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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Gainsborough Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 209 | 23.7% | 34.6% | 
| 
                                St. Augustine's Academy
                                 Dunstable, LU5 4AS  | 
                            Primary | 185 | 26% | 35.1% | 
| 
                                Kemsley Primary Academy
                                 Sittingbourne, ME10 2RP  | 
                            Primary | 218 | 20.5% | 34.4% | 
| 
                                Beacon Primary Academy
                                 Skegness, PE25 2RN  | 
                            Primary | 207 | 27.1% | 33.8% | 
| 
                                Heather Garth Primary School Academy
                                 Rotherham, S63 8ES  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 21.8% | 34.6% | 
| 
                                Timbertree Academy
                                 Cradley Heath, B64 7LT  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 24.7% | 35.4% | 
| 
                                St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary
                                 Kidsgrove, ST7 1EL  | 
                            Primary | 199 | 20.1% | 34.2% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5RN  | 
                            Primary | 241 | 23.2% | 35.7% | 
| 
                                The Nene Infant & Nursery School
                                 Wisbech, PE13 2AP  | 
                            Primary | 227 | 21.2% | 33.5% | 
| 
                                Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School
                                 Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9LW  | 
                            Primary | 191 | 22.5% | 33% | 
| 
                                Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
                                 Ferryhill, DL17 8QY  | 
                            Primary | 232 | 21.9% | 33.6% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Meadows Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE2 5YQ  | 
                            Primary | 198 | 23.2% | 32.8% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs
                                 Broadstairs, CT10 2BA  | 
                            Primary | 184 | 23.9% | 33.2% | 
| 
                                St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
                                 Manchester, M22 5EU  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 20.9% | 34.9% | 
| 
                                Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy
                                 Gloucester, GL1 4QF  | 
                            Primary | 193 | 21.5% | 33% | 
| 
                                Studley St Mary's CofE Academy
                                 Studley, B80 7ND  | 
                            Primary | 204 | 25.5% | 33.3% | 
| 
                                Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School
                                 Wareham, BH20 4PG  | 
                            Primary | 173 | 22.5% | 34.1% | 
| 
                                Horninglow Primary School
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0SW  | 
                            Primary | 206 | 21.8% | 35.9% | 
| 
                                Stepney Primary School
                                 Hull, HU5 1JJ  | 
                            Primary | 219 | 26.4% | 36.1% | 
| 
                                East Whitby Primary Academy
                                 Whitby, YO22 4HU  | 
                            Primary | 196 | 20.8% | 35.4% | 
| 
                                Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School
                                 Rotherham, S62 5LH  | 
                            Primary | 212 | 25.1% | 36.7% | 
| 
                                Marfleet Primary Academy
                                 Hull, HU9 5RJ  | 
                            Primary | 200 | 21.2% | 34.1% | 
| 
                                St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 3TG  | 
                            Primary | 206 | 24.3% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                Hartside Primary Academy
                                 Crook, DL15 9NN  | 
                            Primary | 225 | 23.1% | 33.2% | 
| 
                                Angel Road Junior School
                                 Norwich, NR3 3HR  | 
                            Primary | 219 | 22.4% | 33.8% | 
| 
                                Stamshaw Infant Academy
                                 Portsmouth, PO2 8NW  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 22.3% | 33.2% | 
| 
                                St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV6 5BX  | 
                            Primary | 227 | 22.1% | 33.8% | 
| 
                                Haberdashers' Knights Primary
                                 Bromley, BR1 5LW  | 
                            Primary | 177 | 23.7% | 36.7% | 
| 
                                Langley Park Primary School
                                 Durham, DH7 9XN  | 
                            Primary | 177 | 23.1% | 34.4% | 
| 
                                Peartree Primary School
                                 Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW  | 
                            Primary | 188 | 22.9% | 35.6% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Gainsborough Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 209 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Valley Primary School
                                 Bromley, BR2 0DA  | 
                            Primary | 442 | ||
| 
                                Moulsham Junior School
                                 Chelmsford, CM2 9DG  | 
                            Primary | 715 | ||
| 
                                Heathfield Primary School
                                 Darlington, DL1 1EJ  | 
                            Primary | 412 | ||
| 
                                Newlands Primary School
                                 Ramsgate, CT11 7AJ  | 
                            Primary | 256 | ||
| 
                                Yarborough Academy
                                 Grimsby, DN34 4JU  | 
                            Primary | 448 | ||
| 
                                Eaton Park Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9PF  | 
                            Primary | 468 | ||
| 
                                Pennyman Primary Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS3 0QS  | 
                            Primary | 391 | ||
| 
                                Goldsmith Primary Academy
                                 Harden, WS3 1DL  | 
                            Primary | 418 | ||
| 
                                Crofton Infant School
                                 Orpington, BR5 1EL  | 
                            Primary | 588 | ||
| 
                                Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy
                                 Birmingham, B44 8NT  | 
                            Primary | 436 | ||
| 
                                Frome Vale Academy
                                 Bristol, BS16 2QS  | 
                            Primary | 202 | ||
| 
                                The Baird Primary Academy
                                 Hastings, TN34 3TH  | 
                            Primary | 319 | ||
| 
                                Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
                                 Leicester, LE4 4JU  | 
                            Primary | 427 | ||
| 
                                Rowdown Primary School
                                 Croydon, CR0 0EG  | 
                            Primary | 301 | ||
| 
                                Lanchester Primary School
                                 Watford, WD17 3HD  | 
                            Primary | 363 | ||
| 
                                Castle Hill Infant School
                                 Ipswich, IP1 6QD  | 
                            Primary | 214 | ||
| 
                                Castle Hill Junior School
                                 Ipswich, IP1 6QD  | 
                            Primary | 289 | ||
| 
                                Hawes Down Primary School
                                 West Wickham, BR4 0BA  | 
                            Primary | 441 | ||
| 
                                Beccles Primary Academy
                                 Beccles, NR34 7AB  | 
                            Primary | 173 | ||
| 
                                Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
                                 Leicester, LE5 2EG  | 
                            Primary | 245 | ||
| 
                                Gossops Green Primary
                                 Crawley, RH11 8HW  | 
                            Primary | 575 | ||
| 
                                New Marston Primary School
                                 Oxford, OX3 0AY  | 
                            Primary | 265 | ||
| 
                                Janet Duke Primary School
                                 Basildon, SS15 5LS  | 
                            Primary | 638 | ||
| 
                                West Ewell Primary School and Nursery
                                 Epsom, KT19 0UY  | 
                            Primary | 473 | ||
| 
                                Elaine Primary School
                                 Rochester, ME2 2YN  | 
                            Primary | 294 | ||
| 
                                Rose Hill Primary School
                                 Oxford, OX4 4SF  | 
                            Primary | 281 | ||
| 
                                Oldbury Park Primary School
                                 Worcester, WR2 6AA  | 
                            Primary | 369 | ||
| 
                                Thorntree Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS3 9NH  | 
                            Primary | 253 | ||
| 
                                Priory CofE Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8EF  | 
                            Primary | 421 | ||