Dowson Primary Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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

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  • 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Dowson Primary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Primary 474 15% 23.2%
Newquay Junior Academy
Newquay, TR7 2NL
Primary 491 17.3% 20.8%
Lever Edge Primary Academy
Bolton, BL3 3HP
Primary 502 17.2% 24.3%
William Tyndale Primary School
London, N1 2GG
Primary 450 17.3% 24.7%
Rickley Park Primary School
Bletchley, MK3 6EW
Primary 450 17.9% 23.6%
Quarry Hill Academy
Grays, RM17 5UT
Primary 488 14.7% 23.5%
Scientia Academy
Burton-upon-Trent, DE13 0UF
Primary 447 16.3% 22.3%
Marine Academy Primary
Plymouth, PL5 2AF
Primary 507 15.6% 22.5%
Parkfield Primary School
London, NW4 3PJ
Primary 450 16.6% 21.2%
Eldon Grove Academy
Hartlepool, TS26 9LY
Primary 490 12.6% 23.6%
The Langley Heritage Primary
Slough, SL3 8EQ
Primary 495 14.2% 22.3%
Burton End Primary Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9DE
Primary 453 15.6% 24.4%
South Borough Primary School
Maidstone, ME15 6TL
Primary 486 15.6% 24.7%
Canford Heath Junior School
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Primary 474 14.1% 21.9%
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
London, E13 8DW
Primary 469 13.1% 24.5%
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School
Luton, LU1 5PP
Primary 492 13.2% 25.8%
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
Oldham, OL8 4JD
Primary 444 11.7% 24.6%
Upton Junior School
Broadstairs, CT10 2AH
Primary 511 14.7% 23.9%
Hamworthy Park Junior School
Poole, BH15 4DG
Primary 465 12.3% 22.8%
Hearsall Community Academy
Coventry, CV5 6LR
Primary 466 19.1% 22.7%
Cleves Primary School
London, E6 1QP
Primary 437 14.6% 23.9%
Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School
Rotherham, S63 6AN
Primary 467 16.5% 20.3%
Hollingwood Primary School
Bradford, BD7 4BE
Primary 454 18% 24.4%
Farnham Primary School
Bradford, BD7 3HU
Primary 447 15.1% 24.3%
Thorpe Primary School
Peterborough, PE3 9UG
Primary 509 15% 24.8%
Ulverley School
Solihull, B92 8RZ
Primary 446 15.8% 22.9%
Woodlands Primary School
Bristol, BS37 4HB
Primary 465 17% 24.8%
Wrekin View Primary School
Telford, TF1 3ES
Primary 463 15.7% 22.6%
Waterside Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3JS
Primary 470 13.8% 26%
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham, B36 0BX
Primary 453 14.4% 21.3%