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
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
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
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 |