Hilltop 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
Hilltop School
(Your chosen school)
Special 183 100% 43.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89 100% 43.3%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256 100% 41.8%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194 100% 30.9%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 209 100% 48.6%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127 100% 37.3%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 176 100% 41.5%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 40.2%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%

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
Hilltop School
(Your chosen school)
Special 183 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 69
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156