Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hillside High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 744 | 29% | 53% |
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Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ |
Secondary | 857 | 24.3% | 53.6% |
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St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN |
Secondary | 795 | 22.4% | 48.9% |
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Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB |
Secondary | 739 | 26.4% | 50.6% |
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City Academy Norwich
Norwich, NR4 7LP |
Secondary | 682 | 31.8% | 53.1% |
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The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY |
Secondary | 928 | 26.1% | 56.3% |
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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 829 | 24.3% | 55.5% |
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Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH |
Secondary | 814 | 27.6% | 55.8% |
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Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU |
Secondary | 546 | 27.7% | 51.1% |
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Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ |
Secondary | 648 | 30.5% | 50.1% |
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The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT |
Secondary | 817 | 22.6% | 51.4% |
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North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF |
Secondary | 691 | 24.7% | 49.9% |
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Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 732 | 32.3% | 55.6% |
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Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Secondary | 953 | 31.3% | 53.7% |
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Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Secondary | 736 | 23.9% | 48.4% |
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Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN |
Secondary | 763 | 28.7% | 51.1% |
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Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ |
Secondary | 683 | 23.5% | 53% |
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The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB |
Secondary | 922 | 25.9% | 52% |
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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR |
Secondary | 895 | 29.9% | 57% |
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Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ |
Secondary | 770 | 26.9% | 56% |
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Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 725 | 31.4% | 49.4% |
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Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA |
Secondary | 594 | 30% | 55.7% |
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Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN |
Secondary | 642 | 26.8% | 49.2% |
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Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD |
Secondary | 699 | 28.9% | 57.9% |
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St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG |
Secondary | 793 | 21.8% | 51.6% |
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Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG |
Secondary | 765 | 26.8% | 52.9% |
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St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB |
Secondary | 617 | 25.5% | 53.3% |
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 761 | 23.5% | 48% |
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Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB |
Secondary | 808 | 25.7% | 46.4% |
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The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA |
Secondary | 535 | 22.9% | 53.8% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hillside High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 744 | Sign in to see | |
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Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, CB1 3RJ |
Secondary | 575 | ||
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Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN |
Secondary | 1,221 | ||
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Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF |
Secondary | 585 | ||
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King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP |
Secondary | 1,090 | ||
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St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE |
Secondary | 1,001 | ||
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Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD |
Secondary | 788 | ||
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Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA |
Secondary | 1,103 | ||
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Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF |
Secondary | 863 | ||
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The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 609 | ||
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Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE |
Secondary | 667 | ||
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The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB |
Secondary | 898 | ||
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Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL |
Secondary | 790 | ||
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Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ |
Secondary | 885 | ||
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Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB |
Secondary | 813 | ||
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The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, WV4 6AP |
Secondary | 771 | ||
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Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 960 | ||
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Selston High School
Nottingham, NG16 6BW |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX |
Secondary | 816 | ||
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Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY |
Secondary | 1,078 | ||
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Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF |
Secondary | 837 | ||
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Stoke Park School
Coventry, CV2 4JW |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
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Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ |
Secondary | 616 | ||
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Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ |
Secondary | 878 | ||
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St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
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Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
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Wellfield Academy
Leyland, PR25 2TP |
Secondary | 525 | ||