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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 294 | 3% | |
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Lowbrook Academy
Maidenhead, SL6 3AR |
Primary | 330 | 14.2% | 3.6% |
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Southwater Infant Academy
Horsham, RH13 9JH |
Primary | 268 | 14.9% | 4.9% |
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Charlton Kings Infants' School
Cheltenham, GL53 8AY |
Primary | 266 | 11.7% | 4.1% |
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Canary Wharf College, East Ferry
London, E14 3BA |
Primary | 306 | 21.2% | 5.9% |
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Blackpool Church of England Primary School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JB |
Primary | 268 | 17.9% | 6% |
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St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE2 3TA |
Primary | 276 | 17.4% | 6.5% |
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Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School
Salford, M7 4RT |
Primary | 333 | 18.4% | 6% |
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Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School
Lincoln, LN2 2UZ |
Primary | 284 | 18% | 3.2% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Sheffield, S7 2HE |
Primary | 280 | 15% | 5.7% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Pudsey, LS28 7AZ |
Primary | 310 | 16.2% | 8.7% |
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Toddington St George Church of England School
Dunstable, LU5 6AJ |
Primary | 322 | 18.9% | 5.4% |
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The Ferrars Academy
Luton, LU4 0LL |
Primary | 288 | 15.5% | 7.7% |
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Crabtree Junior School
Harpenden, AL5 5PU |
Primary | 256 | 14.8% | 0.4% |
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School
Redditch, B97 5RR |
Primary | 297 | 18.2% | 7.7% |
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Burnt Oak Junior School
Sidcup, DA15 9DA |
Primary | 245 | 18.8% | 5.7% |
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St Ives Primary & Nursery School
Ringwood, BH24 2LE |
Primary | 256 | 18% | 6.3% |
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Aston Hall Junior and Infant School
Sheffield, S26 2AX |
Primary | 295 | 16.3% | 6.4% |
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Stamford Bridge Primary School
York, YO41 1BP |
Primary | 299 | 14.7% | 7.7% |
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Norton Hill Primary School
Midsomer Norton, BA3 2UD |
Primary | 263 | 17.5% | 4.9% |
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Victoria Dock Primary School
Hull, HU9 1TL |
Primary | 322 | 18.6% | 8.1% |
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St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School
Clevedon, BS21 7LT |
Primary | 329 | 18.5% | 6.4% |
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Galley Hill Primary School
Guisborough, TS14 8DW |
Primary | 276 | 14.9% | 5.3% |
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Woodfield Infant School & Nursery
Shrewsbury, SY3 8LU |
Primary | 286 | 12.3% | 6.1% |
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Theydon Bois Primary School
Epping, CM16 7DH |
Primary | 318 | 12.9% | 4.7% |
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Homefields Primary School
Derby, DE73 5NY |
Primary | 341 | 16.1% | 4% |
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Westvale Park Primary Academy
Horley, RH6 8SU |
Primary | 320 | 17% | 7.1% |
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Disley Primary School
Stockport, SK12 2BD |
Primary | 271 | 12.9% | 4.8% |
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The Mead Infant and Nursery School
Epsom, KT19 0QG |
Primary | 297 | 13.2% | 4.3% |
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Irby Primary School
Wirral, CH61 4UR |
Primary | 237 | 14.7% | 3.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 294 | Sign in to see | |
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Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
Norwich, NR6 6QA |
Primary | 172 | ||
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Timbertree Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 7LT |
Primary | 210 | ||
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Truro Learning Academy
Truro, TR1 3PQ |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Barnsley, S75 3JS |
Primary | 115 | ||
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St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks, TN13 1EH |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery
Macclesfield, SK11 8UD |
Primary | 211 | ||
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St Paulinus Church of England Primary School
Dartford, DA1 4RW |
Primary | 196 | ||
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Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
Barnsley, S71 4QY |
Primary | 172 | ||
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Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy
Worksop, S80 2LJ |
Primary | 226 | ||
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Scissett Church of England Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9HR |
Primary | 172 | ||
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Meadowside Academy
Knaresborough, HG5 0SL |
Primary | 205 | ||
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Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2DB |
Primary | 213 | ||
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Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School
Farnborough, GU14 8HW |
Primary | 191 | ||
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Coppice Valley Primary School
Harrogate, HG1 2DN |
Primary | 209 | ||
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Wyburns Primary School
Rayleigh, SS6 7PE |
Primary | 185 | ||
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead
Halstead, CO9 2BH |
Primary | 214 | ||
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Newtown Primary School
West Bromwich, B70 0ES |
Primary | 201 | ||
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Ernehale Infant School
Nottingham, NG5 6TA |
Primary | 149 | ||
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Leigh Academy Horsmonden
Tonbridge, TN12 8NJ |
Primary | 190 | ||
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St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
York, YO10 4BT |
Primary | 209 | ||
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St Marys CofE Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY4 4JR |
Primary | 230 | ||
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New Mill Junior School
Holmfirth, HD9 1LJ |
Primary | 133 | ||
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Old Bank Academy
Mirfield, WF14 0HW |
Primary | 102 | ||
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Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QF |
Primary | 361 | ||
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Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School
Solihull, B93 0AN |
Primary | 153 | ||
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East Stanley School
Stanley, DH9 0TN |
Primary | 178 | ||
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Ashfield Primary School
Otley, LS21 2DF |
Primary | 212 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HZ |
Primary | 182 | ||
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Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
St Albans, AL2 1NL |
Primary | 204 | ||