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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Highfields Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 237 | 10.6% | 11.3% |
St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy
Solihull, B94 6DE |
Primary | 235 | 11% | 12.2% |
Hambleton Primary Academy
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 9BZ |
Primary | 242 | 7.9% | 10.7% |
Heighington Church of England Primary School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6PH |
Primary | 229 | 8.7% | 10% |
Belthorn Academy Primary School
Blackburn, BB1 2NY |
Primary | 231 | 8.9% | 9.7% |
Elmridge Primary School
Altrincham, WA15 0JF |
Primary | 230 | 8.6% | 12.1% |
Kirk Sandall Infant School
Doncaster, DN3 1JT |
Primary | 234 | 9.8% | 13.1% |
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Castleford, WF10 4BH |
Primary | 214 | 11.1% | 10.7% |
Banstead Infant School
Banstead, SM7 2BQ |
Primary | 220 | 11.4% | 11.4% |
Lawley Village Academy
Telford, TF4 2SG |
Primary | 219 | 11.4% | 11% |
Kingfisher Primary School
Yeovil, BA22 8FJ |
Primary | 239 | 9.1% | 11.4% |
Laureate Community Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0AN |
Primary | 238 | 12.9% | 12.1% |
Berkeley Primary School
Berkeley, GL13 9AZ |
Primary | 223 | 11.1% | 11.5% |
St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery
Birmingham, B30 1LZ |
Primary | 220 | 12.2% | 10.9% |
Ponteland Community Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9EY |
Primary | 260 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
Silverstone Church of England Primary School
Towcester, NN12 8UB |
Primary | 246 | 8.5% | 10.2% |
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
HAVERHILL, CB9 9DE |
Primary | 235 | 9.3% | 10.6% |
Sunny Bank Primary School
Bury, BL9 8EQ |
Primary | 215 | 11.2% | 9.3% |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Ipswich, IP4 4EU |
Primary | 214 | 9.8% | 11.7% |
Lingfield Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS7 8LP |
Primary | 228 | 9.9% | 12% |
Calverley Parkside Primary School
Pudsey, LS28 5PQ |
Primary | 230 | 9.8% | 9.8% |
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery
Taunton, TA2 8GS |
Primary | 227 | 8.2% | 10.7% |
Fir Bank Primary School
Oldham, OL2 6SJ |
Primary | 232 | 13.3% | 9.9% |
Greenhill Primary School
Bury, BL8 2JH |
Primary | 241 | 11.6% | 10.8% |
St Charles' Catholic Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3HE |
Primary | 238 | 10.4% | 9.6% |
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Amersham, HP6 5PL |
Primary | 212 | 10.9% | 10.4% |
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Colne, BB8 7JR |
Primary | 223 | 13% | 10.3% |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Studley, B80 7QU |
Primary | 223 | 12.6% | 11.2% |
Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Warrington, WA4 4NT |
Primary | 206 | 11.2% | 10.2% |
St Barnabas Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS30 5NW |
Primary | 236 | 13.1% | 10.6% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Highfields Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 237 | Sign in to see | |
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW |
Primary | 216 | ||
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
Loughborough, LE11 5AX |
Primary | 201 | ||
Water Meadows Primary School
Canterbury, CT3 4HS |
Primary | 166 | ||
Park View Primary Academy
Leeds, LS11 7DG |
Primary | 224 | ||
Gaddesby Primary School
Leicester, LE7 4WF |
Primary | 188 | ||
Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School
Solihull, B94 5AJ |
Primary | 234 | ||
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy
Lydney, GL15 5TA |
Primary | 214 | ||
Co-op Academy Glebe
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 3HZ |
Primary | 237 | ||
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School
St Austell, PL25 3DT |
Primary | 291 | ||
St John's Catholic Primary School
Tiverton, EX16 5LB |
Primary | 117 | ||
Five Spires Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9AN |
Primary | 228 | ||
St Peter's CofE Academy
Chippenham, SN14 0LL |
Primary | 186 | ||
Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield
Longfield, DA3 8BL |
Primary | 214 | ||
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Shipley, BD18 4RL |
Primary | 223 | ||
Aston Hall Junior and Infant School
Sheffield, S26 2AX |
Primary | 309 | ||
Alexandra Infants' School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4PZ |
Primary | 179 | ||
Atlas Community Primary School
Bradford, BD8 8DL |
Primary | 194 | ||
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
HAVERHILL, CB9 9DE |
Primary | 235 | ||
Keresley Grange Primary School
Coventry, CV6 2EH |
Primary | 307 | ||
Hutton Church of England Primary School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 9SN |
Primary | 207 | ||
Patrington CofE Primary Academy
Hull, HU12 0RW |
Primary | 209 | ||
Princefield First School
Stafford, ST19 5EP |
Primary | 261 | ||
Mount Street Primary School
Plymouth, PL4 8NZ |
Primary | 234 | ||
Overfields Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS7 9JF |
Primary | 211 | ||
Noremarsh Junior School
Swindon, SN4 8BT |
Primary | 236 | ||
Portway Junior School
Derby, DE22 2GL |
Primary | 348 | ||
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
SEAHAM, SR7 7BJ |
Primary | 307 | ||
Buckton Vale Primary School
Stalybridge, SK15 3NU |
Primary | 240 | ||
Nanpean Community Primary School
St Austell, PL26 7YH |
Primary | 134 |