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 Specialist School and College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 115 | 100% | 36.5% |
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | 100% | 56.3% |
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY |
Special | 29 | 100% | 44.8% |
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 36.4% |
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | 100% | 47.6% |
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | 100% | 38.6% |
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 37.9% |
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE |
Special | 181 | 100% | 51.4% |
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | 100% | 57.7% |
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | 100% | 36.6% |
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% |
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | 100% | 40.1% |
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD |
Special | 132 | 100% | 49.2% |
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | 100% | 43.9% |
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 41.3% |
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Special | 52 | 100% | 32.7% |
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP |
Special | 51 | 100% | 29.4% |
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 46.8% |
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | 100% | 38% |
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 102 | 100% | 42.2% |
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ |
Special | 92 | 100% | 20.7% |
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | 100% | 33.9% |
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% |
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 36.7% |
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 237 | 100% | 47.7% |
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | 100% | 42.7% |
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Special | 134 | 100% | 42.5% |
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD |
Special | 137 | 100% | 38% |
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% |
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 Specialist School and College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 115 | Sign in to see | |
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | ||
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | ||
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 91 | ||
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | ||
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | ||
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA |
Special | 60 | ||
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | ||
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | ||
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 181 | ||
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 70 | ||
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | ||
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | ||
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | ||
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT |
Special | 66 | ||
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | ||
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 102 | ||
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | ||
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE |
Special | 212 | ||
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | ||
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | ||
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | ||
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | ||
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 54 | ||
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT |
Special | 31 |