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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Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 339 | 23% | 22.4% |
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Orchard Vale Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 8QY |
Primary | 311 | 21.4% | 23.2% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 3HH |
Primary | 329 | 25.5% | 24% |
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG3 4JS |
Primary | 329 | 26.8% | 21.5% |
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Woodwater Academy
Exeter, EX2 5AW |
Primary | 325 | 25.3% | 22.4% |
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Windmill Primary School
Wellingborough, NN9 6LA |
Primary | 370 | 22.4% | 22.4% |
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Tyndale Community School
Oxford, OX4 2JX |
Primary | 317 | 22.1% | 23.7% |
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Diamond Hall Infant Academy
Sunderland, SR4 6JF |
Primary | 323 | 20.3% | 23.6% |
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Havelock Junior School
Kettering, NN14 2LU |
Primary | 314 | 22.3% | 21.7% |
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Matchborough First School Academy
Redditch, B98 0GD |
Primary | 357 | 22.3% | 23.4% |
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Kings Heath Primary Academy
Northampton, NN5 7LN |
Primary | 340 | 20.1% | 23.1% |
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Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Bournemouth, BH11 9EH |
Primary | 333 | 21.3% | 19.8% |
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Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy
Gloucester, GL2 4QG |
Primary | 312 | 18.6% | 23.7% |
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Irthlingborough Junior School
Wellingborough, NN9 5TX |
Primary | 358 | 22.1% | 24% |
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Roselands Primary School
Paignton, TQ4 7RQ |
Primary | 339 | 19.2% | 22.4% |
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Thurston Church of England Primary Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 3FT |
Primary | 336 | 23.8% | 19.9% |
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The Albert Pye Community Primary School
Beccles, NR34 9UL |
Primary | 354 | 21.1% | 23.7% |
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Oakhill Primary Academy
Barnsley, S71 5AG |
Primary | 328 | 19.7% | 21.2% |
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Aloeric Primary School
Melksham, SN12 6HN |
Primary | 347 | 23.1% | 21.9% |
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Hatchlands Primary
Redhill, RH1 6AT |
Primary | 318 | 22.3% | 22% |
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Indian Queens Primary School
St Columb, TR9 6QZ |
Primary | 323 | 22.6% | 22.3% |
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Northmead Junior School
Guildford, GU2 9ZA |
Primary | 358 | 22.6% | 21.2% |
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Liden Academy
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Primary | 372 | 20.1% | 21.3% |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Tetbury, GL8 8BW |
Primary | 323 | 24.6% | 23.7% |
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Catshill First School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JP |
Primary | 313 | 22.4% | 21.7% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Winsford, CW7 2JS |
Primary | 329 | 20.1% | 22.5% |
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Northfield Primary School
Pontefract, WF9 3LY |
Primary | 353 | 20.3% | 23.1% |
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M26 4DG |
Primary | 344 | 23.6% | 23% |
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St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell
BRISTOL, BS15 1XD |
Primary | 348 | 22.4% | 20.7% |
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Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
Trowbridge, BA14 8TE |
Primary | 309 | 22% | 24.2% |
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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Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 339 | Sign in to see | |
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Wadebridge Primary Academy
Wadebridge, PL27 6BL |
Primary | 394 | ||
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Orchard Vale Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 8QY |
Primary | 311 | ||
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Biscovey Academy
Par, PL24 2DB |
Primary | 223 | ||
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Woodwater Academy
Exeter, EX2 5AW |
Primary | 325 | ||
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Preston Hedges Primary School
Northampton, NN4 6BU |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, WF8 4BW |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Ladygrove Park Primary School
Didcot, OX11 7GB |
Primary | 417 | ||
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Huish Primary School
Yeovil, BA20 1AY |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Silvertrees Academy
Tipton, DY4 8NH |
Primary | 303 | ||
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Gatehouse Primary Academy
Dawlish, EX7 0LW |
Primary | 316 | ||
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Pensans Community Primary School
Penzance, TR20 8UH |
Primary | 117 | ||
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Bridport Primary School
Bridport, DT6 3BJ |
Primary | 288 | ||
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Mount Charles School
St Austell, PL25 4PP |
Primary | 367 | ||
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Fatfield Academy
Washington, NE38 8RB |
Primary | 224 | ||
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Leigham Primary School
Plymouth, PL6 8RF |
Primary | 384 | ||
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Holy Trinity Church School
Yeovil, BA20 2PW |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Glebelands Primary Academy
Chatteris, PE16 6EZ |
Primary | 406 | ||
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Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
Bridgwater, TA6 7HB |
Primary | 409 | ||
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Primary | 231 | ||
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North Walsall Primary Academy
Walsall, WS2 7BH |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Ashby Fields Primary School
Daventry, NN11 0YP |
Primary | 395 | ||
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Knutsford Primary Academy
Watford, WD24 7ER |
Primary | 433 | ||
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St Mark's CofE Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LR |
Primary | 458 | ||
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Cambrai Primary School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BZ |
Primary | 177 | ||
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St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy
Telford, TF5 0NT |
Primary | 409 | ||
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Wheatfield Primary School
Bristol, BS32 9DB |
Primary | 402 | ||
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The Churchill School
Folkestone, CT18 7RH |
Primary | 341 | ||
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Willen Primary School
Milton Keynes, MK15 9HN |
Primary | 322 | ||
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Badgerbrook Primary School
Leicester, LE8 6ZW |
Primary | 405 | ||