Castle Academy
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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Castle Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 153 | 28.1% | 43.8% |
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Garden City Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2JZ |
Primary | 165 | 29.8% | 42.7% |
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Star Academy, Sandyford
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5PT |
Primary | 172 | 24.4% | 43.2% |
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Plains Farm Academy
Sunderland, SR3 1SU |
Primary | 174 | 27.8% | 45.5% |
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St Helen's CE Primary School
Pontefract, WF9 4EG |
Primary | 205 | 28.1% | 42.4% |
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Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
Scarborough, YO12 4HF |
Primary | 162 | 23.8% | 42.3% |
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St John's Church of England Primary School
London, SE20 8HU |
Primary | 149 | 25% | 43.2% |
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The Oak View Academy
Winsford, CW7 2LZ |
Primary | 141 | 27.9% | 40.9% |
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Beccles Primary Academy
Beccles, NR34 7AB |
Primary | 149 | 26.2% | 43.6% |
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Wisewood Community Primary School
Sheffield, S6 4SD |
Primary | 173 | 25.7% | 41.5% |
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Beechview Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NT |
Primary | 170 | 23.5% | 44.1% |
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Breakwater Academy
Newhaven, BN9 9UT |
Primary | 163 | 26.4% | 45.4% |
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Larkrise Primary School
Chelmsford, CM2 9UB |
Primary | 181 | 29.4% | 42.8% |
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Palace Fields Primary Academy
Runcorn, WA7 2QW |
Primary | 128 | 30.5% | 42.2% |
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Drake Primary Academy
Plymouth, PL2 2EN |
Primary | 171 | 29.2% | 43.3% |
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St Oswald's CofE Primary School
Kidderminster, DY10 2YL |
Primary | 154 | 26% | 42.9% |
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Waterside Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1NZ |
Primary | 173 | 24.9% | 44.1% |
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Wallington Primary Academy
Wallington, SM6 9JN |
Primary | 156 | 25.5% | 43.5% |
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St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD8 9RG |
Primary | 125 | 24% | 40.8% |
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St Peter's CofE Primary School
Plymouth, PL1 1TP |
Primary | 176 | 24.9% | 43.5% |
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St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD2 3JD |
Primary | 200 | 25.5% | 43% |
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Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy
London, E1 7RQ |
Primary | 162 | 24.7% | 43.4% |
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Ivingswood Academy
Chesham, HP5 2BY |
Primary | 147 | 32.1% | 42.9% |
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Lantern Academy
Telford, TF2 0AZ |
Primary | 118 | 30.4% | 44% |
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Co-op Academy Hillside
Prenton, CH43 9HG |
Primary | 161 | 27.4% | 42.9% |
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St George's CofE Primary School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL5 0HT |
Primary | 122 | 27.6% | 43.9% |
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Little Heaton Church of England Primary School
Manchester, M24 4PU |
Primary | 167 | 23.8% | 44.6% |
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Fishburn Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 4AU |
Primary | 127 | 30.2% | 41.9% |
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Minerva Primary School
Taunton, TA1 2BU |
Primary | 134 | 27.2% | 46.3% |
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Countess Wear Primary School
Exeter, EX2 7BS |
Primary | 190 | 28.4% | 43.8% |
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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Castle Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 153 | Sign in to see | |
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Seaton Academy
Workington, CA14 1NP |
Primary | 213 | ||
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All Saints Academy Darfield
Barnsley, S73 9EU |
Primary | 206 | ||
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Gurney Pease Academy
Darlington, DL1 2NG |
Primary | 191 | ||
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Culworth Church of England Primary Academy
Banbury, OX17 2BB |
Primary | 98 | ||
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Foxhole Learning Academy
St. Austell, PL26 7XD |
Primary | 76 | ||
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Smallwood CofE Primary School
Sandbach, CW11 2UR |
Primary | 183 | ||
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Stoke Fleming Community Primary School
Dartmouth, TQ6 0QA |
Primary | 153 | ||
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Sandbach Primary Academy
Sandbach, CW11 4NS |
Primary | 137 | ||
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Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School
Wellingborough, NN9 5JT |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School
Normanton, WF6 2LN |
Primary | 135 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Matlock, DE4 3FT |
Primary | 146 | ||
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St Martin's School
Dover, CT17 9LY |
Primary | 186 | ||
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Daresbury Primary School
Warrington, WA4 4AJ |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Heather Avenue Infant School
Norwich, NR6 6LT |
Primary | 114 | ||
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Bathampton Primary School
Bath, BA2 6TQ |
Primary | 173 | ||
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Stannington Infant School
Sheffield, S6 6AN |
Primary | 177 | ||
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Beacon Primary School
Bolton, BL6 7AL |
Primary | 212 | ||
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Leek First School
Select, ST13 6LF |
Primary | 144 | ||
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Mickley First School
Stocksfield, NE43 7BG |
Primary | 60 | ||
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Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School
Worksop, S80 3HP |
Primary | 89 | ||
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Drybrook Primary School
Drybrook, GL17 9JF |
Primary | 127 | ||
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Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School
Crediton, EX17 6PJ |
Primary | 109 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
Stanley, DH9 6PH |
Primary | 82 | ||
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Ermington Primary School
Ivybridge, PL21 9NH |
Primary | 88 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1LG |
Primary | 259 | ||
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Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
Wakefield, WF3 4NT |
Primary | 230 | ||
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Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery
Guildford, GU5 0HX |
Primary | 96 | ||
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Deaf Hill Primary School
Trimdon Station, TS29 6BP |
Primary | 159 | ||
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Walsh CofE Infant School
Ash, GU12 6LT |
Primary | 183 | ||