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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Kaizen Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 400 | 24.2% | 34.4% | 
| 
                                Hayes School
                                 Paignton, TQ4 5PJ  | 
                            Primary | 387 | 23.9% | 37.2% | 
| 
                                Eden Park Primary & Nursery School
                                 Brixham, TQ5 9NH  | 
                            Primary | 396 | 21.9% | 35.3% | 
| 
                                Westgate Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN1 3BQ  | 
                            Primary | 430 | 22.3% | 32.6% | 
| 
                                Hamford Primary Academy
                                 Walton on the Naze, CO14 8TE  | 
                            Primary | 391 | 21.7% | 31.7% | 
| 
                                Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy
                                 Enfield, EN3 7GB  | 
                            Primary | 429 | 19.6% | 35.1% | 
| 
                                Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Folkestone, CT19 6QH  | 
                            Primary | 417 | 22.4% | 33.5% | 
| 
                                Brentside Primary School
                                 London, W7 1JL  | 
                            Primary | 403 | 20.7% | 34.8% | 
| 
                                Gray's Farm Primary Academy
                                 Orpington, BR5 3AD  | 
                            Primary | 427 | 23% | 37.5% | 
| 
                                Oriel Academy West London
                                 Feltham, TW13 6QQ  | 
                            Primary | 394 | 19% | 35.3% | 
| 
                                Nelson Academy
                                 Downham Market, PE38 9PF  | 
                            Primary | 408 | 20.4% | 32.9% | 
| 
                                Lansdowne Primary School
                                 Sittingbourne, ME10 3BH  | 
                            Primary | 417 | 24% | 34.3% | 
| 
                                St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B31 5AB  | 
                            Primary | 436 | 25.6% | 35.3% | 
| 
                                The Beeches Community Primary School
                                 Ipswich, IP1 6ET  | 
                            Primary | 367 | 23% | 36.5% | 
| 
                                Rosemellin Community Primary School
                                 Camborne, TR14 8PG  | 
                            Primary | 396 | 20.5% | 35.9% | 
| 
                                Westbourne Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD8 7PL  | 
                            Primary | 408 | 20% | 35.5% | 
| 
                                Valley Road Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR2 8PL  | 
                            Primary | 384 | 26.9% | 35.3% | 
| 
                                Kings Road Primary School
                                 Chelmsford, CM1 2BB  | 
                            Primary | 410 | 22.4% | 36.6% | 
| 
                                Netherton CofE Primary School
                                 Dudley, DY2 0HU  | 
                            Primary | 384 | 23.1% | 33.9% | 
| 
                                Summerside Primary Academy
                                 London, N12 0QU  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 27.2% | 33.5% | 
| 
                                Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School
                                 Liverpool, L36 9TF  | 
                            Primary | 412 | 20.2% | 33.3% | 
| 
                                NCEA Bishop's Primary School
                                 Ashington, NE63 9FZ  | 
                            Primary | 429 | 25.5% | 36.2% | 
| 
                                City Road Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B16 0HL  | 
                            Primary | 438 | 23.9% | 34.3% | 
| 
                                Houndsfield Primary School
                                 London, N9 7RE  | 
                            Primary | 456 | 24.4% | 36.1% | 
| 
                                Raynville Academy
                                 Leeds, LS13 2TQ  | 
                            Primary | 434 | 22.2% | 35.7% | 
| 
                                Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary
                                 London, SE14 5RD  | 
                            Primary | 391 | 21.8% | 37.1% | 
| 
                                St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 Bradford, BD4 9PY  | 
                            Primary | 386 | 24.8% | 35% | 
| 
                                St Werburgh's Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS2 9US  | 
                            Primary | 389 | 21.1% | 34.2% | 
| 
                                Horncastle Primary School
                                 Horncastle, LN9 5EH  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 22.4% | 36.6% | 
| 
                                Kings Norton Junior and Infant School
                                 BIRMINGHAM, B30 3EU  | 
                            Primary | 398 | 20.1% | 33.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Kaizen Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 400 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                William Tyndale Primary School
                                 London, N1 2GG  | 
                            Primary | 450 | ||
| 
                                Krishna Avanti Primary School
                                 Edgware, HA8 6ES  | 
                            Primary | 447 | ||
| 
                                Parkfield Primary School
                                 London, NW4 3PJ  | 
                            Primary | 450 | ||
| 
                                Mayflower Academy
                                 Plymouth, PL2 2NJ  | 
                            Primary | 450 | ||
| 
                                The Victory Primary School
                                 Portsmouth, PO6 4QP  | 
                            Primary | 412 | ||
| 
                                Greenhill Academy
                                 Oldham, OL4 1RR  | 
                            Primary | 466 | ||
| 
                                Kilburn Grange School
                                 London, NW6 7UJ  | 
                            Primary | 217 | ||
| 
                                Northwood Primary School
                                 Darlington, DL1 2HF  | 
                            Primary | 407 | ||
| 
                                Krishna Avanti Primary School
                                 Croydon, CR0 4HA  | 
                            Primary | 195 | ||
| 
                                Braunstone Community Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE3 1QH  | 
                            Primary | 424 | ||
| 
                                Dussindale Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR7 0US  | 
                            Primary | 350 | ||
| 
                                Beechwood Primary Academy
                                 Plymouth, PL6 6DX  | 
                            Primary | 298 | ||
| 
                                Upland Primary School
                                 Bexleyheath, DA7 4DG  | 
                            Primary | 475 | ||
| 
                                Littleton Green Community School
                                 Cannock, WS12 4UD  | 
                            Primary | 455 | ||
| 
                                Highfield Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR4 0DA  | 
                            Primary | 407 | ||
| 
                                George Washington Primary School
                                 Washington, NE37 1NL  | 
                            Primary | 402 | ||
| 
                                Rolls Crescent Primary School
                                 Manchester, M15 5FT  | 
                            Primary | 413 | ||
| 
                                Ambleside Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG8 5PN  | 
                            Primary | 620 | ||
| 
                                Abbots Green Primary Academy
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ  | 
                            Primary | 524 | ||
| 
                                Lakeside Primary Academy
                                 Derby, DE24 8UY  | 
                            Primary | 620 | ||
| 
                                Meadowfield Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS9 0JY  | 
                            Primary | 451 | ||
| 
                                Childeric Primary School
                                 London, SE14 6DG  | 
                            Primary | 405 | ||
| 
                                Walton Oak Primary School
                                 Walton-on-Thames, KT12 3LN  | 
                            Primary | 413 | ||
| 
                                Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK8 0PZ  | 
                            Primary | 256 | ||
| 
                                Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School
                                 Shrewsbury, SY3 0NU  | 
                            Primary | 455 | ||
| 
                                Brandon Primary Academy
                                 Durham, DH7 8NL  | 
                            Primary | 287 | ||
| 
                                Oakham CofE Primary School
                                 Oakham, LE15 6GY  | 
                            Primary | 230 | ||
| 
                                Peacehaven Heights Academy
                                 Peacehaven, BN10 7QY  | 
                            Primary | 375 | ||
| 
                                Round Diamond Primary School
                                 Stevenage, SG1 6NH  | 
                            Primary | 436 | ||