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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoscombe Church School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 120 | 13.3% | 7.5% | 
| Ilsington Church of England Primary School Newton Abbot, TQ13 9RE | Primary | 93 | 14% | 8.6% | 
| Colebrook Infant Academy Swindon, SN3 4AS | Primary | 150 | 12% | 7.3% | 
| St Merryn School Padstow, PL28 8NP | Primary | 132 | 14.1% | 8.9% | 
| Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School Newton Ferrers Plymouth, PL8 1AS | Primary | 125 | 14.4% | 9.6% | 
| Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Banbury, OX17 2BB | Primary | 122 | 13.1% | 9% | 
| Penponds School Camborne, TR14 0QN | Primary | 106 | 14.2% | 5.7% | 
| Fernhurst Primary School Haslemere, GU27 3EA | Primary | 120 | 13.3% | 8.3% | 
| Stoke Fleming Community Primary School Dartmouth, TQ6 0QA | Primary | 141 | 13.9% | 7.6% | 
| Colwich CofE Primary School Stafford, ST17 0XD | Primary | 109 | 12.8% | 7.3% | 
| Trent Young's CofE Primary School Sherborne, DT9 4SW | Primary | 142 | 13.4% | 6.3% | 
| Meavy Church of England Primary School Yelverton, PL20 6PJ | Primary | 97 | 13.4% | 6.2% | 
| Portreath Community Primary School Redruth, TR16 4LU | Primary | 148 | 14.9% | 8.8% | 
| Kennall Vale School Truro, TR3 7HY | Primary | 133 | 12% | 9.8% | 
| Marhamchurch CofE Academy Bude, EX23 0HY | Primary | 122 | 12.3% | 9.8% | 
| The Meadows Primary School Bristol, BS30 6HS | Primary | 151 | 14.6% | 7.9% | 
| John Clare Primary School Peterborough, PE6 7DX | Primary | 134 | 12.7% | 8.2% | 
| Tedburn St Mary School Exeter, EX6 6AA | Primary | 97 | 14.4% | 7.2% | 
| Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School Exeter, EX6 6HY | Primary | 104 | 13.9% | 5.2% | 
| Kislingbury Primary School Northampton, NN7 4AQ | Primary | 116 | 14.7% | 7.8% | 
| Shalford Infant School Guildford, GU4 8BY | Primary | 113 | 13.4% | 8.9% | 
| Middle Barton Primary School Chipping Norton, OX7 7BX | Primary | 104 | 14.4% | 7.7% | 
| Bradfield Dungworth Primary School Sheffield, S6 6HE | Primary | 135 | 12.6% | 8.1% | 
| Rufforth Primary School York, YO23 3QF | Primary | 102 | 13.7% | 7.8% | 
| Henbury View First School Wimborne, BH21 3TR | Primary | 146 | 12.3% | 6.2% | 
| Chestnut Park Primary Yatton, BS49 4FW | Primary | 107 | 13% | 8.3% | 
| Marleigh Primary Academy Cambridge, CB5 8BG | Primary | 108 | 12% | 7.4% | 
| Wendron Church of England Primary School Helston, TR13 0PX | Primary | 103 | 12.6% | 8.7% | 
| Burrington Church of England Primary School Bristol, BS40 7AD | Primary | 101 | 13.9% | 6.9% | 
| Leighterton Primary School Tetbury, GL8 8UH | Primary | 100 | 13% | 9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoscombe Church School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 120 | Sign in to see | |
| Bradworthy Primary Academy Holsworthy, EX22 7RT | Primary | 214 | ||
| Gretton Primary School Cheltenham, GL54 5EY | Primary | 91 | ||
| Worlaby Academy Brigg, DN20 0NA | Primary | 56 | ||
| St Winnow CofE School PL22 0RA | Primary | 91 | ||
| High Littleton CofE VC Primary School Bristol, BS39 6HF | Primary | 185 | ||
| Adisham Church of England Primary School Canterbury, CT3 3JW | Primary | 102 | ||
| Great Addington CofE Primary School Kettering, NN14 4BS | Primary | 93 | ||
| Motcombe CofE Primary School Shaftesbury, SP7 9NT | Primary | 184 | ||
| Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School King's Lynn, PE34 4RP | Primary | 84 | ||
| Newlyn School Penzance, TR18 5QA | Primary | 152 | ||
| All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Newton Abbot, TQ12 2DJ | Primary | 77 | ||
| Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery Salisbury, SP5 5NJ | Primary | 80 | ||
| Welton Primary School Radstock, BA3 2AG | Primary | 167 | ||
| Leedstown Community Primary School Hayle, TR27 6AA | Primary | 78 | ||
| Charleton Church of England Academy Kingsbridge, TQ7 2AL | Primary | 42 | ||
| Burston Community Primary School Diss, IP22 5TZ | Primary | 36 | ||
| Bulphan Church of England Academy Bulphan, RM14 3RL | Primary | 67 | ||
| Borden Church of England Primary School Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS | Primary | 120 | ||
| Bridestowe Primary School Okehampton, EX20 4EL | Primary | 90 | ||
| Yeoford Community Primary School Crediton, EX17 5HZ | Primary | 57 | ||
| Tedburn St Mary School Exeter, EX6 6AA | Primary | 97 | ||
| Highgate Infant School King's Lynn, PE30 2PS | Primary | 58 | ||
| Shalford Infant School Guildford, GU4 8BY | Primary | 113 | ||
| Rushall Church of England Primary School Pewsey, SN9 6EN | Primary | 72 | ||
| Chew Magna Primary School Bristol, BS40 8RQ | Primary | 96 | ||
| Otterton Church of England Primary School Budleigh Salterton, EX9 7HU | Primary | 45 | ||
| Starcross Primary School Exeter, Devon, EX6 8QD | Primary | 216 | ||
| Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery Wimborne, BH21 5LX | Primary | 63 | ||
| Landewednack Community Primary School Helston, TR12 7PB | Primary | 80 | ||