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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Hetton Lyons Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 431 | 16.2% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Queen's Park Academy
                                 Bedford, MK40 4HA  | 
                            Primary | 452 | 15% | 27.9% | 
| 
                                Spring Lane Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN1 2JW  | 
                            Primary | 447 | 15.9% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                Sturry Church of England Primary School
                                 Canterbury, CT2 0NR  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 17.1% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Little Mead Primary Academy
                                 Bristol, BS10 6DS  | 
                            Primary | 430 | 15.6% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                West London Free School Primary
                                 London, W6 0LB  | 
                            Primary | 420 | 13.3% | 26% | 
| 
                                Charville Academy
                                 Hayes, UB4 8LF  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 18.3% | 27.1% | 
| 
                                The Palmer Primary Academy
                                 Reading, RG2 7PP  | 
                            Primary | 434 | 17.2% | 26% | 
| 
                                West Thurrock Academy
                                 Grays, RM20 3HR  | 
                            Primary | 443 | 16.8% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Hillcrest Academy
                                 Leeds, LS7 4DR  | 
                            Primary | 434 | 18.1% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
                                 Gravesend, DA11 9PL  | 
                            Primary | 420 | 14.3% | 28.1% | 
| 
                                Tanners Brook Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO15 4PF  | 
                            Primary | 414 | 16.4% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                St Luke's Church of England Primary School
                                 Bournemouth, BH9 1LG  | 
                            Primary | 431 | 14.4% | 28.1% | 
| 
                                Hempstalls Primary School
                                 Newcastle, ST5 9LH  | 
                            Primary | 422 | 17.8% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                Treloweth Community Primary School
                                 Redruth, TR15 3JL  | 
                            Primary | 449 | 18.7% | 26.9% | 
| 
                                Dubmire Primary
                                 Houghton le Spring, DH4 6HL  | 
                            Primary | 422 | 13% | 27.3% | 
| 
                                Olive Hill Primary Academy
                                 Halesowen, B62 8JZ  | 
                            Primary | 441 | 13.9% | 26.3% | 
| 
                                Britannia Village Primary School
                                 London, E16 2AW  | 
                            Primary | 435 | 14.3% | 27.5% | 
| 
                                Green Top
                                 Doncaster, DN8 5LB  | 
                            Primary | 450 | 15.1% | 26.9% | 
| 
                                St John's CofE Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD4 6JF  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 13.7% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                St Thomas CofE Primary Academy
                                 Boston, PE21 7RZ  | 
                            Primary | 418 | 18.4% | 25.8% | 
| 
                                Childs Hill Primary School
                                 London, NW2 1SL  | 
                            Primary | 450 | 18.3% | 27.5% | 
| 
                                Folkestone Primary
                                 Folkestone, CT19 5FP  | 
                            Primary | 428 | 15.9% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Grove House Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD2 4ED  | 
                            Primary | 415 | 17.4% | 25.1% | 
| 
                                Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
                                 Gravesend, DA12 1LU  | 
                            Primary | 445 | 16.4% | 27.9% | 
| 
                                Cyril Jackson Primary School
                                 London, E14 8AQ  | 
                            Primary | 434 | 18.2% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Preston, PR1 5XB  | 
                            Primary | 443 | 17.1% | 26.3% | 
| 
                                Palm Bay Primary School
                                 Margate, CT9 3PP  | 
                            Primary | 421 | 19% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School
                                 Eastbourne, BN23 5SW  | 
                            Primary | 443 | 16.9% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                Vane Road Primary School
                                 Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5RH  | 
                            Primary | 410 | 18.3% | 25.1% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Hetton Lyons Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 431 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Phoenix Primary School
                                 Chatham, ME4 5QD  | 
                            Primary | 369 | ||
| 
                                Ribbon School
                                 Seaham, SR7 9QR  | 
                            Primary | 468 | ||
| 
                                Acre Hall Primary School
                                 Manchester, M41 6NA  | 
                            Primary | 299 | ||
| 
                                Skerne Park Academy
                                 Darlington, DL1 5AJ  | 
                            Primary | 298 | ||
| 
                                Oasis Academy Hobmoor
                                 Birmingham, B25 8FD  | 
                            Primary | 432 | ||
| 
                                Yarnfield Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B11 3PJ  | 
                            Primary | 653 | ||
| 
                                Riverley Primary School
                                 London, E10 7BZ  | 
                            Primary | 451 | ||
| 
                                The Hyde School
                                 London, NW9 7EY  | 
                            Primary | 455 | ||
| 
                                Devonshire Primary Academy
                                 Blackpool, FY3 8AF  | 
                            Primary | 437 | ||
| 
                                Smith's Wood Primary Academy
                                 Birmingham, B36 0SZ  | 
                            Primary | 429 | ||
| 
                                The Langley Heritage Primary
                                 Slough, SL3 8EQ  | 
                            Primary | 495 | ||
| 
                                Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School
                                 Nottingham, NG8 6DD  | 
                            Primary | 614 | ||
| 
                                St Helen's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, E13 8DW  | 
                            Primary | 469 | ||
| 
                                Northwood Primary School
                                 Darlington, DL1 2HF  | 
                            Primary | 407 | ||
| 
                                Kingsland CofE Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9AS  | 
                            Primary | 456 | ||
| 
                                Concordia Academy
                                 Romford, RM7 0HG  | 
                            Primary | 472 | ||
| 
                                Stocksfield Avenue Primary School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2DQ  | 
                            Primary | 443 | ||
| 
                                Crags Community School
                                 Rotherham, S66 7QJ  | 
                            Primary | 395 | ||
| 
                                Dubmire Primary
                                 Houghton le Spring, DH4 6HL  | 
                            Primary | 422 | ||
| 
                                Hardwick Primary School
                                 Derby, DE23 6QP  | 
                            Primary | 563 | ||
| 
                                Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
                                 Ipswich, IP3 0EW  | 
                            Primary | 334 | ||
| 
                                Norfolk Community Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S2 2PJ  | 
                            Primary | 430 | ||
| 
                                Pudsey Waterloo Primary
                                 Pudsey, LS28 7SR  | 
                            Primary | 421 | ||
| 
                                Hampton Vale Primary Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE7 8LS  | 
                            Primary | 694 | ||
| 
                                Blackwell Primary School
                                 East Grinstead, RH19 3JL  | 
                            Primary | 322 | ||
| 
                                Khalsa Primary School
                                 Slough, SL2 5QR  | 
                            Primary | 473 | ||
| 
                                Brandon Primary Academy
                                 Durham, DH7 8NL  | 
                            Primary | 287 | ||
| 
                                Aldwyn Primary School
                                 Manchester, M34 5SF  | 
                            Primary | 435 | ||
| 
                                Oakhurst Community Primary School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2HY  | 
                            Primary | 442 | ||