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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High Down Junior School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 341 | 10.9% | 10% |
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St Helen's Catholic Junior School
Brentwood, CM15 9BY |
Primary | 363 | 12.4% | 11% |
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Abbey Junior School
Darlington, DL3 8NN |
Primary | 352 | 10.5% | 8.2% |
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Field Court Church of England Infant Academy
Gloucester, GL2 4UF |
Primary | 311 | 12.2% | 9.7% |
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Bradshaw Primary School
Halifax, HX2 9PF |
Primary | 324 | 11.7% | 11.7% |
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Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Wakefield, WF4 3HY |
Primary | 312 | 11.2% | 9.6% |
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Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS8 3AW |
Primary | 311 | 14.2% | 8.7% |
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Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
Oxford, OX4 2LF |
Primary | 325 | 9.2% | 8.6% |
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Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
Solihull, B93 9AS |
Primary | 357 | 10.8% | 9.4% |
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Healing Primary Academy
Grimsby, DN41 7RS |
Primary | 336 | 12.8% | 8% |
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Ermine Street Church Academy
Alconbury Weald, PE28 4XG |
Primary | 322 | 12.7% | 10.6% |
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St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Wakefield, WF1 3PF |
Primary | 310 | 11.3% | 10% |
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St Agnes Academy
St Agnes, TR5 0LZ |
Primary | 374 | 10.2% | 12% |
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Boringdon Primary School
Plymouth, PL7 4HJ |
Primary | 379 | 11.1% | 8.4% |
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Courthill Infant School
Poole, BH14 9HL |
Primary | 342 | 14.6% | 11.7% |
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Junction Farm Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0EU |
Primary | 352 | 12.5% | 9.7% |
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Woodlands Park Primary School
Ivybridge, PL21 9TF |
Primary | 332 | 11.1% | 13.3% |
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Mary Elton Primary School
North Somerset, BS21 7SX |
Primary | 345 | 12.8% | 11.9% |
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Wrenthorpe Academy
Wakefield, WF2 0LW |
Primary | 311 | 11.3% | 9.3% |
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John of Rolleston Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9AG |
Primary | 342 | 9.1% | 11.1% |
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Chandlers Ridge Academy
Middlesbrough, TS7 0JL |
Primary | 336 | 12.8% | 9.2% |
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Westgarth Primary School
Redcar, TS11 6AE |
Primary | 321 | 9.9% | 9.9% |
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Riverside School, Tadcaster
Tadcaster, LS24 9JN |
Primary | 365 | 10.6% | 9.8% |
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Lift Hockley
Hockley, SS5 4UR |
Primary | 332 | 11.8% | 7.8% |
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River Mill Primary School
Dartford, DA1 5XR |
Primary | 358 | 8.9% | 10.6% |
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Catherine Wayte Primary School
Swindon, SN25 4TA |
Primary | 361 | 13% | 10.8% |
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Mapplewell Primary School
Barnsley, S75 6BB |
Primary | 329 | 12.4% | 10.9% |
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Telford Junior School
Leamington Spa, CV32 7HP |
Primary | 348 | 11.5% | 9.8% |
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Blackmoor Park Infants' School
Liverpool, L12 9EY |
Primary | 315 | 12.2% | 11.3% |
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Christchurch Infant School
Christchurch, BH23 2AE |
Primary | 303 | 12.2% | 11.2% |
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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High Down Junior School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 341 | Sign in to see | |
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Newquay Junior Academy
Newquay, TR7 2NL |
Primary | 463 | ||
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Alderman Jacobs School
Peterborough, PE7 1XJ |
Primary | 643 | ||
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St Columb Minor Academy
Newquay, TR7 3JF |
Primary | 440 | ||
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Waycroft Academy
Bristol, BS14 8PS |
Primary | 436 | ||
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West Town Lane Academy
Bristol, BS4 5DT |
Primary | 641 | ||
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Chantry Primary Academy
Luton, LU4 0QP |
Primary | 627 | ||
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Hilltop Primary School
Crawley, RH11 8QL |
Primary | 633 | ||
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Belmore Primary Academy
Hayes, UB4 9LF |
Primary | 551 | ||
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Dallow Primary School
Luton, LU1 1LZ |
Primary | 616 | ||
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Stranton Primary School
Hartlepool, TS25 1SQ |
Primary | 346 | ||
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Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School
Sheffield, S20 7JU |
Primary | 157 | ||
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Manorside Academy
Poole, BH12 4JG |
Primary | 421 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England Academy
Bedworth, CV12 9DA |
Primary | 410 | ||
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Avanti Court Primary School
Barkingside, IG6 1LZ |
Primary | 604 | ||
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Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School
Poole, BH14 8UL |
Primary | 722 | ||
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High Down Infant School
Portishead, BS20 6DY |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Gossops Green Primary
Crawley, RH11 8HW |
Primary | 592 | ||
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Slough, SL2 3AA |
Primary | 477 | ||
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Hatchell Wood Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN4 6SL |
Primary | 410 | ||
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Wittering Primary School
Peterborough, PE8 6AF |
Primary | 258 | ||
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Chesterton Primary School
London, SW11 5DT |
Primary | 414 | ||
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Churchfield Primary School
London, N9 9PL |
Primary | 486 | ||
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Charnwood Primary Academy
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Primary | 213 | ||
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Van Gogh Primary
London, SW9 6HF |
Primary | 272 | ||
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Whitefield Primary Academy
Luton, LU3 3SS |
Primary | 428 | ||
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Beaufort Community Primary School
Derby, DE21 6BT |
Primary | 251 | ||
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St Katherine's School & Nursery
Snodland, ME6 5EJ |
Primary | 494 | ||
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Carrwood Primary School
Bradford, BD4 0EQ |
Primary | 284 | ||
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Dial Park Primary School
Stockport, SK2 5LB |
Primary | 323 | ||