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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St James Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 189 | 16.6% | 21.1% |
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Meadowdale Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6HA |
Primary | 189 | 17.5% | 21.2% |
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Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
Loughborough, LE11 5AX |
Primary | 200 | 17.5% | 19.5% |
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Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire
Coalville, LE67 3SF |
Primary | 197 | 16.8% | 20.8% |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0NA |
Primary | 191 | 19.4% | 19.9% |
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Barlestone Church of England Primary School
Nuneaton, CV13 0EP |
Primary | 199 | 15.1% | 20.1% |
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Loughborough Church of England Primary School
Loughborough, LE11 3BY |
Primary | 185 | 15.1% | 23.2% |
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St Barnabas Church of England School
Wellingborough, NN8 3HB |
Primary | 177 | 15.3% | 19.8% |
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Fossebrook Primary School
Leicester, LE3 3FF |
Primary | 208 | 14.9% | 21.6% |
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN |
Primary | 199 | 18.1% | 21.1% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Northampton, NN5 7HX |
Primary | 181 | 18.8% | 22.7% |
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Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
Salisbury, SP4 9HP |
Primary | 189 | 15.2% | 19.9% |
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Lakeside Primary Academy
York, YO30 4YL |
Primary | 202 | 17.8% | 20.3% |
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Upwood Primary Academy
Huntingdon, PE26 2QA |
Primary | 200 | 18% | 22% |
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Cherry Willingham Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4BD |
Primary | 203 | 18.2% | 21.2% |
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St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Spalding, PE11 1NJ |
Primary | 206 | 14.1% | 21.8% |
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Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery
Heanor, DE75 7RT |
Primary | 193 | 15.5% | 22% |
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Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy
Derby, DE23 3ES |
Primary | 174 | 15.3% | 19.7% |
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Holmwood School
Milton Keynes, MK8 9AB |
Primary | 196 | 17.9% | 22.4% |
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Greatwood Community Primary School
Skipton, BD23 2SJ |
Primary | 199 | 16.4% | 20.9% |
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Witham, CM8 1DX |
Primary | 198 | 15.2% | 21.7% |
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Cressing Primary School
Braintree, CM77 8JE |
Primary | 196 | 15.3% | 20.4% |
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
Alnwick, NE66 2NU |
Primary | 202 | 16.8% | 20.8% |
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Seaham, SR7 0HW |
Primary | 201 | 18.4% | 20.9% |
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Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG6 8XE |
Primary | 204 | 16.2% | 21.4% |
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Heathlands Primary School
Mansfield, NG21 0DJ |
Primary | 180 | 15.9% | 20.3% |
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Rivendell Flying High Academy
Nottingham, NG14 5HH |
Primary | 179 | 15.9% | 19.2% |
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Springhead Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1RA |
Primary | 197 | 16.8% | 21.8% |
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St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome
Frome, BA11 3AP |
Primary | 186 | 17.7% | 19.9% |
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Laburnum Primary School
Sandy, SG19 1HQ |
Primary | 192 | 16.5% | 20.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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St James Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 189 | Sign in to see | |
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Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 3HD |
Primary | 238 | ||
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Hope Community School
Sidcup, DA14 5BU |
Primary | 112 | ||
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St John's Primary School
Wallingford, OX10 9AG |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Mersey Primary Academy
Hull, HU8 8TX |
Primary | 201 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0DW |
Primary | 212 | ||
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Dunbury Church of England Academy
Winterborne Whitechurch, DT11 0AW |
Primary | 113 | ||
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Purleigh Community Primary School
Chelmsford, CM3 6PJ |
Primary | 206 | ||
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge
Woodbridge, IP12 4JJ |
Primary | 196 | ||
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Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8NF |
Primary | 120 | ||
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Bushbury Lane Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR |
Primary | 216 | ||
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Roche Community Primary School
St Austell, PL26 8EP |
Primary | 198 | ||
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Eyke Church of England Primary School
Woodbridge, IP12 2QW |
Primary | 103 | ||
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Bisham Church of England Academy
Marlow, SL7 1RW |
Primary | 91 | ||
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Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1HU |
Primary | 339 | ||
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South Moreton Primary School
Didcot, OX11 9AG |
Primary | 116 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS13 2DX |
Primary | 168 | ||
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St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Lechlade, GL7 3AU |
Primary | 182 | ||
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Kemble Primary School
Cirencester, GL7 6AG |
Primary | 107 | ||
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Shotley Community Primary School
Ipswich, IP9 1NR |
Primary | 96 | ||
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Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy
Preston, PR4 1AH |
Primary | 97 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Bedlington, NE22 6EQ |
Primary | 197 | ||
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St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Lancaster, LA1 2DU |
Primary | 150 | ||
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Sandford Primary School
Winscombe, BS25 5PA |
Primary | 141 | ||
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Accrington Huncoat Primary School
Accrington, BB5 6LR |
Primary | 191 | ||
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor
DURHAM, DH7 8JJ |
Primary | 61 | ||
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Newtown Primary School
Exeter, EX1 2BP |
Primary | 133 | ||
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St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bolton, BL3 5RL |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School
Preston, PR4 6RD |
Primary | 170 | ||
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Townville Academy
Castleford, WF10 3QJ |
Primary | 115 | ||