Great Meols Primary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Great Meols Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 453 19.1% 4.3%
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
Maidstone, ME14 5TZ
Primary 436 15.4% 7.3%
The Gerrards Cross CofE School
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8BD
Primary 432 17.8% 6.3%
Elburton Primary School
Plymouth, PL9 8HJ
Primary 449 13.2% 4.7%
The Croft Primary School
Swindon, SN3 1RA
Primary 418 17.5% 5.3%
Northgate Primary School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2RL
Primary 437 13.1% 4%
Park Road Sale Primary School
Sale, M33 6HR
Primary 457 14.4% 1.3%
Atwood Primary School
South Croydon, CR2 9EE
Primary 437 15.1% 4.8%
Aureus Primary School
Didcot, OX11 6GS
Primary 453 22.4% 7.2%
Wistaston Church Lane Academy
Crewe, CW2 8EZ
Primary 429 17.1% 8.1%
Hawes Down Primary School
West Wickham, BR4 0BA
Primary 443 18.7% 4.1%
Fairfield Primary School
Cockermouth, CA13 0DX
Primary 441 15.2% 6%
Wickham Common Primary School
West Wickham, BR4 9DG
Primary 422 14.7% 5.9%
Pannal Primary School
Harrogate, HG3 1LH
Primary 447 14.5% 4.5%
Gorsey Bank Primary School
Wilmslow, SK9 5NQ
Primary 409 14.9% 2.7%
Saltford CofE Primary School
Bristol, BS31 3DW
Primary 423 18.4% 4%
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School
Wirral, CH63 9LY
Primary 478 19.7% 4.7%
Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School
Farnham, GU10 2AE
Primary 472 17.4% 7.8%
Brookburn Community School
Manchester, M21 8EH
Primary 426 17.3% 7.9%
Bracken Leas Primary School
Brackley, NN13 6LF
Primary 422 15.4% 2.6%
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3HS
Primary 463 15.6% 4.5%
Tyntesfield Primary School
Sale, M33 4HE
Primary 440 15.4% 3.4%
Cheadle Hulme Primary School
Stockport, SK8 5GB
Primary 457 13.7% 4.8%
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy
Manchester, M25 0JW
Primary 450 22% 2.9%
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Coventry, CV6 2DJ
Primary 449 16.6% 8%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Haywards Heath, RH16 3PQ
Primary 425 13.9% 4.9%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Primary 447 18.2% 6.1%
Blackhorse Primary School
Bristol, BS16 6TR
Primary 421 19.7% 7.1%
Norbury Hall Primary School
Stockport, SK7 6LE
Primary 442 11.9% 4.2%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Burgess Hill, RH15 9RJ
Primary 418 15.3% 5.5%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Great Meols Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 453 Sign in to see
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School
Towcester, NN12 6JA
Primary 421
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
Harlow, CM18 6JJ
Primary 421
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
Maidstone, ME14 5TZ
Primary 436
Lings Primary School
Northampton, NN3 8NN
Primary 401
Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy
Birmingham, B6 5NH
Primary 412
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Wakefield, WF1 2PH
Primary 450
Norton Primary Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2RD
Primary 319
Elmstead Wood Primary School
London, SE9 4AT
Primary 290
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7LR
Primary 436
Whitfield Valley Primary Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6TD
Primary 459
Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base
Tameside, M34 6EF
Primary 219
Haymoor Junior School
Poole, BH17 8WG
Primary 363
Marlborough Primary School
Macclesfield, SK10 2HJ
Primary 409
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
London, SE25 6LR
Primary 344
Glen Park Primary School
Plymouth, PL7 2DE
Primary 417
Alphington Primary School
Exeter, EX2 8RQ
Primary 459
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
East Molesey, KT8 2PG
Primary 415
Wellgate Primary School
Barnsley, S75 6HR
Primary 415
Milton Church of England Primary School
Cambridge, CB24 6DL
Primary 282
St Francis CofE Primary School
Falmouth, TR11 4SU
Primary 407
Goldthorn Park Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5ET
Primary 419
Indian Queens Primary School
St Columb, TR9 6QZ
Primary 323
Greenside Primary School
Manchester, M43 7RA
Primary 449
Bramley Park Academy
Leeds, LS13 3DP
Primary 324
Hook Lane Primary School
Welling, DA16 2ET
Primary 452
Bewley Primary School
Billingham, TS23 3LH
Primary 373
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School
Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6DS
Primary 376
Marnel Junior School
Basingstoke, RG24 9PT
Primary 459
Littlemoor Primary School
Oldham, OL4 2RR
Primary 313