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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halewood Church of England Primary Academy (Your chosen school) | Primary | 237 | 12.2% | 3.8% | 
| Park Road Academy Primary School Altrincham, WA14 5AP | Primary | 236 | 10.2% | 3% | 
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW | Primary | 216 | 10.2% | 2.8% | 
| Mellor Primary School Stockport, SK6 5PL | Primary | 229 | 12.6% | 3.9% | 
| Redhill Primary School Derby, DE72 3SF | Primary | 216 | 11.6% | 4.6% | 
| Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Wigston, LE18 3QL | Primary | 212 | 11.3% | 5.2% | 
| St Oswald's CofE Academy Doncaster, DN9 3EQ | Primary | 226 | 12.7% | 3.5% | 
| Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School Solihull, B94 5AJ | Primary | 234 | 11.5% | 4.3% | 
| Upminster Infant School Upminster, RM14 3BS | Primary | 262 | 10.3% | 3.4% | 
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth Leeds, LS18 5AB | Primary | 209 | 12% | 3.8% | 
| Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Leeds, LS19 7HW | Primary | 209 | 10.5% | 3.8% | 
| Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School Nantwich, CW5 7QL | Primary | 215 | 14% | 2.8% | 
| Whirley Primary School Macclesfield, SK10 3JL | Primary | 213 | 10.8% | 5.2% | 
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School London, SE9 4JR | Primary | 203 | 12.8% | 3.9% | 
| St Ives Primary & Nursery School Ringwood, BH24 2LE | Primary | 247 | 14.6% | 2.4% | 
| Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery Epsom, KT17 3AS | Primary | 228 | 13.7% | 4% | 
| St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge Weybridge, KT13 8JD | Primary | 236 | 11.8% | 3.4% | 
| St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton Leek, ST13 7HP | Primary | 212 | 14.6% | 3.3% | 
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School Oldham, OL4 4DS | Primary | 210 | 10% | 4.8% | 
| Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 9BT | Primary | 223 | 12.7% | 5.7% | 
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate Liverpool, L31 0BP | Primary | 236 | 8.5% | 5.5% | 
| Oaklands Junior School Crowthorne, RG45 6QZ | Primary | 245 | 9.8% | 4.9% | 
| Hatch Ride Primary School Crowthorne, RG45 6LP | Primary | 207 | 12.6% | 3.4% | 
| St Luke's CofE Academy Endon Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EB | Primary | 211 | 13.3% | 3.3% | 
| Sandiway Primary School Northwich, CW8 2ND | Primary | 201 | 12.4% | 5.5% | 
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston Chester le Street, DH2 1QX | Primary | 219 | 10.8% | 5.4% | 
| Little Aston Primary Academy Sutton Coldfield, B74 3BE | Primary | 238 | 9.7% | 4.2% | 
| Neroche Primary School Ilminster, TA19 9RG | Primary | 223 | 11% | 5.7% | 
| Gayton Primary School Wirral, CH60 8PZ | Primary | 213 | 11.7% | 1.4% | 
| Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Wirral, CH61 0HH | Primary | 221 | 10.2% | 4.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halewood Church of England Primary Academy (Your chosen school) | Primary | 237 | Sign in to see | |
| Hartwell Primary School Northampton, NN7 2HL | Primary | 177 | ||
| Nansloe Academy Helston, TR13 8JF | Primary | 215 | ||
| Middlefield Primary Academy St Neots, PE19 2QE | Primary | 212 | ||
| Stretton Church of England Academy Coventry, CV3 3AE | Primary | 209 | ||
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Kettering, NN16 0JH | Primary | 266 | ||
| The Gateway Primary Academy Dartford, DA2 6DW | Primary | 210 | ||
| Bishops Lydeard Church School Taunton, TA4 3AN | Primary | 142 | ||
| Oakhurst Community First School Ferndown, BH22 0DY | Primary | 168 | ||
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School Launceston, PL15 7HX | Primary | 210 | ||
| Masefield Primary School Bolton, BL3 1NG | Primary | 258 | ||
| Tenterden Infant School Tenterden, TN30 6RA | Primary | 144 | ||
| St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull, HU6 9AA | Primary | 242 | ||
| Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School York, YO19 6BB | Primary | 190 | ||
| Lanner Primary School Redruth, TR16 6AZ | Primary | 214 | ||
| Hollywell Primary School Nottingham, NG16 2JL | Primary | 208 | ||
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Rochford, SS4 1RF | Primary | 168 | ||
| Grange Community Primary School Felixstowe, IP11 2LA | Primary | 171 | ||
| Fir Bank Primary School Oldham, OL2 6SJ | Primary | 232 | ||
| Beal Vale Primary School Oldham, OL2 7SY | Primary | 194 | ||
| Woodcroft Academy Leek, ST13 8JG | Primary | 138 | ||
| Holywell Primary School Sittingbourne, ME9 7AE | Primary | 202 | ||
| Tarvin Primary School Chester, CH3 8LS | Primary | 248 | ||
| Castle View Primary Academy Lancaster, LA1 3LE | Primary | 132 | ||
| Belgrave Primary School Chester, CH4 7QS | Primary | 210 | ||
| Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Crewe, CW3 0HH | Primary | 182 | ||
| Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Burnley, BB11 4RB | Primary | 210 | ||
| Holland House Infant School and Nursery Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RE | Primary | 181 | ||
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston Preston, PR2 9HH | Primary | 288 | ||
| St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Manchester, M45 8NJ | Primary | 195 | ||