Seven Hills 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
Seven Hills School
(Your chosen school)
Special 249 100% 58.2%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359 100% 58.9%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216 100% 54.6%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94 100% 53.1%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208 100% 49.5%
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204 100% 50.5%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 207 100% 45.4%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106 100% 52.8%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 177 100% 62.7%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201 100% 50.2%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287 100% 41.8%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Seven Hills School
(Your chosen school)
Special 249 Sign in to see
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 198
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344