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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 175 | 12% | 9.1% | 
| 
                                Burbage Primary School
                                 Marlborough, SN8 3TP  | 
                            Primary | 178 | 11.8% | 8.6% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth
                                 Falmouth, TR11 4PW  | 
                            Primary | 187 | 12.8% | 8.6% | 
| 
                                St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy
                                 King's Lynn, PE33 0BU  | 
                            Primary | 173 | 10.2% | 8.5% | 
| 
                                Katherine Semar Infant School
                                 Saffron Walden, CB11 4DU  | 
                            Primary | 180 | 11.7% | 9.4% | 
| 
                                Ravenfield Primary Academy
                                 Rotherham, S65 4LZ  | 
                            Primary | 191 | 11.2% | 9.7% | 
| 
                                Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RJ  | 
                            Primary | 200 | 12% | 9% | 
| 
                                St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton
                                 Norwich, NR9 5AD  | 
                            Primary | 179 | 14.5% | 10.1% | 
| 
                                Great Witley CofE Primary School
                                 Worcester, WR6 6HR  | 
                            Primary | 187 | 12.8% | 8% | 
| 
                                Magna Carta Primary Academy
                                 Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8JP  | 
                            Primary | 201 | 11.9% | 8% | 
| 
                                Krishna Avanti Primary School
                                 Croydon, CR0 4HA  | 
                            Primary | 195 | 12.3% | 9.2% | 
| 
                                Trevisker Primary School
                                 Wadebridge, PL27 7UD  | 
                            Primary | 162 | 11.1% | 9.9% | 
| 
                                Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy
                                 Highbridge, TA9 4QA  | 
                            Primary | 156 | 12.4% | 8.6% | 
| 
                                Mellis Church of England Primary School
                                 Eye, IP23 8DP  | 
                            Primary | 154 | 11.7% | 7.1% | 
| 
                                Gresham Village School
                                 Norwich, NR11 8RF  | 
                            Primary | 182 | 9% | 9% | 
| 
                                South Tawton Primary School
                                 Okehampton, EX20 2LG  | 
                            Primary | 188 | 11.5% | 8.7% | 
| 
                                Epping Upland CofE Primary School
                                 Epping, CM16 6QJ  | 
                            Primary | 182 | 11% | 7.1% | 
| 
                                Lowe's Wong Infant School
                                 Southwell, NG25 0AA  | 
                            Primary | 167 | 12.4% | 7.6% | 
| 
                                Mountnessing Church of England Primary School
                                 Brentwood, CM15 0UH  | 
                            Primary | 159 | 13.8% | 9.4% | 
| 
                                Old Stratford Primary School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK19 6AZ  | 
                            Primary | 187 | 10.7% | 9.6% | 
| 
                                Cuddington Primary School
                                 Northwich, CW8 2NY  | 
                            Primary | 185 | 13% | 10.3% | 
| 
                                Bishop Sutton Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS39 5XD  | 
                            Primary | 175 | 13.1% | 9.7% | 
| 
                                Netherton Infant and Nursery School
                                 Huddersfield, HD4 7JE  | 
                            Primary | 182 | 11.5% | 9.9% | 
| 
                                Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School
                                 Abbots Langley, WD5 0HW  | 
                            Primary | 201 | 12.9% | 9% | 
| 
                                All Cannings Church of England Primary School
                                 Devizes, SN10 3PG  | 
                            Primary | 163 | 11.7% | 8% | 
| 
                                Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School
                                 Highbridge, TA9 4EQ  | 
                            Primary | 168 | 12.1% | 8.2% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Bingley, BD16 4HQ  | 
                            Primary | 183 | 13.7% | 8.2% | 
| 
                                Awbridge Primary School
                                 Romsey, SO51 0HL  | 
                            Primary | 167 | 11.4% | 8.4% | 
| 
                                Prestwood Infant School
                                 Great Missenden, HP16 9DF  | 
                            Primary | 184 | 10.4% | 8.2% | 
| 
                                Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Norwich, NR13 5FA  | 
                            Primary | 196 | 10.2% | 9.7% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 175 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Wilmington Primary School
                                 Dartford, DA2 7DF  | 
                            Primary | 210 | ||
| 
                                Catmose Primary
                                 Oakham, LE15 6SH  | 
                            Primary | 209 | ||
| 
                                Kibblesworth Academy
                                 Gateshead, NE11 0XP  | 
                            Primary | 134 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Church of England Primary School
                                 Melton Mowbray, LE13 0NA  | 
                            Primary | 191 | ||
| 
                                Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
                                 Norwich, NR6 6QA  | 
                            Primary | 179 | ||
| 
                                Burrsville Infant Academy
                                 Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 4HR  | 
                            Primary | 183 | ||
| 
                                Captains Close Primary School
                                 Melton Mowbray, LE14 3TU  | 
                            Primary | 169 | ||
| 
                                Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School
                                 Salisbury, SP5 2HU  | 
                            Primary | 85 | ||
| 
                                Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
                                 Ferryhill, DL17 8QY  | 
                            Primary | 232 | ||
| 
                                Katherine Semar Infant School
                                 Saffron Walden, CB11 4DU  | 
                            Primary | 180 | ||
| 
                                St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 Retford, DN22 7BP  | 
                            Primary | 218 | ||
| 
                                Christchurch Church of England Primary School
                                 Chelmsford, CM3 6JS  | 
                            Primary | 124 | ||
| 
                                Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RJ  | 
                            Primary | 200 | ||
| 
                                Shaldon Primary School
                                 Teignmouth, TQ14 0DD  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                Meadowside Academy
                                 Knaresborough, HG5 0SL  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                Wyburns Primary School
                                 Rayleigh, SS6 7PE  | 
                            Primary | 190 | ||
| 
                                St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead
                                 Halstead, CO9 2BH  | 
                            Primary | 221 | ||
| 
                                Ernehale Infant School
                                 Nottingham, NG5 6TA  | 
                            Primary | 172 | ||
| 
                                Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School
                                 Brentwood, CM15 0NJ  | 
                            Primary | 202 | ||
| 
                                New Mill Infant School
                                 Holmfirth, HD9 1LS  | 
                            Primary | 69 | ||
| 
                                Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
                                 Stowmarket, IP14 1QF  | 
                            Primary | 373 | ||
| 
                                St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Swindon, SN26 7AP  | 
                            Primary | 163 | ||
| 
                                St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
                                 Sunderland, SR3 2BB  | 
                            Primary | 150 | ||
| 
                                East Stanley School
                                 Stanley, DH9 0TN  | 
                            Primary | 197 | ||
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
                                 Gateshead, NE8 1LR  | 
                            Primary | 191 | ||
| 
                                St Chad's CofE Primary School
                                 Lichfield, WS13 6SN  | 
                            Primary | 198 | ||
| 
                                Howden-le-Wear Primary School
                                 Crook, DL15 8HJ  | 
                            Primary | 173 | ||
| 
                                St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
                                 Blandford Forum, DT11 8EL  | 
                            Primary | 140 | ||
| 
                                Ashfield Primary School
                                 Otley, LS21 2DF  | 
                            Primary | 223 | ||