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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Priorswood Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 185 | 19.1% | 31.7% | 
| 
                                Treverbyn Academy
                                 St Austell, PL26 8TL  | 
                            Primary | 204 | 19.1% | 30.9% | 
| 
                                Burnley Road Academy
                                 Hebden Bridge, HX7 5DE  | 
                            Primary | 188 | 19.5% | 30% | 
| 
                                Tangmere Primary Academy
                                 Chichester, PO20 2JB  | 
                            Primary | 207 | 20.3% | 32.3% | 
| 
                                Chesterton Primary School
                                 Cambridge, CB4 1RW  | 
                            Primary | 182 | 17% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School
                                 Peterborough, PE2 8JG  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 17.2% | 31.5% | 
| 
                                Woolavington Village Primary School
                                 Bridgwater, TA7 8EA  | 
                            Primary | 156 | 19.4% | 30.6% | 
| 
                                Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy
                                 Gloucester, GL1 4QF  | 
                            Primary | 193 | 21.5% | 33% | 
| 
                                Marlfields Primary School
                                 Congleton, CW12 4BT  | 
                            Primary | 189 | 17.4% | 31.8% | 
| 
                                Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
                                 Blandford Forum, DT11 9QD  | 
                            Primary | 191 | 20.4% | 33.5% | 
| 
                                New Valley Primary School
                                 CR8 4AZ  | 
                            Primary | 191 | 16.2% | 31.4% | 
| 
                                South Hetton Primary
                                 Durham, DH6 2TJ  | 
                            Primary | 198 | 18.8% | 31.7% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
                                 Darlington, DL3 9EX  | 
                            Primary | 196 | 19.4% | 33.7% | 
| 
                                Old Town Infant School and Nursery
                                 Poole, BH15 1QB  | 
                            Primary | 187 | 18.8% | 34.9% | 
| 
                                Bugle School
                                 St Austell, PL26 8PD  | 
                            Primary | 159 | 20.6% | 30% | 
| 
                                Swillington Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS26 8DX  | 
                            Primary | 190 | 18.9% | 30.1% | 
| 
                                Stirchley Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B30 2JL  | 
                            Primary | 213 | 20% | 31.8% | 
| 
                                Rectory Farm Primary School
                                 Northampton, NN3 5DD  | 
                            Primary | 195 | 18% | 32.8% | 
| 
                                Tenterden Church of England Junior School
                                 Tenterden, TN30 6RA  | 
                            Primary | 187 | 18.7% | 31% | 
| 
                                Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy
                                 Filey, YO14 0BA  | 
                            Primary | 204 | 19.3% | 30.3% | 
| 
                                Bungay Primary School
                                 Bungay, NR35 1HA  | 
                            Primary | 178 | 21.5% | 32.3% | 
| 
                                Becket Primary School
                                 Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6DH  | 
                            Primary | 191 | 17.4% | 31.3% | 
| 
                                North Walsham Infant School
                                 North Walsham, NR28 9HG  | 
                            Primary | 168 | 16.7% | 32.1% | 
| 
                                Stakesby Primary Academy
                                 Whitby, YO21 1HY  | 
                            Primary | 172 | 19.1% | 30.9% | 
| 
                                Grange Community Primary School
                                 Felixstowe, IP11 2LA  | 
                            Primary | 171 | 17.5% | 31.6% | 
| 
                                Tor Bridge Primary School
                                 Plymouth, PL6 8EE  | 
                            Primary | 184 | 18.5% | 34.8% | 
| 
                                St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 York, YO31 0QQ  | 
                            Primary | 187 | 19.1% | 29.9% | 
| 
                                St Nicholas Catholic Academy
                                 Liverpool, L3 5XF  | 
                            Primary | 184 | 17.7% | 30.6% | 
| 
                                Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport
                                 Maryport, CA15 8HN  | 
                            Primary | 203 | 18.8% | 32.1% | 
| 
                                Green Lane Church of England Primary School
                                 Barnard Castle, DL12 8LG  | 
                            Primary | 201 | 16.9% | 31.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Priorswood Primary School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 185 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St James' Roman Catholic Primary School
                                 Orpington, BR5 1BL  | 
                            Primary | 216 | ||
| 
                                St Christophers Academy
                                 Dunstable, LU5 4NJ  | 
                            Primary | 406 | ||
| 
                                Oasis Academy Bank Leaze
                                 Bristol, BS11 0SN  | 
                            Primary | 200 | ||
| 
                                Great Clacton Church of England Junior School
                                 Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 4HR  | 
                            Primary | 252 | ||
| 
                                Broadstone First School
                                 Broadstone, BH18 8AA  | 
                            Primary | 316 | ||
| 
                                St James Catholic Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B45 9BN  | 
                            Primary | 206 | ||
| 
                                St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
                                 Smethwick, B67 5HX  | 
                            Primary | 255 | ||
| 
                                Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury
                                 Sudbury, CO10 1NL  | 
                            Primary | 250 | ||
| 
                                Manor Way Primary Academy
                                 Halesowen, B63 3HA  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                Old Buckenham Primary School and Nursery
                                 Attleborough, NR17 1RH  | 
                            Primary | 194 | ||
| 
                                North Fawdon Primary School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2SL  | 
                            Primary | 189 | ||
| 
                                Meir Heath Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7JQ  | 
                            Primary | 313 | ||
| 
                                Stanton Road Primary School
                                 Wirral, CH63 3HW  | 
                            Primary | 270 | ||
| 
                                Dobwalls Community Primary School
                                 Liskeard, PL14 4LU  | 
                            Primary | 184 | ||
| 
                                Burnham Market Primary School
                                 King's Lynn, PE31 8JA  | 
                            Primary | 94 | ||
| 
                                Sun Hill Junior School
                                 Alresford, SO24 9NB  | 
                            Primary | 186 | ||
| 
                                Riverdale Primary School
                                 Redcar, TS10 4HH  | 
                            Primary | 196 | ||
| 
                                Coatham Church of England Primary School
                                 Redcar, TS10 1QY  | 
                            Primary | 215 | ||
| 
                                Milldown CofE Academy
                                 Blandford Forum, DT11 7SN  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                The Woodlands Community Primary School
                                 Tamworth, B77 3JX  | 
                            Primary | 265 | ||
| 
                                Lyngford Park Primary School
                                 Taunton, TA2 8EX  | 
                            Primary | 277 | ||
| 
                                Walton Peak Flying High Academy
                                 Chesterfield, S40 3HJ  | 
                            Primary | 131 | ||
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
                                 Waltham Cross, EN8 7EN  | 
                            Primary | 213 | ||
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)
                                 Hertford, SG14 2BU  | 
                            Primary | 208 | ||
| 
                                Studley Infants' School
                                 Studley, B80 7HJ  | 
                            Primary | 185 | ||
| 
                                Manor Primary School, Ivybridge
                                 Ivybridge, PL21 9BG  | 
                            Primary | 229 | ||
| 
                                Baildon Glen Primary School
                                 Shipley, BD17 7LY  | 
                            Primary | 170 | ||
| 
                                St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
                                 Plymouth, PL5 2DW  | 
                            Primary | 106 | ||
| 
                                Holy Trinity Church of England Junior School
                                 Ripon, HG4 2ES  | 
                            Primary | 222 | ||