Abbey 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
Abbey Hill Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 367 100% 46.6%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234 100% 40.2%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333 100% 47.4%
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 404 100% 38.4%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 257 100% 58%
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 218 100% 62.4%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 353 100% 46.2%
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328 100% 61%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 416 100% 49.5%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258 100% 37.2%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352 100% 66.5%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324 100% 38.6%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 289 100% 45.3%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348 100% 54.9%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350 100% 47.1%
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175 100% 44.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318 100% 48.7%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360 100% 60%

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
Abbey Hill Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 367 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246
Ash Field Academy
Leicester, LE5 4PY
Special 157
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 404
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 218
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 416
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 430
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 252
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 206
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 255
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 275
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 311
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 360
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360
Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Special 317