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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronton Church of England Primary Academy (Your chosen school) | Primary | 232 | 13.1% | 7.6% | 
| Westwood Academy Benfleet, SS7 2SU | Primary | 225 | 13.6% | 9.2% | 
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Gloucester, GL3 1HU | Primary | 223 | 12.1% | 8.5% | 
| Kingston Primary School Thundersley, SS7 3HG | Primary | 211 | 14.2% | 7.6% | 
| Joydens Wood Infant School Bexley, DA5 2JD | Primary | 239 | 13.4% | 7.1% | 
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Chelmsford, CM2 0RG | Primary | 217 | 15.2% | 7.8% | 
| Hurworth Primary School Darlington, DL2 2ET | Primary | 220 | 12.7% | 8.2% | 
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath Solihull, B94 6RA | Primary | 210 | 13.3% | 8.5% | 
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Leeds, LS25 1PS | Primary | 209 | 12.7% | 8% | 
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James Solihull, B90 2BT | Primary | 242 | 11.6% | 8.3% | 
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School Leeds, LS16 5QR | Primary | 220 | 12.2% | 7% | 
| Mill View Primary School Chester, CH2 1HB | Primary | 233 | 14.5% | 7.1% | 
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Kettering, NN15 7JZ | Primary | 218 | 12.8% | 6% | 
| Didsbury CofE Primary School Manchester, M20 6RL | Primary | 225 | 14.2% | 6.7% | 
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Addlestone, KT15 1BP | Primary | 219 | 11.4% | 8.7% | 
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Bury, BL8 3AX | Primary | 235 | 14.4% | 8.1% | 
| Childer Thornton Primary School Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QY | Primary | 231 | 14.8% | 6.6% | 
| Excalibur Primary School Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2RQ | Primary | 234 | 14.1% | 6.8% | 
| Wildmoor Heath School Bracknell, RG45 7HD | Primary | 211 | 13.3% | 7.6% | 
| Brooklands Primary School Nr Manningtree, CO11 1RX | Primary | 244 | 12.3% | 8.6% | 
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Solihull, B92 7RR | Primary | 225 | 12% | 7.3% | 
| Anston Hillcrest Primary School Sheffield, S25 5GR | Primary | 233 | 14.1% | 9.1% | 
| All Saints CofE First School Leek, ST13 5QY | Primary | 229 | 11.4% | 7.2% | 
| Fir Bank Primary School Oldham, OL2 6SJ | Primary | 232 | 13.3% | 9.9% | 
| Acresfield Academy Chester, CH2 1LJ | Primary | 236 | 12.8% | 8.7% | 
| St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn Hebburn, NE31 1RZ | Primary | 217 | 11.6% | 7.7% | 
| Pedmore CE Primary School Stourbridge, DY9 0RH | Primary | 222 | 11.7% | 6.3% | 
| Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School Staines, TW18 2EF | Primary | 243 | 11.5% | 6.6% | 
| Greasby Junior School Wirral, CH49 3AR | Primary | 245 | 14.3% | 9% | 
| Hyde Park Infants' School Plymouth, PL3 4RS | Primary | 243 | 11.9% | 6.6% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronton Church of England Primary Academy (Your chosen school) | Primary | 232 | Sign in to see | |
| Offa's Mead Academy Chepstow, NP16 7DT | Primary | 120 | ||
| Worth Primary School Poynton, SK12 1QA | Primary | 206 | ||
| Moorside Community Primary Academy School Skelmersdale, WN8 9EA | Primary | 254 | ||
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery Wolverhampton, WV6 0HR | Primary | 224 | ||
| Bridgewater Park Primary School Runcorn, WA7 2LW | Primary | 96 | ||
| St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy Camborne, TR14 7DW | Primary | 173 | ||
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS13 4PZ | Primary | 163 | ||
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Congleton, CW12 1HT | Primary | 208 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic Infant School Croydon, CR0 2AQ | Primary | 179 | ||
| Chacewater Community Primary School Truro, TR4 8PZ | Primary | 191 | ||
| Filton Hill Primary School Bristol, BS34 7AX | Primary | 204 | ||
| Falconer's Hill Infant School Daventry, NN11 0QF | Primary | 171 | ||
| Ouston Primary School Chester le Street, DH2 1RQ | Primary | 237 | ||
| Harlowbury Primary School Harlow, CM17 0DX | Primary | 198 | ||
| North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery North Tawton, EX20 2HB | Primary | 169 | ||
| Old Stratford Primary School Milton Keynes, MK19 6AZ | Primary | 187 | ||
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School London, NW2 6HS | Primary | 228 | ||
| Oakfield Academy Southampton, SO40 3LN | Primary | 167 | ||
| St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Beverley, HU17 0BU | Primary | 174 | ||
| Little Aston Primary Academy Sutton Coldfield, B74 3BE | Primary | 238 | ||
| Statham Primary School Lymm, WA13 9BE | Primary | 177 | ||
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School West Bromwich, B71 2ST | Primary | 240 | ||
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5LE | Primary | 209 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NP | Primary | 179 | ||
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport Maryport, CA15 8HN | Primary | 203 | ||
| Dovery Academy Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3AG | Primary | 153 | ||
| NCEA St Michael's Church of England Primary School Alnwick, NE66 1DJ | Primary | 109 | ||
| Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Wigan, WN6 9DT | Primary | 137 | ||
| Hoylandswaine Primary School Sheffield, S36 7JJ | Primary | 89 | ||