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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 239 | 13% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                Bradworthy Primary Academy
                                 Holsworthy, EX22 7RT  | 
                            Primary | 214 | 13.1% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Gawthorpe Community Academy
                                 Ossett, WF5 9QP  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 10.6% | 25.7% | 
| 
                                Harpfield Primary Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6AP  | 
                            Primary | 227 | 12.1% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Primley Wood Primary School
                                 Leeds, LS17 7EZ  | 
                            Primary | 264 | 12.1% | 25.6% | 
| 
                                St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
                                 Wolverhampton, WV3 7LE  | 
                            Primary | 215 | 13.5% | 27.5% | 
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
                                 Dudley, DY2 7PW  | 
                            Primary | 240 | 11.4% | 24% | 
| 
                                St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy
                                 Ilford, IG1 4AS  | 
                            Primary | 275 | 13.2% | 24.7% | 
| 
                                Earl's Court Free School Primary
                                 London, W6 0LB  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 14.3% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy
                                 Daventry, NN11 3RQ  | 
                            Primary | 253 | 11.7% | 24.5% | 
| 
                                Featherstone Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV10 7AS  | 
                            Primary | 244 | 12.5% | 27.6% | 
| 
                                Greenside Primary School
                                 London, W12 9PT  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 10.5% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                Westover Primary School
                                 Portsmouth, PO3 6NS  | 
                            Primary | 220 | 12.3% | 25% | 
| 
                                Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
                                 Leicester, LE5 2EG  | 
                            Primary | 245 | 16% | 26% | 
| 
                                Livingstone Road Infant School
                                 Poole, BH12 3DT  | 
                            Primary | 243 | 15.6% | 24.7% | 
| 
                                King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
                                 Portsmouth, PO2 9NJ  | 
                            Primary | 243 | 14% | 24.3% | 
| 
                                Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School
                                 London, NW2 6HS  | 
                            Primary | 228 | 12.3% | 28.5% | 
| 
                                St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Ilkeston, DE7 4LF  | 
                            Primary | 229 | 14% | 24% | 
| 
                                Starbeck Primary Academy
                                 Harrogate, HG2 7LL  | 
                            Primary | 234 | 14% | 26.8% | 
| 
                                Longshaw Primary Academy
                                 London, E4 6LH  | 
                            Primary | 227 | 16.3% | 25.8% | 
| 
                                Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK8 0PZ  | 
                            Primary | 256 | 12.4% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Hackwood Primary Academy
                                 Derby, DE3 0FD  | 
                            Primary | 235 | 14.5% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Haberdashers' Crayford Primary
                                 Dartford, DA1 4RS  | 
                            Primary | 229 | 15.4% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                Forest Glade Primary School
                                 Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4FL  | 
                            Primary | 233 | 10.9% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Whitchurch Primary School
                                 Bristol, BS14 0PT  | 
                            Primary | 217 | 13.4% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Kingfield Primary School
                                 Woking, GU22 9EQ  | 
                            Primary | 240 | 15.6% | 27.2% | 
| 
                                St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B31 3PN  | 
                            Primary | 210 | 12.4% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Hardwick Primary School
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2PW  | 
                            Primary | 224 | 15.6% | 26.8% | 
| 
                                Springside Primary School
                                 Bury, BL9 5JB  | 
                            Primary | 244 | 14.6% | 26.8% | 
| 
                                Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School
                                 Sheffield, S36 1EJ  | 
                            Primary | 239 | 13.8% | 27.2% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Primary | 239 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Wood End Primary School
                                 Northolt, UB5 4LB  | 
                            Primary | 409 | ||
| 
                                Lynch Hill School Primary Academy
                                 Slough, SL2 2AN  | 
                            Primary | 890 | ||
| 
                                Woodnewton- A Learning Community
                                 Corby, NN17 2NU  | 
                            Primary | 817 | ||
| 
                                Beanfield Primary School
                                 Corby, NN18 0LJ  | 
                            Primary | 707 | ||
| 
                                Latchmere School
                                 Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5TT  | 
                            Primary | 787 | ||
| 
                                Old Clee Primary Academy
                                 Grimsby, DN32 8EN  | 
                            Primary | 556 | ||
| 
                                River Beach Primary School
                                 Littlehampton, BN17 6EW  | 
                            Primary | 661 | ||
| 
                                Chipstead Valley Primary School
                                 Coulsdon, CR5 3BW  | 
                            Primary | 686 | ||
| 
                                Crossacres Primary Academy
                                 Manchester, M22 5AD  | 
                            Primary | 707 | ||
| 
                                King's Park Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH1 4NB  | 
                            Primary | 602 | ||
| 
                                Avenue Primary Academy
                                 Sutton, SM2 6JE  | 
                            Primary | 1,001 | ||
| 
                                Orchards Junior School
                                 Worthing, BN12 6EN  | 
                            Primary | 472 | ||
| 
                                Portway Primary School
                                 London, E13 0JW  | 
                            Primary | 517 | ||
| 
                                Cedar Children's Academy
                                 Rochester, ME2 2JP  | 
                            Primary | 655 | ||
| 
                                Greet Primary School
                                 Birmingham, B11 3ND  | 
                            Primary | 805 | ||
| 
                                Red Hill Primary School
                                 Chislehurst, BR7 6DA  | 
                            Primary | 671 | ||
| 
                                Temple Hill Primary Academy
                                 Dartford, DA1 5ND  | 
                            Primary | 845 | ||
| 
                                Summerhill Primary Academy
                                 Tipton, DY4 9PF  | 
                            Primary | 774 | ||
| 
                                Gladstone Primary Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 2BZ  | 
                            Primary | 499 | ||
| 
                                Stebon Primary School
                                 London, E14 7AD  | 
                            Primary | 654 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's CofE Primary School
                                 London, E17 9HJ  | 
                            Primary | 567 | ||
| 
                                Castle Hill Academy
                                 Croydon, CR0 0RJ  | 
                            Primary | 282 | ||
| 
                                Grange Park Primary School
                                 London, N21 1PP  | 
                            Primary | 797 | ||
| 
                                Dormers Wells Primary School
                                 Southall, UB1 3HX  | 
                            Primary | 471 | ||
| 
                                Exeter A Learning Community Academy
                                 Corby, NN18 8DL  | 
                            Primary | 501 | ||
| 
                                Dogsthorpe Infant School
                                 Peterborough, PE1 4LH  | 
                            Primary | 244 | ||
| 
                                Whitehouse Community Primary School
                                 Ipswich, IP1 5JN  | 
                            Primary | 577 | ||
| 
                                The Minster Junior School
                                 Croydon, CR0 4BH  | 
                            Primary | 365 | ||
| 
                                All Saints CofE Primary School
                                 Bradford, BD5 0NG  | 
                            Primary | 645 | ||