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 Stephen's CofE First School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 160 | 18.7% | 21.1% | 
| 
                                Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire
                                 Loughborough, LE12 9AE  | 
                            Primary | 154 | 19.5% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School
                                 Dover, CT16 3DT  | 
                            Primary | 147 | 17% | 21.1% | 
| 
                                Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
                                 Teignmouth, TQ14 9DT  | 
                            Primary | 139 | 20.9% | 22.3% | 
| 
                                Pewsey Primary School
                                 Pewsey, SN9 5EJ  | 
                            Primary | 168 | 15.5% | 21.4% | 
| 
                                St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School
                                 Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8UB  | 
                            Primary | 149 | 16.8% | 22.8% | 
| 
                                St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
                                 Wigan, WN2 4SD  | 
                            Primary | 178 | 16.9% | 21.3% | 
| 
                                Marsden Junior School
                                 Huddersfield, HD7 6EP  | 
                            Primary | 178 | 19.1% | 23% | 
| 
                                St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne
                                 Wimborne, BH21 1BX  | 
                            Primary | 143 | 20.3% | 19.6% | 
| 
                                Finedon Infant School
                                 Wellingborough, NN9 5JG  | 
                            Primary | 144 | 16.7% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
                                 Par, PL24 2DB  | 
                            Primary | 142 | 16.9% | 23.1% | 
| 
                                Queen's Manor School and Special Needs Unit
                                 London, SW6 6ND  | 
                            Primary | 180 | 21.6% | 20% | 
| 
                                Kilnhurst Primary School
                                 Mexborough, S64 5TA  | 
                            Primary | 181 | 20.4% | 21% | 
| 
                                Falconer's Hill Infant School
                                 Daventry, NN11 0QF  | 
                            Primary | 171 | 16.4% | 22.8% | 
| 
                                Burford CofE Primary School
                                 Tenbury Wells, WR15 8AT  | 
                            Primary | 153 | 16.3% | 19% | 
| 
                                West Wycombe School
                                 High Wycombe, HP14 3AH  | 
                            Primary | 165 | 17% | 20.6% | 
| 
                                Mattishall Primary School
                                 Dereham, NR20 3AA  | 
                            Primary | 181 | 17.7% | 19.9% | 
| 
                                St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
                                 London, SE20 8ES  | 
                            Primary | 145 | 17.2% | 20% | 
| 
                                St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles
                                 Aylesford, ME20 7HS  | 
                            Primary | 126 | 19.8% | 21.4% | 
| 
                                Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy
                                 Bath, BA2 5BU  | 
                            Primary | 161 | 20.5% | 22.4% | 
| 
                                The Alderton Infant School and Nursery
                                 Loughton, IG10 3HE  | 
                            Primary | 174 | 16.7% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR31 9BT  | 
                            Primary | 184 | 18.5% | 20.7% | 
| 
                                Keyingham Primary School
                                 Kingston-upon-Hull, HU12 9RU  | 
                            Primary | 193 | 19.5% | 20% | 
| 
                                Morpeth Stobhillgate First School
                                 Morpeth, NE61 2HA  | 
                            Primary | 147 | 21.3% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Primary School
                                 Bath, BA2 0JR  | 
                            Primary | 151 | 18.5% | 23.5% | 
| 
                                Bowling Green Academy
                                 Halifax, HX4 9HU  | 
                            Primary | 152 | 19.7% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope
                                 Sunderland, SR2 0RQ  | 
                            Primary | 156 | 18.6% | 19.2% | 
| 
                                Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery
                                 Rye, TN31 6NB  | 
                            Primary | 144 | 18.8% | 18.8% | 
| 
                                St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn
                                 HEBBURN, NE31 2BP  | 
                            Primary | 175 | 16.6% | 19.4% | 
| 
                                Callowell Primary School
                                 Stroud, GL5 4DG  | 
                            Primary | 141 | 16.7% | 21.3% | 
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 Stephen's CofE First School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 160 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Redhill Primary School
                                 Derby, DE72 3SF  | 
                            Primary | 216 | ||
| 
                                St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV4 6AW  | 
                            Primary | 168 | ||
| 
                                St Peter's Catholic Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3HL  | 
                            Primary | 239 | ||
| 
                                Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell
                                 Leeds, LS26 0NB  | 
                            Primary | 154 | ||
| 
                                Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
                                 Teignmouth, TQ14 9DT  | 
                            Primary | 139 | ||
| 
                                Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
                                 Barnstaple, EX32 8DN  | 
                            Primary | 242 | ||
| 
                                Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
                                 Darwen, BB3 0EY  | 
                            Primary | 191 | ||
| 
                                Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 2LT  | 
                            Primary | 198 | ||
| 
                                Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
                                 Nelson, BB9 0NX  | 
                            Primary | 208 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
                                 Knaresborough, HG5 9BG  | 
                            Primary | 186 | ||
| 
                                Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
                                 Stafford, ST17 9UZ  | 
                            Primary | 171 | ||
| 
                                Willaston Primary Academy
                                 Nantwich, CW5 6QQ  | 
                            Primary | 261 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh
                                 Ipswich, IP7 5BH  | 
                            Primary | 144 | ||
| 
                                Lansdowne Infant Academy
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2RE  | 
                            Primary | 172 | ||
| 
                                Ankermoor Primary Academy
                                 Tamworth, B77 3NW  | 
                            Primary | 113 | ||
| 
                                Park Road Community Primary School
                                 WARRINGTON, WA5 3EF  | 
                            Primary | 205 | ||
| 
                                St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Glossop, SK13 6JH  | 
                            Primary | 35 | ||
| 
                                Foley Infant School Academy
                                 Stourbridge, DY7 6EW  | 
                            Primary | 136 | ||
| 
                                St Paul's CofE First School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV9 5AD  | 
                            Primary | 141 | ||
| 
                                Chaucer Junior School
                                 Ilkeston, DE7 5JH  | 
                            Primary | 235 | ||
| 
                                St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School
                                 Radlett, WD7 8DD  | 
                            Primary | 201 | ||
| 
                                St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2JX  | 
                            Primary | 229 | ||
| 
                                Greysbrooke Primary School
                                 Lichfield, WS14 0LT  | 
                            Primary | 206 | ||
| 
                                Brownhills West Primary School
                                 Walsall, WS8 7LA  | 
                            Primary | 176 | ||
| 
                                St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 7AB  | 
                            Primary | 203 | ||
| 
                                St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 St Albans, AL4 9RW  | 
                            Primary | 151 | ||
| 
                                Bhylls Acre Primary School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV3 8DZ  | 
                            Primary | 214 | ||
| 
                                Emmbrook Infant School
                                 Wokingham, RG41 1JR  | 
                            Primary | 182 | ||
| 
                                Callowell Primary School
                                 Stroud, GL5 4DG  | 
                            Primary | 141 | ||