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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thornton Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 489 | 11.9% | 28% |
Queen's Park Academy
Bedford, MK40 4HA |
Primary | 452 | 15% | 27.9% |
Woodlands Academy of Learning
Willenhall, WV12 5PR |
Primary | 441 | 11.7% | 29.4% |
Seymour Primary School
Crawley, RH11 9ES |
Primary | 487 | 13.5% | 30.1% |
Old Basford School
Nottingham, NG6 0GF |
Primary | 450 | 13.2% | 27% |
Woodvale Primary Academy
Northampton, NN3 8JJ |
Primary | 454 | 12.1% | 25.1% |
St James Church School
Taunton, TA1 1XU |
Primary | 498 | 15.7% | 26.5% |
Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6SZ |
Primary | 482 | 13.7% | 26.3% |
Riverley Primary School
London, E10 7BZ |
Primary | 451 | 12.5% | 25.6% |
St Gregory's Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2QN |
Primary | 471 | 11.9% | 25.9% |
Aylward Primary School
Stanmore, HA7 4RE |
Primary | 521 | 14.5% | 27.4% |
Harris Primary Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1JW |
Primary | 471 | 12.2% | 28.2% |
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School
Luton, LU1 5PP |
Primary | 492 | 13.2% | 25.8% |
Nether Edge Primary School
Sheffield, S7 1RB |
Primary | 442 | 13.6% | 25.2% |
Portway Primary School
London, E13 0JW |
Primary | 517 | 9.8% | 29.8% |
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
Leicester, LE2 0DR |
Primary | 480 | 9.6% | 30.6% |
Woodside Primary School
Croydon, CR0 6NF |
Primary | 489 | 13.8% | 31.5% |
Somers Heath Primary School
South Ockendon, RM15 5LX |
Primary | 451 | 12.8% | 26.3% |
Green Top
Doncaster, DN8 5LB |
Primary | 450 | 15.1% | 26.9% |
Harrow Lodge Primary School
Hornchurch, RM12 4BP |
Primary | 450 | 12.9% | 28.7% |
Riverview Junior School
Gravesend, DA12 4SD |
Primary | 498 | 16.3% | 26.1% |
St John's CofE Primary School
Bradford, BD4 6JF |
Primary | 445 | 13.7% | 26.4% |
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 7AU |
Primary | 491 | 16.9% | 26.7% |
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
Spalding, PE11 2QG |
Primary | 503 | 12% | 27.3% |
St Katherine's School & Nursery
Snodland, ME6 5EJ |
Primary | 496 | 16.1% | 27.4% |
Co-op Academy Princeville
Bradford, BD7 2AH |
Primary | 451 | 15.9% | 30% |
Waterside Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3JS |
Primary | 470 | 13.8% | 26% |
Town Field Primary School
Doncaster, DN1 2JS |
Primary | 439 | 13.2% | 29.4% |
Plantation Primary School
Liverpool, L26 0TH |
Primary | 472 | 10.4% | 29.2% |
Lidget Green Primary School
Bradford, BD7 2QN |
Primary | 526 | 16.6% | 30.1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thornton Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 489 | Sign in to see | |
The Canterbury Primary School
Canterbury, CT2 8PT |
Primary | 422 | ||
Corsham Primary School
Corsham, SN13 9YW |
Primary | 667 | ||
Lansdowne Primary Academy
Tilbury, RM18 7QB |
Primary | 676 | ||
Glenleigh Park Primary Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4ED |
Primary | 371 | ||
The Green Way Academy
Hull, HU6 8HD |
Primary | 416 | ||
Staniland Academy
Boston, PE21 8DF |
Primary | 525 | ||
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
Cambridge, CB24 9JA |
Primary | 434 | ||
Sutton Park Primary School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU7 4AH |
Primary | 318 | ||
Diamond Hall Infant Academy
Sunderland, SR4 6JF |
Primary | 322 | ||
West St Leonards Primary Academy
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8BX |
Primary | 387 | ||
Ryhope Infant School Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0RT |
Primary | 146 | ||
Grove Wood Primary School
Rayleigh, SS6 8UA |
Primary | 629 | ||
Withernsea Primary School
Withernsea, HU19 2EG |
Primary | 449 | ||
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
Sheerness, ME12 3QU |
Primary | 394 | ||
Muscliff Primary School
Bournemouth, BH8 0AB |
Primary | 579 | ||
Victoria Primary Academy
Leeds, LS9 9ER |
Primary | 376 | ||
Oakdale Junior School
Poole, BH15 3JR |
Primary | 399 | ||
Underwood West Academy
Crewe, CW1 3LF |
Primary | 438 | ||
Diamond Hall Junior Academy
Sunderland, SR4 6JF |
Primary | 336 | ||
Westbourne Primary School
Bradford, BD8 7PL |
Primary | 408 | ||
Margaret McMillan Primary School
Bradford, BD9 5DF |
Primary | 591 | ||
Ashcombe Primary School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3JW |
Primary | 632 | ||
Rykneld Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3EX |
Primary | 631 | ||
Whinstone Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0RJ |
Primary | 473 | ||
Gallions Primary School
London, E6 6WG |
Primary | 432 | ||
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
Leicester, LE5 1TG |
Primary | 806 | ||
Eastchurch Church of England Primary School
Sheerness, ME12 4EJ |
Primary | 148 | ||
The St Augustine's Academy
Worksop, S81 0DW |
Primary | 428 | ||
Lidget Green Primary School
Bradford, BD7 2QN |
Primary | 526 |