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 352 100% 48.9%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315 100% 50.5%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 231 100% 51.5%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258 100% 56.2%
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 211 100% 61.1%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325 100% 46.2%
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330 99.4% 59.4%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 401 100% 47.9%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236 100% 37.7%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 182 100% 35.2%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260 100% 35%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339 100% 61.9%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309 100% 36.2%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 279 100% 41.6%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345 100% 41.4%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306 100% 58.5%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327 100% 46.8%

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 352 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 221
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 116
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 211
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 401
Whitefield School
London, E17 4AZ
Special 374
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 432
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 336
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 198
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 246
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 165
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 111
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 111
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 263
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 337
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 232
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98