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 Paul's Church of England Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 185 | 8.7% | 12.5% | 
| Southfield Junior School Swindon, SN6 7BZ | Primary | 190 | 9.5% | 12.6% | 
| Ludgvan School Penzance, TR20 8EX | Primary | 205 | 9.3% | 14.1% | 
| King William Street Church of England Primary School Swindon, SN1 3LB | Primary | 205 | 7.8% | 14.1% | 
| High Littleton CofE VC Primary School Bristol, BS39 6HF | Primary | 185 | 8.1% | 14.6% | 
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS13 4PZ | Primary | 163 | 8.3% | 12.8% | 
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School Redcar, TS11 6AE | Primary | 178 | 9.8% | 11.5% | 
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Congleton, CW12 1HT | Primary | 208 | 9.1% | 13.9% | 
| Crofton Infant School Wakefield, WF4 1NG | Primary | 185 | 10.5% | 10.9% | 
| Tregony Community Primary School Truro, TR2 5RP | Primary | 193 | 8.3% | 13.5% | 
| Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Tonbridge, TN12 7NY | Primary | 195 | 10.3% | 11.3% | 
| Shaldon Primary School Teignmouth, TQ14 0DD | Primary | 203 | 8.4% | 11.3% | 
| Oxenhope CofE Primary School Keighley, BD22 9LH | Primary | 192 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 
| Acton Church of England Primary Academy Nantwich, CW5 8LG | Primary | 176 | 8.5% | 11.4% | 
| Cropwell Bishop Primary School Nottingham, NG12 3BX | Primary | 197 | 7.1% | 13.7% | 
| Albert Village Primary School Swadlincote, DE11 8HA | Primary | 203 | 10.3% | 12.8% | 
| Lodge Lane Infant School Norwich, NR6 7HL | Primary | 167 | 8.4% | 10.8% | 
| Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Ely, CB6 2ST | Primary | 164 | 10.4% | 13.4% | 
| Little Sutton C of E Primary School Ellesmere Port, CH66 4PP | Primary | 150 | 10% | 12.7% | 
| St Vigor & St John Church School Radstock, BA3 4EX | Primary | 215 | 8.4% | 13% | 
| Stannington Infant School Sheffield, S6 6AN | Primary | 174 | 9.8% | 12.6% | 
| Sarratt Church of England Primary School Rickmansworth, WD3 6AS | Primary | 163 | 9.8% | 12.3% | 
| Raunds Park Infant School Wellingborough, NN9 6NB | Primary | 163 | 8.6% | 12.9% | 
| Leigh Academy Horsmonden Tonbridge, TN12 8NJ | Primary | 188 | 7.5% | 12.2% | 
| Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Rotherham, S60 5JR | Primary | 189 | 10.3% | 13.3% | 
| Northborough Primary School Peterborough, PE6 9BN | Primary | 176 | 9.1% | 11.4% | 
| Holywell Primary School Sittingbourne, ME9 7AE | Primary | 202 | 9.9% | 12.9% | 
| All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Durham, DH7 0JG | Primary | 182 | 7.6% | 14.1% | 
| Highfields Primary Academy Burntwood, WS7 9BT | Primary | 207 | 9.7% | 13.5% | 
| Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School Oswaldtwistle, BB5 4QA | Primary | 203 | 10.3% | 14.3% | 
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 Paul's Church of England Primary School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 185 | Sign in to see | |
| Belthorn Academy Primary School Blackburn, BB1 2NY | Primary | 231 | ||
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 4DS | Primary | 207 | ||
| English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Oakham, LE15 6EH | Primary | 163 | ||
| Severn Beach Primary School Bristol, BS35 4PP | Primary | 137 | ||
| Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Darwen, BB3 2JA | Primary | 202 | ||
| Boughton Heath Academy Chester, CH3 5RW | Primary | 216 | ||
| Mill View Primary School Chester, CH2 1HB | Primary | 233 | ||
| St James Church of England Primary School Harlow, CM18 7RH | Primary | 205 | ||
| Hayeswood First School Wimborne, BH21 2HN | Primary | 145 | ||
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Chesterfield, S41 7JU | Primary | 204 | ||
| St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy Newark, NG24 4TE | Primary | 178 | ||
| Tollerton Primary School Nottingham, NG12 4ET | Primary | 199 | ||
| The Littletons Church of England Academy Evesham, WR11 8TL | Primary | 129 | ||
| Blacklow Brow School Liverpool, L36 5XW | Primary | 227 | ||
| William Booth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham, NG2 4QF | Primary | 224 | ||
| Gawsworth Primary School Macclesfield, SK11 9QU | Primary | 188 | ||
| Chesham Bois Church of England  School Amersham, HP6 6DE | Primary | 220 | ||
| Hannah More Infant School Nailsea, BS48 4YZ | Primary | 161 | ||
| Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Newcastle, ST5 4AG | Primary | 230 | ||
| Garston Church of England Primary School Liverpool, L19 5NS | Primary | 219 | ||
| St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School Bolton, BL1 6LA | Primary | 213 | ||
| Longwick Church of England Combined School Princes Risborough, HP27 9SJ | Primary | 175 | ||
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School Warrington, WA3 6JS | Primary | 110 | ||
| Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School Totnes, TQ9 5TZ | Primary | 154 | ||
| Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School Abbots Langley, WD5 0HW | Primary | 201 | ||
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green Gateshead, NE9 7HX | Primary | 137 | ||
| St Mary and St Chad CofE First School Stafford, ST19 9DT | Primary | 163 | ||
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham Seaham, SR7 0HW | Primary | 200 | ||
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School Rugby, CV21 4EE | Primary | 201 | ||