Beacon Hill Academy

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 Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 73 100% 25%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134 100% 53.7%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246 100% 40.2%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 252 100% 32.5%
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130 100% 35.8%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB
Special 184 100% 58.9%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130 100% 40%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91 100% 34.1%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130 100% 46.2%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 35.9%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 171 100% 66.7%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116 100% 29.3%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Battledown School
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 70 100% 44.3%
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153 100% 49.7%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43 100% 27.9%

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 Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 73 Sign in to see
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 86
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64