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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Merstham Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 221 | 15.7% | 18.6% |
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Fairfield Community Primary School
Wigston, LE18 4WA |
Primary | 207 | 15% | 18.8% |
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Harwood Meadows Primary School
Bolton, BL2 3PS |
Primary | 215 | 14.3% | 18.4% |
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Widewell Primary Academy
Plymouth, PL6 7ER |
Primary | 208 | 14.5% | 18.2% |
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The Wells Free School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8FA |
Primary | 212 | 16.5% | 17.9% |
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St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sheffield, S12 4HJ |
Primary | 213 | 17.8% | 19.2% |
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Keighley, BD21 3AD |
Primary | 228 | 16.9% | 18.6% |
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Roseacres Primary School
Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6QY |
Primary | 211 | 14.2% | 19.4% |
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Newland St John's Church of England Academy
Hull, HU6 7LS |
Primary | 218 | 15.1% | 17.8% |
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St Francis Catholic Academy
Bedworth, CV12 8JN |
Primary | 208 | 14.9% | 19.2% |
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Fair Field Junior School
Radlett, WD7 8LU |
Primary | 215 | 17.7% | 19.1% |
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St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6QY |
Primary | 213 | 16.1% | 19.7% |
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Brooklands Primary School
London, SE3 9AB |
Primary | 212 | 15% | 19.1% |
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Perton Primary Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 7PS |
Primary | 228 | 16.5% | 17.8% |
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Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School
Dartford, DA4 9BN |
Primary | 198 | 15.2% | 19.7% |
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Bishops Itchington Primary School
Southam, CV47 2RN |
Primary | 211 | 13.7% | 18.5% |
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Westdale Junior School
Nottingham, NG3 6ET |
Primary | 238 | 15.6% | 19.3% |
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Godstone, RH9 8HR |
Primary | 225 | 17.6% | 19.2% |
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Lanner Primary School
Redruth, TR16 6AZ |
Primary | 205 | 14.6% | 18% |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Tilbury, RM18 7QH |
Primary | 225 | 17.1% | 19.3% |
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Abbey View Primary Academy
High Wycombe, HP11 1BX |
Primary | 217 | 17.5% | 20.3% |
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Starcross Primary School
Exeter, Devon, EX6 8QD |
Primary | 214 | 17.8% | 17.8% |
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Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2NW |
Primary | 213 | 15% | 19.2% |
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Grove Lea Primary School
Pontefract, WF9 4BQ |
Primary | 231 | 15.5% | 17.5% |
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Preston Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0BE |
Primary | 212 | 15.7% | 17.6% |
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Meppershall Church of England Academy
Shefford, SG17 5LZ |
Primary | 222 | 15.8% | 17.6% |
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Whytemead Primary School
Worthing, BN14 8LH |
Primary | 227 | 15.4% | 20.7% |
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Howden Junior School
Goole, DN14 7SL |
Primary | 224 | 16.5% | 17.9% |
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Elmstead Primary School
Colchester, CO7 7YQ |
Primary | 211 | 17.5% | 19% |
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St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 2HB |
Primary | 227 | 17.3% | 18.2% |
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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Merstham Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 221 | Sign in to see | |
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Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School
Slough, SL3 9EJ |
Primary | 216 | ||
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Leigh Academy Oaks
Maidstone, ME15 9AX |
Primary | 220 | ||
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The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
Gainsborough, DN21 2LN |
Primary | 282 | ||
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Wilberforce Primary
London, W10 4LB |
Primary | 141 | ||
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Harris Junior Academy Carshalton
Carshalton, SM5 2NS |
Primary | 354 | ||
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Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Gillingham, ME7 1LG |
Primary | 397 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 6NU |
Primary | 197 | ||
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Eastgate Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 1QA |
Primary | 273 | ||
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Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead
East Grinstead, RH19 2AP |
Primary | 183 | ||
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St Lawrence Primary School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JP |
Primary | 179 | ||
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Stanwix School
Carlisle, CA3 9DW |
Primary | 379 | ||
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Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
Liversedge, WF15 6HU |
Primary | 277 | ||
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Courthill Infant School
Poole, BH14 9HL |
Primary | 342 | ||
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Kilnhurst Primary School
Mexborough, S64 5TA |
Primary | 170 | ||
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Clifton Primary School
Hull, HU2 9BP |
Primary | 350 | ||
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Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1QA |
Primary | 150 | ||
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Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Pontefract, WF7 7JH |
Primary | 306 | ||
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William MacGregor Primary School
Tamworth, B77 2AF |
Primary | 207 | ||
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City Road Primary School
Birmingham, B16 0HL |
Primary | 444 | ||
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St John's Primary School
Redhill, RH1 6QG |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Hawthorn Community Primary School
Kettering, NN15 7HT |
Primary | 316 | ||
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Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School
Abingdon, OX14 4DA |
Primary | 198 | ||
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Northfield Road Primary School
Dudley, DY2 9ER |
Primary | 373 | ||
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Kensington Junior Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5PA |
Primary | 182 | ||
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St James' Church of England Aided Junior School
Derby, DE23 8FQ |
Primary | 299 | ||
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Preston Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0BE |
Primary | 212 | ||
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St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PZ |
Primary | 57 | ||
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Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
Yeovil, BA21 4LD |
Primary | 142 | ||
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St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
Liverpool, L22 8QF |
Primary | 270 | ||