Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DB |
Primary | 316 | ||
E-ACT Pathways Academy
Sheffield, S5 7NA |
Primary | 379 | ||
Twickenham Primary School
Birmingham, B44 0NR |
Primary | 451 | ||
Hillcroft Primary School
Caterham, CR3 5PG |
Primary | 451 | ||
Hollymount School
Worcester, WR4 9SG |
Primary | 416 | ||
The Weald CofE Primary School
Dorking, RH5 4QW |
Primary | 132 | ||
Minehead First School
Minehead, TA24 5RG |
Primary | 292 | ||
Compass Primary Academy
Kettering, NN15 7EA |
Primary | 436 | ||
Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Sutton, SM3 8PQ |
Primary | 466 | ||
Hill Top Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1PL |
Primary | 369 | ||
Co-op Academy Friarswood
Newcastle, ST5 2ES |
Primary | 199 | ||
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Peterborough, PE1 5JS |
Primary | 442 | ||
Milton Park Primary School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8DY |
Primary | 363 | ||
Selby Community Primary School
Selby, YO8 4DL |
Primary | 334 | ||
Norwich Road Academy
Thetford, IP24 2HT |
Primary | 332 | ||
Harrow Lodge Primary School
Hornchurch, RM12 4BP |
Primary | 450 | ||
Eastfield Primary School
Enfield, EN3 5UX |
Primary | 435 | ||
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
Ipswich, IP4 5HE |
Primary | 658 | ||
Spa Academy Askern
Doncaster, DN6 0AQ |
Primary | 246 | ||
Sunny Bank Primary School
Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN |
Primary | 192 | ||
St Werburgh's Primary School
Bristol, BS2 9US |
Primary | 389 |