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
SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:
- communication and interaction
- cognition and learning
- social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
- sensory and/or physical needs
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hillside Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | 100% | 34.9% |
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS |
Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% |
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% |
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 45.2% |
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 31% |
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | 100% | 43% |
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | 100% | 68.1% |
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | 100% | 54.3% |
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hillside Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 86 | Sign in to see | |
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE |
Special | 181 | ||
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | ||
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 63 | ||
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | ||
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 146 | ||
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA |
Special | 76 | ||
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | ||
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 186 | ||
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | ||
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP |
Special | 111 | ||
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | ||
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | ||
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | ||
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | ||
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | ||
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | ||
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 |