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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 202 | 20.3% | 53% |
Ryecroft Primary Academy
Bradford, BD4 0LS |
Primary | 199 | 14.8% | 53.6% |
Strand Primary Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7BE |
Primary | 159 | 19.2% | 53.5% |
St George's Church of England Primary School
Birmingham, B16 8HY |
Primary | 210 | 21.9% | 54.3% |
Kingswood Primary Academy
Corby, NN18 9BE |
Primary | 214 | 20.1% | 50.5% |
Fieldhead Primary Academy
Batley, WF17 9BX |
Primary | 172 | 18.5% | 54.5% |
Ark Brunel Primary Academy
London, W10 5AT |
Primary | 226 | 19% | 51.8% |
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Blackburn, BB2 2LZ |
Primary | 210 | 20.5% | 53.3% |
Berrybrook Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ |
Primary | 222 | 19.8% | 54.4% |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS6 7AD |
Primary | 211 | 20.9% | 54.1% |
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Halifax, HX2 8JY |
Primary | 168 | 19.3% | 55% |
Jervoise School
Birmingham, B29 5QU |
Primary | 203 | 20.7% | 52.2% |
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Cleethorpes, DN35 8LW |
Primary | 172 | 18.6% | 51.7% |
South Kirkby Academy
Pontefract, WF9 3DP |
Primary | 211 | 14.7% | 53.1% |
Princethorpe Infant School
Birmingham, B29 5QB |
Primary | 176 | 22.2% | 52.8% |
Reevy Hill Primary School
Bradford, BD6 3ST |
Primary | 221 | 17% | 52.8% |
Alderwood Primary School
London, SE9 2JH |
Primary | 207 | 22.2% | 54.1% |
Cherry Tree Academy
Pontefract, WF8 2HN |
Primary | 243 | 18.9% | 51% |
Barton Moss Community Primary School
Manchester, M30 7PT |
Primary | 224 | 21% | 53.6% |
Dean Field Community Primary School
Halifax, HX2 8DQ |
Primary | 226 | 23% | 51.8% |
Co-op Academy Parkland
Bradford, BD10 9BG |
Primary | 214 | 17.7% | 54.8% |
Beacon Primary School
Bolton, BL6 7AL |
Primary | 187 | 20.7% | 53.5% |
Burton Fields School
Burton-On-Trent, DE14 2PJ |
Primary | 199 | 17.6% | 51.3% |
Sheep Dip Lane Academy
Doncaster, DN7 4AU |
Primary | 234 | 24% | 54.5% |
Armley Park Primary School
Leeds, LS12 2AY |
Primary | 219 | 16.5% | 53% |
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B33 0AU |
Primary | 206 | 18.9% | 50.5% |
Hill View Academy
Huddersfield, HD5 8YE |
Primary | 214 | 18.7% | 56.1% |
Mundella Primary School
Folkestone, CT19 5QX |
Primary | 177 | 20.9% | 54.8% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QH |
Primary | 209 | 22.4% | 51% |
Cabot Primary School
Bristol, BS2 9JE |
Primary | 200 | 21% | 53% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 202 | Sign in to see | |
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham, NG11 9BH |
Primary | 247 | ||
Grange Lane Infant Academy
Doncaster, DN11 0QY |
Primary | 231 | ||
Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School
Brentwood, CM13 1JW |
Primary | 211 | ||
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Wakefield, WF4 3HY |
Primary | 311 | ||
White's Wood Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1TJ |
Primary | 206 | ||
Wainstalls School
Halifax, HX2 7TE |
Primary | 201 | ||
St Peter's RC Primary School
Plymouth, PL5 4HD |
Primary | 122 | ||
New Haw Community Junior School
Addlestone, KT15 3RL |
Primary | 360 | ||
Lindley Church of England Infant School
Huddersfield, HD3 3NE |
Primary | 359 | ||
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Halifax, HX2 8JY |
Primary | 168 | ||
St Philomena's Primary School
Orpington, BR5 4DR |
Primary | 208 | ||
Ravenfield Primary Academy
Rotherham, S65 4LZ |
Primary | 191 | ||
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Swanage, BH19 2PH |
Primary | 141 | ||
Parkside Academy
BARROW-in-FURNESS, LA13 9BY |
Primary | 291 | ||
Dedworth Green First School
Windsor, SL4 5PE |
Primary | 170 | ||
Chesterton Primary School
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT |
Primary | 158 | ||
Crackley Bank Primary School
Newcastle, ST5 7BE |
Primary | 183 | ||
Springdale First School
Broadstone, BH18 9BW |
Primary | 299 | ||
Tenterden Church of England Junior School
Tenterden, TN30 6RA |
Primary | 187 | ||
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy
March, PE15 0QS |
Primary | 136 | ||
Barton Moss Community Primary School
Manchester, M30 7PT |
Primary | 224 | ||
Outwood Primary Academy Greystone
Ripon, HG4 1RW |
Primary | 161 | ||
Village Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 8PW |
Primary | 229 | ||
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Belper, DE56 2JD |
Primary | 185 | ||
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
York, YO31 0QQ |
Primary | 187 | ||
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS17 5ES |
Primary | 208 | ||
Woodside Junior School
Amersham, HP6 6NW |
Primary | 240 | ||
Roselands Infants' School
Eastbourne, BN22 8PD |
Primary | 262 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Bridgwater, TA6 7EE |
Primary | 206 |