Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hill Top School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 127 | 100% | 62.2% |
|
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 131 | 100% | 63.4% |
|
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 148 | 100% | 66.2% |
|
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 66.9% |
|
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Special | 116 | 100% | 66.4% |
|
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 83 | 100% | 61.4% |
|
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 137 | 100% | 59.1% |
|
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 136 | 100% | 61.8% |
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 258 | 100% | 59.7% |
|
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL |
Special | 167 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 316 | 100% | 58.2% |
|
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 60.8% |
|
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.5% |
|
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 173 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 160 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 111 | 100% | 69.4% |
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 48.7% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 267 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 261 | 100% | 51% |
|
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 31.3% |
|
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 152 | 100% | 44.7% |
|
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN |
Special | 108 | 100% | 48.1% |
|
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 199 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 176 | 100% | 38.1% |
|
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 243 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 224 | 100% | 43.3% |
|
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 216 | 100% | 60.2% |
|
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 211 | 100% | 62.6% |
|
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 131 | 100% | 45.8% |
|
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 182 | 100% | 44% |