Golden Valley Primary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Golden Valley Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 412 8% 7.3%
Bovingdon Primary Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0HL
Primary 396 6% 8%
Cliffe Woods Primary School
Rochester, ME3 8UJ
Primary 421 8.6% 6.4%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Swindon, SN2 1PE
Primary 399 7.8% 7%
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School
Nottingham, NG2 5NH
Primary 401 6.7% 9.2%
St Christophers Academy
Dunstable, LU5 4NJ
Primary 406 8.4% 8.7%
Webheath Academy Primary School
Redditch, B97 5RJ
Primary 420 8.6% 8.8%
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
Northampton, NN3 3HH
Primary 421 10.2% 7.1%
Birdwell Primary School
Bristol, BS41 9AZ
Primary 437 7.6% 6.9%
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School
London, SE14 5SF
Primary 417 8.4% 8.4%
Stanwix School
Carlisle, CA3 9DW
Primary 393 6.4% 8.4%
Poppleton Ousebank Primary School
York, YO26 6JT
Primary 420 10.1% 5.8%
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS5 6QS
Primary 409 8.8% 8.5%
Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School
Bristol, BS20 7JF
Primary 429 9.4% 9%
Boringdon Primary School
Plymouth, PL7 4HJ
Primary 394 10.4% 6.9%
Hempland Primary School
York, YO31 1ET
Primary 423 6.6% 7.1%
Langley Park Primary School
Beckenham, BR3 3FG
Primary 394 9.6% 8.4%
Holy Trinity Church School
Yeovil, BA20 2PW
Primary 410 10.5% 5.4%
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill
Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5RX
Primary 409 8.1% 6.1%
Woodland Grange Primary School
Leicester, LE2 4TY
Primary 424 7.8% 5.2%
Methley Primary School
Leeds, LS26 9HT
Primary 425 10.7% 7.5%
Knutsford Primary Academy
Watford, WD24 7ER
Primary 428 9.4% 8%
Parklands Primary School
Northampton, NN3 6DW
Primary 413 8.2% 7.7%
Walker Primary School
London, N14 7EG
Primary 421 10.2% 8.3%
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Billericay, CM11 2UB
Primary 416 8.7% 5.8%
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
York, YO24 4JW
Primary 406 10.4% 7.3%
Lawn Primary School
Derby, DE22 2QR
Primary 430 7.9% 5.6%
Rivermead Primary School
Reading, RG5 4BS
Primary 425 8.2% 9.2%
Stanbridge Primary School
Bristol, BS16 6AL
Primary 420 8.8% 9%
Wheatfield Primary School
Bristol, BS32 9DB
Primary 413 11.4% 6.8%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Golden Valley Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 412 Sign in to see
Crosshall Infant School Academy Trust
St Neots, PE19 7GG
Primary 287
Lark Rise Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3PT
Primary 348
Brooke Hill Academy
Oakham, LE15 6HQ
Primary 309
Stowford School
Ivybridge, PL21 0BG
Primary 424
Meadstead Primary Academy
Barnsley, S71 4JS
Primary 215
Park Academy
Boston, PE21 9LQ
Primary 363
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
Tamworth, B77 4AB
Primary 374
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5RN
Primary 241
Maltby Redwood Academy
Rotherham, S66 8DL
Primary 206
Humberston Cloverfields Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Primary 329
Grove Primary School
Lowestoft, NR33 8RQ
Primary 322
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Tonbridge, TN11 9NG
Primary 381
Sawley Junior School
Nottingham, NG10 3DQ
Primary 325
Alverton Primary School
Penzance, TR18 4QD
Primary 351
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS3 6PX
Primary 230
Hookstone Chase Primary School
Harrogate, HG2 7DJ
Primary 285
Southfield Primary
Doncaster, DN3 3BN
Primary 274
Aloeric Primary School
Melksham, SN12 6HN
Primary 386
Wembdon St George's Church School
Bridgwater, TA6 7PS
Primary 319
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Luton, LU1 4BB
Primary 236
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 7AN
Primary 219
Upton Junior School
Poole, BH16 5NQ
Primary 346
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
Cambridge, CB4 2JX
Primary 239
Wilnecote Junior Academy
Tamworth, B77 5LA
Primary 312
All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy
Bedworth, CV12 9HP
Primary 192
Spalding Primary Academy
Spalding, PE11 1PB
Primary 416
Oakfield First School
WINDSOR, SL4 3RU
Primary 276
Desford Community Primary School
Leicester, LE9 9JH
Primary 384
St Barnabas Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS30 5NW
Primary 236