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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Mereside Primary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 280 | 19.5% | 60.6% |
Willow Bank Primary School
London, SE2 9XB |
Primary | 257 | 23.4% | 61.1% |
St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Manchester, M11 2JX |
Primary | 223 | 21.5% | 60.5% |
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
Dover, CT17 0LB |
Primary | 274 | 17.1% | 61.9% |
Newlands Primary School
Ramsgate, CT11 7AJ |
Primary | 256 | 20.3% | 65.6% |
Mablethorpe Primary Academy
Mablethorpe, LN12 1EW |
Primary | 320 | 19.5% | 57% |
Forest Gate Academy
Manchester, M31 4PN |
Primary | 207 | 23.6% | 58.7% |
Oasis Academy Parkwood
Scunthorpe, DN17 1SS |
Primary | 321 | 14.4% | 60.1% |
Merlin Top Primary Academy
Keighley, BD22 6HZ |
Primary | 322 | 23.7% | 58% |
Hardwick Green Primary Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8WF |
Primary | 309 | 23.7% | 58% |
Caldicotes Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 9HD |
Primary | 233 | 21.8% | 61.5% |
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)
South Shields, NE34 0TS |
Primary | 233 | 22.2% | 62.1% |
Brownmead Primary Academy
Birmingham, B34 6SS |
Primary | 336 | 17.6% | 61% |
Allenton Primary School
Derby, DE24 9BB |
Primary | 327 | 19.9% | 62.7% |
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 4EW |
Primary | 201 | 21.9% | 61.2% |
Gorsefield Primary School
Manchester, M26 4DW |
Primary | 319 | 19% | 54.3% |
Dene House Primary School
Peterlee, SR8 5RL |
Primary | 302 | 19.2% | 57.9% |
Old Moat Primary School
Manchester, M20 3FN |
Primary | 371 | 18.9% | 59% |
Bushbury Lane Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR |
Primary | 224 | 18.2% | 59.7% |
Willowpark Primary Academy
Oldham, OL1 4LJ |
Primary | 230 | 17.8% | 55.2% |
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE |
Primary | 227 | 17.2% | 61.7% |
Green Gates Primary School
Redcar, TS10 4HS |
Primary | 235 | 20.7% | 61.4% |
Wilfred Owen Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH |
Primary | 217 | 20.1% | 60.7% |
Croxteth Community Primary School
Liverpool, L11 0BP |
Primary | 311 | 25.4% | 61.6% |
Marlborough Road Academy
Salford, M7 4XD |
Primary | 294 | 23.1% | 54.8% |
Caedmon Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS6 7NA |
Primary | 255 | 22.6% | 60.9% |
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Salford, M5 4AL |
Primary | 235 | 14% | 57.4% |
St James' Church of England Aided Junior School
Derby, DE23 8FQ |
Primary | 301 | 17.6% | 58.1% |
The Oaks Primary School
Birmingham, B14 5RY |
Primary | 309 | 23.7% | 63.8% |
Hollington Primary School
St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9DS |
Primary | 319 | 18.7% | 59.2% |
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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Mereside Primary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 280 | Sign in to see | |
Djanogly Northgate Academy
Nottingham, NG7 7GB |
Primary | 382 | ||
Redby Academy
Sunderland, SR6 9QP |
Primary | 276 | ||
Hampton Primary School
Herne Bay, CT6 8NB |
Primary | 675 | ||
Lyons Hall School
Braintree, CM7 9FH |
Primary | 569 | ||
Grove Park Primary School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PT |
Primary | 417 | ||
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 8UL |
Primary | 281 | ||
Begbrook Primary Academy
Bristol, BS16 1HG |
Primary | 556 | ||
Feversham Primary Academy
Bradford, BD3 9EG |
Primary | 468 | ||
St John's CofE Primary School
Birmingham, B11 4EA |
Primary | 443 | ||
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School
Erith, DA8 3DG |
Primary | 555 | ||
Pokesdown Community Primary School
Bournemouth, BH5 2AS |
Primary | 414 | ||
Coppice Primary Academy
Oldham, OL8 1AP |
Primary | 515 | ||
Lime Tree Primary Academy
Sale, M33 2RP |
Primary | 478 | ||
Maltby Lilly Hall Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AU |
Primary | 412 | ||
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
Blackpool, FY4 5LY |
Primary | 295 | ||
Shavington Primary School
Crewe, CW2 5BP |
Primary | 431 | ||
Kingston Park Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2EL |
Primary | 440 | ||
Ward Green Primary School
Barnsley, S70 5HJ |
Primary | 393 | ||
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
London, E17 8ER |
Primary | 334 | ||
St John's CofE Primary School
Huntingdon, PE29 7LA |
Primary | 343 | ||
Britannia Village Primary School
London, E16 2AW |
Primary | 435 | ||
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Rochester, ME1 1YF |
Primary | 215 | ||
Christchurch Junior School
Christchurch, BH23 2AA |
Primary | 498 | ||
Bollin Primary School
Altrincham, WA14 3AH |
Primary | 387 | ||
Manorfield Church of England Primary School
Leicester, LE9 4LU |
Primary | 404 | ||
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
London, E13 9AX |
Primary | 420 | ||
Wainscott Primary School
Rochester, ME2 4JX |
Primary | 458 | ||
Cockington Primary School
Torquay, TQ2 6AP |
Primary | 443 | ||
Barley Fields Primary
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0QP |
Primary | 660 |