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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James' Church of England Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 219 | 23.2% | 45.1% | 
| Weyfield Primary Academy Guildford, GU1 1QJ | Primary | 203 | 20.2% | 44.3% | 
| Wansbeck Primary School Hull, HU8 9SR | Primary | 248 | 22.7% | 44.2% | 
| Abbey Park Academy Halifax, HX2 9DG | Primary | 197 | 25.3% | 43.6% | 
| St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School Wisbech, PE13 2ES | Primary | 225 | 24.9% | 42.7% | 
| Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base Tameside, M34 6EF | Primary | 219 | 25.6% | 42.2% | 
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School Bournemouth, BH1 4DZ | Primary | 221 | 23.5% | 42.5% | 
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School Middlesbrough, TS3 8NL | Primary | 249 | 22% | 45.8% | 
| Spilsby Primary School Spilsby, PE23 5EP | Primary | 199 | 24.1% | 42.7% | 
| Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy Wisbech, PE13 4RJ | Primary | 189 | 23.8% | 46.6% | 
| Knighton Mead Primary Academy Leicester, LE2 6LG | Primary | 216 | 19.6% | 44.3% | 
| Burford Primary and Nursery School Nottingham, NG5 6FX | Primary | 221 | 19.5% | 44.2% | 
| Oakwell Rise Primary Academy Barnsley, S70 1TS | Primary | 233 | 22.5% | 44.1% | 
| Bradley Green Primary Academy Hyde, SK14 4NA | Primary | 213 | 23.4% | 42.2% | 
| St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 0EL | Primary | 223 | 24.3% | 43.2% | 
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School Manchester, M27 8UX | Primary | 203 | 20.2% | 45.8% | 
| Goose Green Primary and Nursery School London, SE22 8HG | Primary | 256 | 23.8% | 44.1% | 
| Leigh Church of England Academy Coventry, CV4 9RQ | Primary | 218 | 22.4% | 42.6% | 
| Greyfriars Academy Kings Lynn, PE30 5PY | Primary | 228 | 20.6% | 44.3% | 
| Ford Primary School Plymouth, PL2 1PU | Primary | 204 | 26.2% | 45.8% | 
| Garston Church of England Primary School Liverpool, L19 5NS | Primary | 219 | 22.5% | 42.7% | 
| Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green Wakefield, WF4 2BE | Primary | 219 | 23.1% | 43.7% | 
| Co-op Academy Woodslee Wirral, CH62 2BP | Primary | 229 | 27.4% | 43.2% | 
| Kinson Academy Bournemouth, BH11 9DG | Primary | 203 | 20.7% | 43.8% | 
| St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Liverpool, L36 6BH | Primary | 211 | 21.3% | 42.6% | 
| Chaucer Junior School Ilkeston, DE7 5JH | Primary | 235 | 21.3% | 43.8% | 
| Bluebell Primary School Norwich, NR4 7DS | Primary | 222 | 22.2% | 43.2% | 
| Moorhouse Academy Rochdale, OL16 4DR | Primary | 218 | 20.5% | 42.9% | 
| St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford, BD2 3JD | Primary | 198 | 22.2% | 43.9% | 
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston Preston, PR1 4RH | Primary | 194 | 23.4% | 48.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James' Church of England Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 219 | Sign in to see | |
| Jotmans Hall Primary School Benfleet, SS7 5RG | Primary | 315 | ||
| Harwood Meadows Primary School Bolton, BL2 3PS | Primary | 222 | ||
| St John's Church of England Academy Darlington, DL1 4UB | Primary | 226 | ||
| Forest Gate Academy Manchester, M31 4PN | Primary | 207 | ||
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Normanton, WF6 2HZ | Primary | 227 | ||
| Crowle Primary Academy Crowle, DN17 4ET | Primary | 226 | ||
| Eastfield Primary Academy Immingham, DN40 1LD | Primary | 233 | ||
| English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham, NG10 4DA | Primary | 268 | ||
| Henry Hinde Junior School Rugby, CV22 7HN | Primary | 255 | ||
| Silverdale Primary Academy Newcastle, ST5 6PB | Primary | 150 | ||
| St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy Hull, HU7 4BS | Primary | 321 | ||
| St Pauls Church of England Academy Tipton, DY4 9BH | Primary | 201 | ||
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School Redditch, B97 5RR | Primary | 298 | ||
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram Wigan, WN2 5QE | Primary | 275 | ||
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Wigan, WN2 3HY | Primary | 292 | ||
| Haddon Primary and Nursery School Nottingham, NG4 4GT | Primary | 230 | ||
| Perton Primary Academy Wolverhampton, WV6 7PS | Primary | 245 | ||
| Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School Dartford, DA4 9BN | Primary | 216 | ||
| St Giles CofE Primary School Sheffield, S21 1DU | Primary | 334 | ||
| The Oaks Infant School Sittingbourne, ME10 1GL | Primary | 300 | ||
| Chipping Ongar Primary School Ongar, CM5 9LA | Primary | 201 | ||
| Meltham Moor Primary School Holmfirth, HD9 5LH | Primary | 195 | ||
| St Bede's  Catholic Primary School, Washington Washington, NE37 2NP | Primary | 217 | ||
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Brighouse, HD6 2NT | Primary | 217 | ||
| Waterside Primary Academy Chesham, HP5 1QU | Primary | 199 | ||
| Manor Farm Junior School High Wycombe, HP15 7PH | Primary | 227 | ||
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Colne, BB8 7JR | Primary | 223 | ||
| Old Leake Primary Academy Boston, PE22 9HR | Primary | 180 | ||
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Sale, M33 3AF | Primary | 446 | ||