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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Handforth Grange Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 343 | 20.8% | 10.4% |
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Kents Hill Junior School
Benfleet, SS7 5PS |
Primary | 348 | 19.3% | 10.3% |
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Buckden CofE Primary School
St Neots, PE19 5TT |
Primary | 328 | 22.6% | 11.6% |
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Joydens Wood Junior School
Dartford, DA2 7NE |
Primary | 324 | 17% | 10.2% |
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Queen's Park Infant Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PU |
Primary | 336 | 17.3% | 12.2% |
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Middleton Cheney Primary Academy
Banbury, OX17 2PD |
Primary | 348 | 22.1% | 8.3% |
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New Haw Community Junior School
Addlestone, KT15 3RL |
Primary | 350 | 20% | 12.6% |
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Queen Eleanor's Church of England School
Guildford, GU2 7SD |
Primary | 342 | 19.3% | 10.5% |
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Lawley Village Academy
Telford, TF4 2SG |
Primary | 348 | 17.7% | 10% |
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Canford Heath Infant School
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Primary | 358 | 17.3% | 10.9% |
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Huntington Primary Academy
York, YO32 9QT |
Primary | 362 | 19.1% | 11% |
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Wolvercote Primary School
Oxford, OX2 8AQ |
Primary | 331 | 22.7% | 11.8% |
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey
Norwich, NR8 5AG |
Primary | 315 | 17.8% | 8.9% |
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Wheelock Primary School
Sandbach, CW11 4PY |
Primary | 369 | 17.3% | 12.2% |
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Court Lane Infant Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2PP |
Primary | 350 | 17.7% | 12.9% |
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Edith Moorhouse Primary School
Carterton, OX18 3HP |
Primary | 327 | 18.4% | 10.1% |
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Radbrook Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY3 6DZ |
Primary | 321 | 17.4% | 8.8% |
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Victoria Dock Primary School
Hull, HU9 1TL |
Primary | 322 | 18.6% | 8.1% |
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Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Didcot, OX11 8LJ |
Primary | 333 | 20.4% | 11.8% |
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Upton Heath CofE Primary School
Chester, CH2 1ED |
Primary | 345 | 16.5% | 8.4% |
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Overdale Infant School
Leicester, LE2 3YA |
Primary | 321 | 18.7% | 8.4% |
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North Worcester Primary School
Worcester, WR3 7NS |
Primary | 345 | 19.2% | 9% |
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Tottington Primary School
Bury, BL8 3HR |
Primary | 329 | 18.2% | 9.1% |
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Monkerton Community Primary School
Exeter, EX1 3WS |
Primary | 363 | 16.1% | 10.2% |
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Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Solihull, B92 7EG |
Primary | 331 | 17.9% | 12.8% |
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Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell
Worcester, WR3 8QA |
Primary | 351 | 18% | 10.5% |
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Frimley CofE School
Camberley, GU16 6ND |
Primary | 355 | 17.2% | 11% |
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St Martin's Church of England Junior School
Epsom, KT18 7AD |
Primary | 359 | 15.9% | 10.9% |
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Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Liverpool, L23 9SL |
Primary | 309 | 18.1% | 11.1% |
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Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
Exeter, EX2 7QT |
Primary | 323 | 19% | 13% |
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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Handforth Grange Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 343 | Sign in to see | |
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Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2RE |
Primary | 314 | ||
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Mesty Croft Primary
Wednesbury, WS10 0QY |
Primary | 410 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Woodhall Spa, LN10 6RQ |
Primary | 282 | ||
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Cosby Primary School
Leicester, LE9 1TE |
Primary | 281 | ||
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Thorplands Primary School
Northampton, NN3 8AQ |
Primary | 214 | ||
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West End Academy
Pontefract, WF9 4QJ |
Primary | 189 | ||
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Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wirral, CH49 1RE |
Primary | 397 | ||
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St James' CofE Academy
Bedworth, CV12 9PF |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Hursthead Junior School
Cheadle, SK8 7PZ |
Primary | 361 | ||
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Leigh Academy Peninsula East
Rochester, ME3 9HR |
Primary | 233 | ||
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Gorsefield Primary School
Manchester, M26 4DW |
Primary | 326 | ||
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Greasbrough Primary School
Rotherham, S61 4RB |
Primary | 254 | ||
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Bethany Church of England Junior School
Bournemouth, BH1 4DJ |
Primary | 372 | ||
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St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden
Manchester, M22 4NR |
Primary | 334 | ||
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Cheviot Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4EB |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Marus Bridge Primary School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Primary | 396 | ||
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St John's Church of England Primary School
Weymouth, DT4 7TP |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Parkstone Primary School
Hull, HU6 7DE |
Primary | 328 | ||
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Parklands Primary School
Northampton, NN3 6DW |
Primary | 410 | ||
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St Mary's CofE First Academy
Wheaton Aston, ST19 9PQ |
Primary | 88 | ||
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Oak Tree Primary School
Mansfield, NG18 3PJ |
Primary | 206 | ||
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Northbrook Primary Academy
Leyland, PR25 2GB |
Primary | 185 | ||
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Kirkheaton Primary School
Huddersfield, HD5 0HR |
Primary | 341 | ||
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Ravenbank Primary School
Lymm, WA13 0JT |
Primary | 368 | ||
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Heene CofE Primary School
Worthing, BN11 4BB |
Primary | 394 | ||
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Heaton Park Primary School
Manchester, M45 6TE |
Primary | 413 | ||
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Billinge Chapel End Primary School
Wigan, WN5 7TX |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Grendon Underwood School
Aylesbury, HP18 0SP |
Primary | 200 | ||
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King's Lander Primary Academy
Liverpool, L21 8HY |
Primary | 231 | ||