Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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% |
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Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX |
Special | 176 | 100% | 41.5% |
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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% |
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Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ |
Special | 161 | 100% | 31.1% |
|
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 53.5% |