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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh On Mendip School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 99 | 6.1% | 5.1% | 
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Greenfield, MK45 5ES | Primary | 108 | 9.2% | 5.8% | 
| Eastrop Infant School Swindon, SN6 7AP | Primary | 132 | 6.5% | 7.2% | 
| The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy Devizes, SN10 5TL | Primary | 153 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 
| Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School Kingsbridge, TQ7 4LB | Primary | 105 | 7.6% | 8.6% | 
| Christow Primary School Exeter, EX6 7PE | Primary | 87 | 9.8% | 4.3% | 
| St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry Torpoint, PL11 3LF | Primary | 105 | 7.6% | 7.6% | 
| Antony Church of England School Torpoint, PL11 3AD | Primary | 84 | 9.5% | 4.8% | 
| Peover Superior Endowed Primary School Knutsford, WA16 8TU | Primary | 96 | 6.3% | 7.3% | 
| Lazonby C of E Primary School Penrith, CA10 1BL | Primary | 108 | 7.7% | 4.8% | 
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School Wareham, BH20 5EE | Primary | 70 | 7.3% | 7.2% | 
| Hornton Primary School Banbury, OX15 6BZ | Primary | 116 | 8.6% | 4.3% | 
| Harrold Primary Academy Bedford, MK43 7DB | Primary | 107 | 8.4% | 5.6% | 
| Eastnor Parochial Primary School Ledbury, HR8 1RA | Primary | 101 | 7.9% | 5.9% | 
| Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy Kingsbridge, TQ7 3NB | Primary | 148 | 7.9% | 6.6% | 
| Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School Bristol, BS39 6TY | Primary | 101 | 9.9% | 6.9% | 
| The Marton Academy Gainsborough, DN21 5AG | Primary | 86 | 7.5% | 6.5% | 
| Dunsford Community Academy Exeter, EX6 7DD | Primary | 89 | 11.3% | 4.1% | 
| Wraxall Church of England Primary School Bristol, BS48 1LB | Primary | 66 | 7.6% | 7.6% | 
| Horton St Michael's CofE First School Leek, ST13 8RU | Primary | 76 | 8.8% | 5% | 
| Holbeton Primary School Plymouth, PL8 1LT | Primary | 76 | 9.2% | 7.9% | 
| All Saints CofE (C) Primary School Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9RW | Primary | 116 | 3.5% | 6% | 
| Studham Village CofE Academy Studham, LU6 2QD | Primary | 84 | 6.6% | 3.3% | 
| St James Church of England First School Wimborne, BH21 4JN | Primary | 102 | 8.8% | 7.8% | 
| Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School Brigg, DN20 8RY | Primary | 128 | 5.6% | 3.2% | 
| Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Swindon, SN25 2SJ | Primary | 93 | 4.9% | 2.9% | 
| Webber's Church of England Primary School Wellington, TA21 0PE | Primary | 80 | 10% | 7.5% | 
| Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Lichfield, WS13 8TW | Primary | 81 | 7.4% | 3.7% | 
| Jacobstow Community Academy Bude, EX23 0BR | Primary | 110 | 9% | 7.2% | 
| Amberley Parochial School Stroud, GL5 5JG | Primary | 97 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh On Mendip School (Your chosen school) | Primary | 99 | Sign in to see | |
| Welton Church of England Academy Daventry, NN11 2JZ | Primary | 132 | ||
| St George's CofE Primary Academy Plymouth, PL1 3RX | Primary | 90 | ||
| Newnham Primary School Daventry, NN11 3HG | Primary | 91 | ||
| St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry Torpoint, PL11 3LF | Primary | 105 | ||
| Christian Malford CofE Primary School Chippenham, SN15 4BW | Primary | 42 | ||
| Landulph School Saltash, PL12 6ND | Primary | 71 | ||
| St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW | Primary | 85 | ||
| Altarnun Primary School Launceston, PL15 7RZ | Primary | 52 | ||
| Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School Nuneaton, CV13 6AJ | Primary | 73 | ||
| Hambridge Community Primary School Langport, TA10 0AZ | Primary | 106 | ||
| Askwith Community Primary School Otley, LS21 2HX | Primary | 92 | ||
| Hawkchurch Church of England School Axminster, EX13 5XD | Primary | 41 | ||
| Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Cambridge, CB22 3AG | Primary | 91 | ||
| Trannack Primary School Helston, TR13 0DQ | Primary | 57 | ||
| Ravensworth Church of England Primary School Richmond, DL11 7ET | Primary | 44 | ||
| Heytesbury Church of England Primary School Warminster, BA12 0EA | Primary | 49 | ||
| Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School Doncaster, DN5 7BT | Primary | 82 | ||
| Brampton Church of England Primary School Beccles, NR34 8DW | Primary | 80 | ||
| Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School Oakham, LE15 8AY | Primary | 73 | ||
| Isham Church of England Primary School Kettering, NN14 1HD | Primary | 100 | ||
| St Augustine's CofE Academy Ashbourne, DE6 5BY | Primary | 54 | ||
| The Clinton Church of England Primary School Okehampton, EX20 3EQ | Primary | 31 | ||
| Stutton Church of England Primary School IPSWICH, IP9 2RY | Primary | 74 | ||
| Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School Cambridge, CB25 0LG | Primary | 111 | ||
| Blackshaw Moor CofE First School Leek, ST13 8TW | Primary | 67 | ||
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School Chelmsford, CM3 8RJ | Primary | 63 | ||
| Studham Village CofE Academy Studham, LU6 2QD | Primary | 84 | ||
| Wimboldsley Community Primary School Middlewich, CW10 0LN | Primary | 135 | ||
| Wark Church of England Primary School Hexham, NE48 3LS | Primary | 55 | ||