Piper Hill High 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
Piper Hill High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 278 100% 59.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227 100% 59.9%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325 100% 46.2%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 432 100% 58.8%
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204 100% 41.9%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191 100% 34%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 273 100% 63%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201 100% 43.3%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 189 100% 28.6%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212 100% 51.4%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%

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
Piper Hill High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 278 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 268
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 644
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 287
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 414
Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ
Special 143
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27
Springwell Leeds Academy
Leeds, LS10 3JA
Special 326
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 111
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 166
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 263
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 133
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Special 228