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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Chapel St Leonards Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 120 | 17.8% | 67.8% | 
| 
                                Highfields Primary Academy
                                 Doncaster, DN6 7JB  | 
                            Primary | 102 | 26.1% | 68.5% | 
| 
                                E-ACT Nechells Academy
                                 Birmingham, B7 5LB  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 21.2% | 64.5% | 
| 
                                St Clement's Church of England Academy
                                 Birmingham, B7 5NS  | 
                            Primary | 189 | 18.5% | 66.2% | 
| 
                                Mercer's Wood Academy
                                 Gainsborough, DN21 2PD  | 
                            Primary | 180 | 27.8% | 73.3% | 
| 
                                White's Wood Academy
                                 Gainsborough, DN21 1TJ  | 
                            Primary | 206 | 20.9% | 64.6% | 
| 
                                Hightown Primary School
                                 Southampton, SO19 6AA  | 
                            Primary | 178 | 16.9% | 73% | 
| 
                                Forest Academy
                                 Croydon, CR0 8HQ  | 
                            Primary | 192 | 19.8% | 63.5% | 
| 
                                Oasis Academy Foundry
                                 Birmingham, B18 4LP  | 
                            Primary | 215 | 17.4% | 67% | 
| 
                                The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School
                                 Skegness, PE24 4DD  | 
                            Primary | 181 | 24.9% | 62.4% | 
| 
                                Dinnington Community Primary School
                                 Sheffield, S25 2RE  | 
                            Primary | 179 | 21% | 62.4% | 
| 
                                St Paul's Catholic Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B38 9JB  | 
                            Primary | 179 | 17.2% | 66.7% | 
| 
                                Barrow Hill Primary Academy
                                 Chesterfield, S43 2PG  | 
                            Primary | 83 | 25.3% | 71.3% | 
| 
                                South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
                                 Stanley, DH9 6PZ  | 
                            Primary | 116 | 21.9% | 62.5% | 
| 
                                Springfield Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG6 8BL  | 
                            Primary | 207 | 21.1% | 61.5% | 
| 
                                Somerlea Park Junior School
                                 Alfreton, DE55 4JE  | 
                            Primary | 137 | 23.4% | 61.3% | 
| 
                                Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Rochdale, OL16 2NU  | 
                            Primary | 142 | 16.9% | 60.6% | 
| 
                                South Stanley Junior School
                                 Stanley, DH9 6PZ  | 
                            Primary | 179 | 25.1% | 65.4% | 
| 
                                Cottons Farm Primary Academy
                                 Derby, DE24 9HG  | 
                            Primary | 124 | 14.7% | 57.4% | 
| 
                                Bloemfontein Primary School
                                 Stanley, DH9 6AG  | 
                            Primary | 146 | 23.5% | 62.4% | 
| 
                                Weston Shore Infant School
                                 Southampton, SO19 9JQ  | 
                            Primary | 72 | 15.3% | 66.7% | 
| 
                                ARK John Archer Primary Academy
                                 London, SW11 2AA  | 
                            Primary | 197 | 19.8% | 67% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Todmorden, OL14 5HP  | 
                            Primary | 110 | 25.2% | 64.9% | 
| 
                                Benedict Academy
                                 Mitcham, CR4 3BE  | 
                            Primary | 162 | 20.1% | 69.2% | 
| 
                                Newtown Primary School
                                 Carlisle, CA2 7LW  | 
                            Primary | 129 | 19.4% | 62.8% | 
| 
                                Poolsbrook Primary Academy
                                 Chesterfield, S43 3LF  | 
                            Primary | 76 | 23.7% | 61.8% | 
| 
                                West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Grantham, NG31 7XQ  | 
                            Primary | 205 | 20.3% | 67.6% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B7 5HA  | 
                            Primary | 191 | 20.4% | 63.4% | 
| 
                                William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School
                                 Chesterfield, S40 2NR  | 
                            Primary | 169 | 17.2% | 58.6% | 
| 
                                St Ambrose Catholic Academy
                                 Liverpool, L24 7SF  | 
                            Primary | 208 | 21% | 65.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Chapel St Leonards Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 120 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
                                 Saltash, PL12 5EA  | 
                            Primary | 211 | ||
| 
                                Chetwynd Spencer Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG9 6FW  | 
                            Primary | 420 | ||
| 
                                Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Loughborough, LE11 2BG  | 
                            Primary | 200 | ||
| 
                                All Saints Interchurch Academy
                                 March, PE15 8ND  | 
                            Primary | 208 | ||
| 
                                St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN6 0SH  | 
                            Primary | 274 | ||
| 
                                Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
                                 Leigh, WN7 3DJ  | 
                            Primary | 233 | ||
| 
                                Roundthorn Primary Academy
                                 Oldham, OL4 5LN  | 
                            Primary | 228 | ||
| 
                                Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
                                 Derby, DE22 3HH  | 
                            Primary | 246 | ||
| 
                                Allenton Primary School
                                 Derby, DE24 9BB  | 
                            Primary | 327 | ||
| 
                                St Chad's Church of England Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS16 5QR  | 
                            Primary | 220 | ||
| 
                                Minchinhampton Primary Academy
                                 Stroud, GL6 9BP  | 
                            Primary | 299 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
                                 St Neots, PE19 1NX  | 
                            Primary | 71 | ||
| 
                                Eton Park Junior Academy
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2SG  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                St John the Evangelist Church School
                                 Clevedon, BS21 5EL  | 
                            Primary | 271 | ||
| 
                                St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
                                 Camberley, GU16 8PY  | 
                            Primary | 436 | ||
| 
                                Rectory Farm Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN3 5DD  | 
                            Primary | 195 | ||
| 
                                Brimington Junior School
                                 Chesterfield, S43 1HF  | 
                            Primary | 306 | ||
| 
                                Horn Park Primary School
                                 London, SE12 9BT  | 
                            Primary | 337 | ||
| 
                                Solent Infant School
                                 Portsmouth, PO6 1DH  | 
                            Primary | 269 | ||
| 
                                Holmesdale Community Infant School
                                 Reigate, RH2 0BY  | 
                            Primary | 289 | ||
| 
                                Yatton Infant School
                                 Bristol, BS49 4HJ  | 
                            Primary | 176 | ||
| 
                                Mornington Primary School
                                 Nottingham, NG16 1RF  | 
                            Primary | 285 | ||
| 
                                Austhorpe Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS15 8TP  | 
                            Primary | 211 | ||
| 
                                Colton Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS15 9AL  | 
                            Primary | 233 | ||
| 
                                Highfields Primary School
                                 Leicester, LE2 0UU  | 
                            Primary | 357 | ||
| 
                                St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
                                 Solihull, B91 3NZ  | 
                            Primary | 233 | ||
| 
                                Cadbury Heath Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS30 8GB  | 
                            Primary | 187 | ||
| 
                                Bowsland Green Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS32 0ES  | 
                            Primary | 219 | ||
| 
                                Emersons Green Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS16 7GA  | 
                            Primary | 211 | ||