Beacon Hill School

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
Beacon Hill School
(Your chosen school)
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240 100% 29.8%
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204 100% 50.5%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 135 100% 54.8%
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%

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
Beacon Hill School
(Your chosen school)
Special 240 Sign in to see
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ
Special 143
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175