North Downs Primary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
North Downs Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 402 9.2%
Oreston Community Academy
Plymouth, PL9 7JY
Primary 386 18.7% 9.1%
Charlestown Primary School
St Austell, PL25 3PB
Primary 384 17.1% 9.8%
Holmer CofE Academy
Hereford, HR4 9RX
Primary 414 15.7% 10.1%
Chepping View Primary Academy
High Wycombe, HP12 4PR
Primary 423 17% 11.3%
Alban City School
St Albans, AL1 3RR
Primary 384 19% 9.6%
Hatton Park Primary School
Cambridge, CB24 3DL
Primary 415 16.4% 10.4%
Oakley Vale Primary School
Corby, NN18 8RH
Primary 420 16.2% 9.8%
Kirby Muxloe Primary School
Leicester, LE9 2AA
Primary 411 16.6% 8.5%
Great Missenden CofE Combined School
Great Missenden, HP16 0AZ
Primary 403 17.4% 8%
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
Leicester, LE4 3DL
Primary 405 15.6% 7.9%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3QQ
Primary 401 18.5% 10.7%
Halsford Park Primary School
East Grinstead, RH19 1LR
Primary 404 20.3% 9.4%
St Ann's Church of England Primary School
Prescot, L35 0LQ
Primary 412 15.3% 9.5%
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Chertsey, KT16 8ET
Primary 430 15.4% 8.6%
The Lyppard Grange Primary School
Worcester, WR4 0DZ
Primary 414 20.1% 9.4%
Jennett's Park CofE Primary School
Bracknell, RG12 8EB
Primary 421 16.8% 11.4%
The Radstone Primary School
Brackley, NN13 6GA
Primary 417 17.5% 10.3%
Pirbright Village Primary School
Woking, GU24 0JN
Primary 400 18.3% 6.5%
The Avenue Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS7 0AG
Primary 406 16.5% 9.5%
Woodmansterne Primary School
Banstead, SM7 3HU
Primary 419 14% 8.9%
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
Farnham, GU9 8BQ
Primary 419 15% 9.5%
Leigh Academy Bearsted
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Primary 390 14.9% 9.7%
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School
Swanscombe, DA10 1AL
Primary 429 17.4% 8.1%
Baildon Church of England Primary School
Shipley, BD17 6TE
Primary 421 17.8% 8%
Rivermead Primary School
Reading, RG5 4BS
Primary 421 15.2% 9%
Burpham Primary School
Guildford, GU4 7LZ
Primary 431 19% 8.4%
Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery
Bracknell Forest, RG12 7WW
Primary 394 19% 11.7%
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Didcot, OX11 7QH
Primary 415 18.6% 8.9%
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Primary 410 16.8% 9.5%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
North Downs Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Primary 402 Sign in to see
North Town Academy
Taunton, TA1 1DF
Primary 485
Gawthorpe Community Academy
Ossett, WF5 9QP
Primary 223
Kidgate Academy
Louth, LN11 9BX
Primary 420
Kings Rise Academy
Birmingham, B44 0JL
Primary 450
Ore Village Primary Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DB
Primary 280
Springfield Primary School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LY
Primary 490
Callington Primary School
CALLINGTON, PL17 7EF
Primary 360
Hillcroft Primary School
Caterham, CR3 5PG
Primary 455
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy
Castleford, WF10 1PN
Primary 418
Wickham Market Primary School
Woodbridge, IP13 0RP
Primary 146
The Weald CofE Primary School
Dorking, RH5 4QW
Primary 131
Wickham Common Primary School
West Wickham, BR4 9DG
Primary 422
Park View Academy
Liverpool, L36 2LL
Primary 374
Minehead First School
Minehead, TA24 5RG
Primary 308
Summerbank Primary Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5HA
Primary 453
Timbercroft Primary School
London, SE18 2SG
Primary 379
Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe
Norwich, NR7 0QW
Primary 378
New Silksworth Academy Infant
Sunderland, SR3 1AS
Primary 179
Woodfield Primary School
Doncaster, DN4 8LA
Primary 386
Balfour Junior School
Chatham, ME4 6QX
Primary 480
Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School
Rotherham, S63 6AN
Primary 447
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5BX
Primary 412
Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy
Whitchurch, SY13 1RX
Primary 312
Owston Park Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN6 8PU
Primary 422
Manor Primary School
Didcot, OX11 7LB
Primary 301
Grangetown Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS6 7JA
Primary 256
Churchfield Primary School
Barnsley, S72 8JR
Primary 410
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Solihull, B92 7EG
Primary 331
Newlands Community Primary School
Leicester, LE9 7PA
Primary 300