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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Blackthorn Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 231 | 19.5% | 37.2% |
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Ark Conway Primary Academy
London, W12 0QT |
Primary | 207 | 18.8% | 38.2% |
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Springfield Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Primary | 231 | 17.7% | 37.1% |
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St John's Church of England Academy
Darlington, DL1 4UB |
Primary | 223 | 18.2% | 35.5% |
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Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7JX |
Primary | 222 | 18.1% | 39.2% |
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Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Newbury, RG14 2RA |
Primary | 236 | 21.1% | 35.5% |
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Kemsley Primary Academy
Sittingbourne, ME10 2RP |
Primary | 221 | 20.9% | 36.4% |
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Broadmere Primary Academy
Woking, GU21 5QE |
Primary | 231 | 17.6% | 38.4% |
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Beacon Primary Academy
Skegness, PE25 2RN |
Primary | 206 | 21.4% | 36.9% |
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Corngreaves Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6EZ |
Primary | 209 | 21.5% | 37.8% |
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Kensington Primary Academy
London, W14 8PU |
Primary | 232 | 18.5% | 37.1% |
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Norton Canes Primary Academy
Cannock, WS11 9SQ |
Primary | 211 | 18% | 38.4% |
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St Stephens Community Academy
Launceston, PL15 8HL |
Primary | 213 | 20.2% | 38.5% |
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Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Derby, DE22 3HH |
Primary | 240 | 19% | 40.1% |
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Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy
Newark, NG22 8PS |
Primary | 208 | 18.7% | 37% |
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Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Leicester, LE2 6LG |
Primary | 210 | 19.7% | 38.6% |
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New Whittington Community Primary School
Chesterfield, S43 2AQ |
Primary | 229 | 19.8% | 36.3% |
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery
Oswestry, SY11 2LF |
Primary | 244 | 18% | 37.3% |
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Parkland Junior School
Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ |
Primary | 243 | 18.1% | 36.2% |
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Nightingale Primary School
London, SE18 7JJ |
Primary | 210 | 18.3% | 37.4% |
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All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wigston, LE18 2AH |
Primary | 202 | 20.8% | 35.6% |
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Mount Street Primary School
Plymouth, PL4 8NZ |
Primary | 228 | 18% | 36.8% |
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St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Coventry, CV6 5BX |
Primary | 224 | 20.5% | 35.5% |
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St Laurence Catholic Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 2JX |
Primary | 217 | 21.3% | 37% |
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4HQ |
Primary | 227 | 16.3% | 37% |
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
Wallsend, NE28 0EP |
Primary | 215 | 22.2% | 37.6% |
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St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3QR |
Primary | 215 | 20.2% | 35.9% |
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St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Nelson, BB9 0DQ |
Primary | 212 | 18.9% | 35.8% |
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St Andrew's Church of England Infants School
Eastbourne, BN22 7PP |
Primary | 250 | 19.2% | 35.6% |
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Colman Junior School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Primary | 220 | 17.7% | 36.4% |
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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Blackthorn Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 231 | Sign in to see | |
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The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants School
Lincoln, LN6 8BE |
Primary | 148 | ||
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Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School
Chelmsford, CM1 4UU |
Primary | 474 | ||
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Lift Cottingley
Leeds, LS11 0HU |
Primary | 251 | ||
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Kingsmoor Academy
Harlow, CM18 7PS |
Primary | 297 | ||
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St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy
Leicester, LE7 1HR |
Primary | 391 | ||
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The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School
Lincoln, LN6 8BE |
Primary | 301 | ||
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Brocks Hill Primary School
Leicester, LE2 5WP |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Witham Oaks Academy
Witham, CM8 1NA |
Primary | 274 | ||
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Saxon Way Primary School
Gillingham, ME7 1SJ |
Primary | 419 | ||
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Lent Rise School
Slough, SL1 7NP |
Primary | 440 | ||
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Dunstall Hill Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0NH |
Primary | 451 | ||
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Dowson Primary Academy
Hyde, SK14 5HU |
Primary | 475 | ||
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5DE |
Primary | 497 | ||
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Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Maidstone, ME14 5DX |
Primary | 441 | ||
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Scargill Infant School
Rainham. Essex, RM13 7PL |
Primary | 223 | ||
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Scargill Junior School
Rainham, RM13 7PL |
Primary | 359 | ||
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Talbot Primary School
Poole, BH12 5ED |
Primary | 570 | ||
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3HS |
Primary | 463 | ||
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Woods Loke Primary School
Lowestoft, NR32 3EB |
Primary | 456 | ||
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Oughtibridge Primary School
Sheffield, S35 0HG |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Chesterton Primary School
Cirencester, GL7 1SS |
Primary | 196 | ||
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Ruskin Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 3EG |
Primary | 250 | ||
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Fleecefield Primary School
London, N18 2ES |
Primary | 328 | ||
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Acorn Academy
Witham, CM8 1NA |
Primary | 219 | ||
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Wellesbourne CofE Primary School
Warwick, CV35 9QG |
Primary | 467 | ||
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Redwell Primary School
Wellingborough, NN8 5LQ |
Primary | 628 | ||
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Baildon Church of England Primary School
Shipley, BD17 6TE |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Heath Mount Primary School
BIRMINGHAM, B12 9SR |
Primary | 333 | ||
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St Mary's RC Primary School
London, NW6 5ST |
Primary | 187 | ||