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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Dobwalls Community Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 195 | 24.6% | 18.5% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE24 0PA |
Primary | 183 | 21.9% | 18.6% |
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Christ Church CofE Primary School
Cheltenham, GL50 2NR |
Primary | 217 | 26.3% | 18% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Rotherham, S65 2NU |
Primary | 210 | 23.8% | 19% |
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Maltby Redwood Academy
Rotherham, S66 8DL |
Primary | 197 | 22.5% | 19.5% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
Swanage, BH19 1QE |
Primary | 180 | 20.6% | 19.4% |
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Montgomerie Primary School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Primary | 206 | 22.3% | 17% |
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Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead
East Grinstead, RH19 2AP |
Primary | 183 | 24.6% | 16.4% |
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St Lawrence Primary School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JP |
Primary | 179 | 23.5% | 16.8% |
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St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Launceston, PL15 7HX |
Primary | 205 | 20.6% | 20.2% |
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Longvernal Primary School
Radstock, BA3 2LP |
Primary | 199 | 24.6% | 18.1% |
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Filton Hill Primary School
Bristol, BS34 7AX |
Primary | 199 | 20.1% | 18.1% |
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St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford
Basildon, SS13 2DU |
Primary | 184 | 22.9% | 19.8% |
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The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
Rochester, ME1 3LF |
Primary | 207 | 22.8% | 19.2% |
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Barling Magna Primary Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0LN |
Primary | 171 | 24.6% | 17.5% |
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Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2DB |
Primary | 213 | 23.9% | 19.7% |
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St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Primary | 208 | 22.1% | 18.8% |
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Batheaston Church School
Bath, BA1 7EP |
Primary | 194 | 26.3% | 17% |
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New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Reading, RG2 0AY |
Primary | 190 | 25.3% | 18.9% |
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St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School
Birmingham, B24 9ND |
Primary | 206 | 22.3% | 18% |
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Bovington Academy
Wareham, BH20 6LE |
Primary | 179 | 24.6% | 18.4% |
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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Stroud, GL5 4JE |
Primary | 192 | 23.4% | 18.2% |
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Nythe Primary School
Swindon, SN3 3RR |
Primary | 174 | 22.2% | 17% |
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Botley School
Oxford, OX2 9JZ |
Primary | 209 | 25.8% | 20.6% |
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St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
Sunderland, SR3 2BB |
Primary | 199 | 22.6% | 20.6% |
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Brackenwood Junior School
Wirral, CH63 2HH |
Primary | 197 | 28.4% | 19.3% |
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St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Weymouth, DT3 5DQ |
Primary | 214 | 20.6% | 17.8% |
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Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Shrewsbury, SY1 2SP |
Primary | 206 | 25.4% | 16.6% |
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St Francis Church of England Primary School
Oxford, OX4 2QT |
Primary | 210 | 26% | 18.4% |
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Southwick Church of England Primary School
Trowbridge, BA14 9PH |
Primary | 179 | 22.4% | 17.9% |
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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Dobwalls Community Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 195 | Sign in to see | |
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St James' Roman Catholic Primary School
Orpington, BR5 1BL |
Primary | 218 | ||
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG11 7AB |
Primary | 202 | ||
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
Basildon, SS14 1UE |
Primary | 216 | ||
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Great Clacton Church of England Junior School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 4HR |
Primary | 246 | ||
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 2SP |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Meadow Primary School
Cambridge, CB21 4DJ |
Primary | 207 | ||
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Austin Farm Academy
Plymouth, PL6 5XQ |
Primary | 117 | ||
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Churchwood Primary Academy
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9PB |
Primary | 242 | ||
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Manor Way Primary Academy
Halesowen, B63 3HA |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Spilsby Primary School
Spilsby, PE23 5EP |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Gossey Lane Academy
Birmingham, B33 0DS |
Primary | 186 | ||
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St Nicholas Church of England First School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1AN |
Primary | 327 | ||
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Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Didcot, OX11 8LJ |
Primary | 333 | ||
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Sun Hill Junior School
Alresford, SO24 9NB |
Primary | 174 | ||
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Riverdale Primary School
Redcar, TS10 4HH |
Primary | 196 | ||
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Coatham Church of England Primary School
Redcar, TS10 1QY |
Primary | 200 | ||
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Waddington Redwood Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN5 9BN |
Primary | 293 | ||
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Priorswood Primary School
Taunton, TA2 7AD |
Primary | 210 | ||
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St Luke's CofE Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 3JZ |
Primary | 94 | ||
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Lyngford Park Primary School
Taunton, TA2 8EX |
Primary | 291 | ||
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Walton Peak Flying High Academy
Chesterfield, S40 3HJ |
Primary | 127 | ||
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Studley Infants' School
Studley, B80 7HJ |
Primary | 181 | ||
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Manor Primary School, Ivybridge
Ivybridge, PL21 9BG |
Primary | 214 | ||
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St Mary's CofE Primary School
Kingswinford, DY6 7AQ |
Primary | 165 | ||
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St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
Plymouth, PL5 2DW |
Primary | 82 | ||
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Ripon, HG4 2ES |
Primary | 224 | ||
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Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School
Hartlepool, TS24 7LE |
Primary | 92 | ||
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Lowerhouses CofE Primary School
Huddersfield, HD5 8JY |
Primary | 192 | ||
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Ditton Church of England Junior School
Aylesford, ME20 6AE |
Primary | 217 | ||