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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Wells Hall Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 502 | 15.3% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Newquay Junior Academy
                                 Newquay, TR7 2NL  | 
                            Primary | 491 | 17.3% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Newport Community School Primary Academy
                                 Barnstaple, EX32 9BW  | 
                            Primary | 461 | 12.8% | 17.2% | 
| 
                                Stewart Fleming Primary School
                                 London, SE20 7YB  | 
                            Primary | 516 | 19.4% | 17.8% | 
| 
                                Lindley Junior School
                                 Huddersfield, HD3 3LY  | 
                            Primary | 497 | 13.7% | 16.3% | 
| 
                                Hanwell Fields Community School
                                 Banbury, OX16 1ER  | 
                            Primary | 455 | 14.6% | 17.2% | 
| 
                                Glen Hills Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE2 9NY  | 
                            Primary | 490 | 13.7% | 15.5% | 
| 
                                Dilkes Academy
                                 South Ockendon, RM15 5JQ  | 
                            Primary | 528 | 11.1% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Flamstead End School
                                 Waltham Cross, EN7 6AG  | 
                            Primary | 468 | 15.6% | 18.1% | 
| 
                                Graham James Primary Academy
                                 Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7ES  | 
                            Primary | 450 | 17.6% | 17.3% | 
| 
                                Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy
                                 Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 9BH  | 
                            Primary | 473 | 15.4% | 19.4% | 
| 
                                Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School
                                 Loughborough, LE12 8HP  | 
                            Primary | 527 | 14.4% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                Park Lane Primary & Nursery School
                                 Peterborough, PE7 1JB  | 
                            Primary | 449 | 14% | 16% | 
| 
                                Beaufort Primary School
                                 Woking, GU21 3RG  | 
                            Primary | 481 | 15.8% | 15.6% | 
| 
                                Normanby Primary School
                                 Middlesbrough, TS6 0NP  | 
                            Primary | 482 | 12.4% | 18% | 
| 
                                Lyde Green Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS16 7LH  | 
                            Primary | 493 | 12.8% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Great Heath Academy
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7PT  | 
                            Primary | 513 | 19% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Oaklands Primary Academy
                                 Westerham, TN16 3DN  | 
                            Primary | 502 | 12.6% | 16.9% | 
| 
                                Charles Darwin Primary School
                                 Norwich, NR1 1DJ  | 
                            Primary | 466 | 12.2% | 17.6% | 
| 
                                Westclyst Community Primary School
                                 Exeter, EX1 3YG  | 
                            Primary | 489 | 15.3% | 16.4% | 
| 
                                Bowes Primary School
                                 London, N11 2HL  | 
                            Primary | 506 | 14.2% | 19.4% | 
| 
                                St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
                                 Slough, SL2 3AA  | 
                            Primary | 496 | 11.4% | 15.9% | 
| 
                                Exwick Heights Primary School
                                 Exeter, EX4 2FB  | 
                            Primary | 535 | 16.1% | 17% | 
| 
                                Christchurch Junior School
                                 Christchurch, BH23 2AA  | 
                            Primary | 498 | 15.9% | 17.9% | 
| 
                                St Peter's CofE Primary Academy
                                 Cannock, WS12 1BE  | 
                            Primary | 473 | 17.3% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                Claydon Primary School
                                 Ipswich, IP6 0DX  | 
                            Primary | 493 | 10.6% | 15.5% | 
| 
                                Pathfinder CofE Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB24 3DS  | 
                            Primary | 451 | 15.9% | 17.7% | 
| 
                                Wellesbourne CofE Primary School
                                 Warwick, CV35 9QG  | 
                            Primary | 456 | 15.1% | 18.6% | 
| 
                                Downshall Primary School
                                 Ilford, IG3 8UG  | 
                            Primary | 528 | 13.3% | 19.9% | 
| 
                                Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley
                                 Solihull, B92 7DJ  | 
                            Primary | 485 | 12.9% | 18.7% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Wells Hall Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 502 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Runwell Community Primary School
                                 Wickford, SS11 7BJ  | 
                            Primary | 406 | ||
| 
                                Godmanchester Community Academy
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 2AG  | 
                            Primary | 417 | ||
| 
                                Alban City School
                                 St Albans, AL1 3RR  | 
                            Primary | 384 | ||
| 
                                Sturry Church of England Primary School
                                 Canterbury, CT2 0NR  | 
                            Primary | 415 | ||
| 
                                Old Basford School
                                 Nottingham, NG6 0GF  | 
                            Primary | 450 | ||
| 
                                Heybridge Primary School
                                 Maldon, CM9 4TU  | 
                            Primary | 438 | ||
| 
                                Shaw Primary Academy
                                 South Ockendon, RM15 5QJ  | 
                            Primary | 432 | ||
| 
                                Hill West Primary School
                                 Sutton Coldfield, B74 4LD  | 
                            Primary | 403 | ||
| 
                                Berrybrook Primary School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ  | 
                            Primary | 222 | ||
| 
                                Wickersley Northfield Primary School
                                 Rotherham, S66 2HL  | 
                            Primary | 438 | ||
| 
                                Cuddington Croft Primary School
                                 Sutton, SM2 7NA  | 
                            Primary | 465 | ||
| 
                                Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School
                                 Ely, CB7 4RB  | 
                            Primary | 245 | ||
| 
                                New Ford Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1PY  | 
                            Primary | 474 | ||
| 
                                Finham Primary School
                                 Coventry, CV3 6EJ  | 
                            Primary | 457 | ||
| 
                                Bardfield Academy
                                 Basildon, SS16 4NL  | 
                            Primary | 452 | ||
| 
                                Halifax Primary School
                                 Ipswich, IP2 8PY  | 
                            Primary | 419 | ||
| 
                                Thornhill Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO19 6FH  | 
                            Primary | 368 | ||
| 
                                Grove Road Primary School
                                 Tring, HP23 5PD  | 
                            Primary | 455 | ||
| 
                                St George's CofE Primary School
                                 London, SE23 2NE  | 
                            Primary | 198 | ||
| 
                                Angel Road Infant School
                                 Norwich, NR3 3HR  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                Mount Wise Community Primary School
                                 Plymouth, PL1 4LA  | 
                            Primary | 255 | ||
| 
                                Windmill Primary School
                                 Telford, TF3 1LG  | 
                            Primary | 396 | ||
| 
                                Stoneydelph Primary School
                                 Tamworth, B77 4LS  | 
                            Primary | 279 | ||
| 
                                Templenewsam Halton Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS15 7SY  | 
                            Primary | 440 | ||
| 
                                Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
                                 Watford, WD17 4FS  | 
                            Primary | 448 | ||
| 
                                Sacred Heart Catholic School
                                 Birmingham, B20 3AE  | 
                            Primary | 181 | ||
| 
                                Bankfields Primary School
                                 Middlesbrough, TS6 0RZ  | 
                            Primary | 272 | ||
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
                                 Gerrards Cross, SL9 8SB  | 
                            Primary | 392 | ||
| 
                                Town Field Primary School
                                 Doncaster, DN1 2JS  | 
                            Primary | 439 | ||