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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beacon Church of England Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 473 | 15.9% | 37% | 
| Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park London, N17 9XT | Primary | 452 | 15.3% | 34.1% | 
| Carlton Road Academy Boston, PE21 8QX | Primary | 446 | 16.5% | 39.4% | 
| Ladybarn Primary School Manchester, M20 4SR | Primary | 479 | 12.7% | 40.9% | 
| Inspire Academy Tameside, OL6 9RU | Primary | 436 | 19.4% | 39.6% | 
| Tilbury Pioneer Academy Tilbury, RM18 8HJ | Primary | 458 | 15.5% | 38.6% | 
| Unity Primary Academy Colchester, CO4 3QJ | Primary | 436 | 15.3% | 37.1% | 
| Deeplish Primary Academy Rochdale, OL11 1LT | Primary | 442 | 17.5% | 33.3% | 
| Longwood Primary Academy Harlow, CM18 7RQ | Primary | 431 | 15.4% | 38.1% | 
| Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Blackpool, FY4 4DJ | Primary | 494 | 20.6% | 34.6% | 
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, WV10 8PG | Primary | 465 | 16.1% | 38.3% | 
| Gladstone Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5EW | Primary | 462 | 17.8% | 39.4% | 
| Roskear Primary & Nursery School Camborne, TR14 8DJ | Primary | 440 | 16.2% | 36.1% | 
| Westminster Primary School Birmingham, B20 3PN | Primary | 445 | 14.2% | 38.7% | 
| Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 5BB | Primary | 458 | 13.3% | 38.9% | 
| Balby Central Primary Academy Doncaster, DN4 0LL | Primary | 446 | 19.2% | 35.8% | 
| Shackleton Primary School Bedford, MK42 9LZ | Primary | 476 | 18.5% | 39.5% | 
| Lime Academy Abbotsmede Peterborough, PE1 5JS | Primary | 442 | 18% | 38.8% | 
| New Park Primary School Liverpool, L6 9EU | Primary | 452 | 18.5% | 39.6% | 
| King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) Portsmouth, PO2 9NE | Primary | 455 | 18.7% | 38.5% | 
| Poplar Street Primary School Manchester, M34 5EF | Primary | 451 | 18.6% | 36.8% | 
| Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Wakefield, WF1 4QY | Primary | 441 | 13.2% | 36.1% | 
| Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School Birmingham, B24 9BY | Primary | 451 | 15.8% | 35.5% | 
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Leeds, LS8 3PF | Primary | 447 | 15.4% | 35.2% | 
| Queenborough School and Nursery Queenborough, ME11 5DF | Primary | 452 | 15.1% | 35.1% | 
| De Havilland Primary School Hatfield, AL10 8TQ | Primary | 435 | 15.8% | 35.8% | 
| Marnel Junior School Basingstoke, RG24 9PT | Primary | 438 | 17.1% | 39% | 
| Fosse Mead Primary Academy Leicester, LE3 5EA | Primary | 432 | 15.1% | 38.4% | 
| Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester, M9 8BG | Primary | 454 | 20% | 35.5% | 
| Moat Farm Junior School Oldbury, B68 9QR | Primary | 473 | 17.6% | 34% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beacon Church of England Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 473 | Sign in to see | |
| Canary Wharf College, East Ferry London, E14 3BA | Primary | 337 | ||
| Rush Common School Abingdon, OX14 2AW | Primary | 403 | ||
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester, LE5 3HH | Primary | 367 | ||
| Shibden Head Primary Academy Bradford, BD13 2ND | Primary | 405 | ||
| Benyon Primary School South Ockendon, RM15 6PG | Primary | 414 | ||
| Plains Farm Academy Sunderland, SR3 1SU | Primary | 182 | ||
| The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Bolton, BL3 3NY | Primary | 418 | ||
| St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery Wolverhampton, WV3 7LE | Primary | 215 | ||
| Laceby Acres Primary Academy Grimsby, DN34 5QN | Primary | 210 | ||
| Totley Primary School Sheffield, S17 4FB | Primary | 423 | ||
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) South Shields, NE34 0TS | Primary | 233 | ||
| Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn, PE30 5AH | Primary | 392 | ||
| The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre Warminster, BA12 9AA | Primary | 257 | ||
| Swaffham CofE Primary Academy Swaffham, PE37 7EA | Primary | 212 | ||
| Gorsefield Primary School Manchester, M26 4DW | Primary | 319 | ||
| Godinton Primary School Ashford, TN23 3JR | Primary | 417 | ||
| Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JP | Primary | 366 | ||
| Nonsuch Primary School Birmingham, B32 3SE | Primary | 205 | ||
| Hob Green Primary School Stourbridge, DY9 9EX | Primary | 238 | ||
| Riverside Primary School Gillingham, ME8 8ET | Primary | 420 | ||
| Rosedale Primary School Doncaster, DN5 8RL | Primary | 182 | ||
| Minterne Junior School Sittingbourne, ME10 1SB | Primary | 380 | ||
| Brookfield Junior Academy Mexborough, S64 8TQ | Primary | 267 | ||
| Shoreside Primary School Southport, PR8 2QZ | Primary | 200 | ||
| Anston Hillcrest Primary School Sheffield, S25 5GR | Primary | 233 | ||
| Combs Ford Primary School Stowmarket, IP14 2PN | Primary | 361 | ||
| Northbrook Primary Academy Leyland, PR25 2GB | Primary | 188 | ||
| Castlechurch Primary School Stafford, ST17 9SY | Primary | 265 | ||
| The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy Spalding, PE11 3RP | Primary | 395 | ||