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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Palfrey Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 297 | 30.1% | |
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St Columb Major Academy
St Columb, TR9 6RW |
Primary | 320 | 15.6% | 30.6% |
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Little Reddings Primary School
Bushey, WD23 3PR |
Primary | 316 | 17.4% | 28.4% |
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The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School
Lincoln, LN6 8BE |
Primary | 301 | 19.6% | 28.2% |
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
Bedford, MK40 4AT |
Primary | 308 | 16.8% | 28% |
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Witham Oaks Academy
Witham, CM8 1NA |
Primary | 274 | 17.5% | 30.7% |
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Helston, TR13 8AR |
Primary | 323 | 18.3% | 30% |
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Flax Hill Junior Academy
Tamworth, B79 8QZ |
Primary | 301 | 14.6% | 32.2% |
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Elmstead Wood Primary School
London, SE9 4AT |
Primary | 290 | 19.1% | 27.9% |
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Haxby Road Primary Academy
York, YO31 8JN |
Primary | 279 | 17.3% | 30.6% |
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Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
Dagenham, RM8 2NB |
Primary | 300 | 19.3% | 31.7% |
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Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham, B27 6LG |
Primary | 305 | 14.3% | 30.2% |
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Estcourt Primary Academy
Hull, HU9 2RP |
Primary | 292 | 19.1% | 31.4% |
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Silvertrees Academy
Tipton, DY4 8NH |
Primary | 303 | 21% | 30.8% |
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Moorgate Primary Academy
Tamworth, B79 7EL |
Primary | 294 | 16.2% | 28.5% |
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Abbotsweld Primary Academy
Harlow, CM18 6TE |
Primary | 308 | 17.5% | 31.5% |
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Glascote Academy
Tamworth, B77 2EA |
Primary | 281 | 17.1% | 28.5% |
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Wigan, WN2 3HY |
Primary | 279 | 16.1% | 31.2% |
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Gunton Primary Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4LX |
Primary | 300 | 15.5% | 31.6% |
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Parkside Academy
BARROW-in-FURNESS, LA13 9BY |
Primary | 281 | 18.9% | 31% |
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St Giles CofE Primary School
Sheffield, S21 1DU |
Primary | 322 | 16.2% | 29.2% |
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Stanley Road Primary School
Worcester, WR5 1BD |
Primary | 297 | 17.5% | 31.7% |
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Ash Grove Primary Academy
PONTEFRACT, WF9 2TF |
Primary | 276 | 16.4% | 31.7% |
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Teesville Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0BZ |
Primary | 315 | 17% | 28.6% |
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Brooke Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5PQ |
Primary | 322 | 18.4% | 30.7% |
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Beechwood Primary School
Reading, RG5 4JJ |
Primary | 295 | 19.7% | 28.8% |
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Moat Hall Primary Academy
Walsall, WS6 6BX |
Primary | 338 | 17.9% | 28.7% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
London, SE16 4UP |
Primary | 295 | 15.3% | 30.5% |
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Staple Hill Primary School
Bristol, BS16 4NE |
Primary | 298 | 20.8% | 28.5% |
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Newlands Community Primary School
Leicester, LE9 7PA |
Primary | 300 | 20% | 29.7% |
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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Palfrey Infant School
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 297 | Sign in to see | |
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Park Hall Infant Academy
Walsall, WS5 3HF |
Primary | 302 | ||
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Mount Street Academy
Lincoln, LN1 3JG |
Primary | 313 | ||
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Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath
Solihull, B94 6RA |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Woodside CofE Primary School
Atherstone, CV9 2BS |
Primary | 211 | ||
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St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Bilston, WV14 8BS |
Primary | 218 | ||
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Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy
Gunnislake, PL18 9EN |
Primary | 79 | ||
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Edwalton Primary School
Nottingham, NG12 4AS |
Primary | 409 | ||
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Queen Emma's Primary School
Witney, OX28 5JW |
Primary | 182 | ||
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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5LG |
Primary | 411 | ||
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Deanwood Primary School
Gillingham, ME8 9TX |
Primary | 233 | ||
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Chalgrove Community Primary School
Oxford, OX44 7ST |
Primary | 221 | ||
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Blenheim Park Academy
Fakenham, NR21 7PX |
Primary | 68 | ||
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Westdale Junior School
Nottingham, NG3 6ET |
Primary | 238 | ||
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Croxby Primary School
Hull, HU5 4TN |
Primary | 352 | ||
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Rokeby Primary School
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Primary | 223 | ||
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Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School
St Albans, AL2 3XA |
Primary | 203 | ||
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Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy
Whitchurch, SY13 1RJ |
Primary | 251 | ||
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Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS7 4AW |
Primary | 206 | ||
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St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD8 9RG |
Primary | 125 | ||
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Malton Primary Academy
Malton, YO17 7DB |
Primary | 186 | ||
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Ivingswood Academy
Chesham, HP5 2BY |
Primary | 147 | ||
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St Nicholas Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L3 5XF |
Primary | 186 | ||
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St Ambrose Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L24 7SF |
Primary | 196 | ||
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Broadfield Primary School
Oldham, OL8 1LH |
Primary | 353 | ||
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Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School
Salford, M44 6QE |
Primary | 162 | ||
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Coppice Academy
Solihull, B92 9JY |
Primary | 226 | ||
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St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Accrington, BB5 2AN |
Primary | 128 | ||
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Milecastle Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1LH |
Primary | 195 | ||
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Irby Primary School
Wirral, CH61 4UR |
Primary | 237 | ||