Hillside Specialist School and College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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

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
Schools we've chosen
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
Schools we've chosen
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