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 147 100% 40.8%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108 100% 61.1%
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204 100% 41.9%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118 100% 36.4%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 189 100% 28.6%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131 100% 45.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 170 100% 41.8%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 176 100% 40.9%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 54 100% 50%

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 147 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 164
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 175
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 108
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 66
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155