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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 222 | 11% | 4.8% |
|
Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy
Cockermouth, CA13 0QY |
Primary | 200 | 13.2% | 4.1% |
|
Mellor Primary School
Stockport, SK6 5PL |
Primary | 228 | 13.5% | 5.7% |
|
Chiddingstone Church of England School
Edenbridge, TN8 7AH |
Primary | 209 | 11% | 4.3% |
|
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester, CO1 2QB |
Primary | 205 | 11.2% | 3.9% |
|
St Oswald's CofE Academy
Doncaster, DN9 3EQ |
Primary | 215 | 11.5% | 5.8% |
|
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth
Leeds, LS18 5AB |
Primary | 211 | 13.3% | 5.2% |
|
Worth Primary School
Poynton, SK12 1QA |
Primary | 206 | 9.7% | 6.3% |
|
Whirley Primary School
Macclesfield, SK10 3JL |
Primary | 213 | 13.2% | 5.2% |
|
Mill View Primary School
Chester, CH2 1HB |
Primary | 237 | 12.7% | 6.6% |
|
St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0QP |
Primary | 230 | 9.6% | 3.5% |
|
St Clare's RC Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8RZ |
Primary | 226 | 13.1% | 5.7% |
|
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Billingham, TS22 5LU |
Primary | 223 | 9.2% | 5.3% |
|
Greenways Primary Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9NY |
Primary | 234 | 12.3% | 6% |
|
Halewood Church of England Primary Academy
Liverpool, L26 6LB |
Primary | 237 | 13.1% | 4.6% |
|
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School
Oldham, OL4 4DS |
Primary | 208 | 11.1% | 6.3% |
|
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Bury, BL8 3AX |
Primary | 218 | 12.3% | 6.4% |
|
St Luke's CofE Academy Endon
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EB |
Primary | 211 | 12.3% | 4.3% |
|
Polehampton Church of England Junior School
Reading, RG10 9AX |
Primary | 234 | 12.8% | 5.6% |
|
Tarvin Primary School
Chester, CH3 8LS |
Primary | 239 | 12.1% | 4.2% |
|
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn
Hebburn, NE31 1RZ |
Primary | 220 | 11.1% | 5.8% |
|
Neroche Primary School
Ilminster, TA19 9RG |
Primary | 209 | 12.9% | 5.2% |
|
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Ditchling, BN6 8TU |
Primary | 212 | 13% | 4% |
|
St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School
London, TW1 4LT |
Primary | 210 | 11% | 4.8% |
|
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR2 3LP |
Primary | 218 | 7.8% | 6% |
|
Gayton Primary School
Wirral, CH60 8PZ |
Primary | 219 | 11% | 3.2% |
|
Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School
York, YO41 5ND |
Primary | 210 | 11.9% | 4.1% |
|
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Cambridge, CB2 1EN |
Primary | 211 | 10.4% | 4.3% |
|
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
Basildon, SS16 5NQ |
Primary | 206 | 10.7% | 5.3% |
|
St Rose's Catholic Infant School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1QW |
Primary | 211 | 11.9% | 5.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 222 | Sign in to see | |
|
The Wickford Church of England School
Wickford, SS11 8HE |
Primary | 138 | ||
|
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 9BZ |
Primary | 181 | ||
|
Queniborough Church of England Primary School
Leicester, LE7 3DR |
Primary | 199 | ||
|
Roydon Primary Academy
Harlow, CM19 5HN |
Primary | 192 | ||
|
Charfield Primary School
Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8TG |
Primary | 210 | ||
|
Shrivenham Church of England School
Swindon, SN6 8FX |
Primary | 244 | ||
|
Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0DY |
Primary | 230 | ||
|
Harworth CofE Academy
Doncaster, DN11 8JT |
Primary | 209 | ||
|
Prestolee Primary School
Manchester, M26 1HJ |
Primary | 250 | ||
|
Bacton Primary School
Stowmarket, IP14 4LL |
Primary | 113 | ||
|
Mousehole School
Penzance, TR19 6QQ |
Primary | 100 | ||
|
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy
Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE |
Primary | 145 | ||
|
Inkberrow Primary School
Worcester, WR7 4HH |
Primary | 197 | ||
|
Thriplow CofE Primary School
Royston, SG8 7RH |
Primary | 99 | ||
|
Lanivet Community Primary School
Bodmin, PL30 5HE |
Primary | 151 | ||
|
Powick CofE Primary School
Worcester, WR2 4RT |
Primary | 177 | ||
|
Fordcombe Church of England Primary School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0RY |
Primary | 62 | ||
|
Little Harrowden Community Primary School
Wellingborough, NN9 5BN |
Primary | 180 | ||
|
Beresford Memorial CofE First School
Leek, ST13 6NR |
Primary | 157 | ||
|
Cockburn Haigh Road Academy
Leeds, LS26 0NQ |
Primary | 72 | ||
|
Tiptree Heath Primary School
Colchester, CO5 0PG |
Primary | 208 | ||
|
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 8JL |
Primary | 187 | ||
|
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn
Hebburn, NE31 1RZ |
Primary | 220 | ||
|
St. Joseph's Infant School
Chichester, PO19 1DQ |
Primary | 151 | ||
|
Cressing Primary School
Braintree, CM77 8JE |
Primary | 196 | ||
|
Abbas and Templecombe Church School
Templecombe, BA8 0HP |
Primary | 111 | ||
|
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School
Burnley, BB12 9ED |
Primary | 208 | ||
|
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School
Didcot, OX11 9LR |
Primary | 202 | ||
|
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston, PR3 3BJ |
Primary | 241 | ||