West Hill 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
West Hill School
(Your chosen school)
Special 153 100% 41.2%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234 100% 40.2%
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164 100% 26.8%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179 100% 45.3%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160 100% 44.4%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110 100% 39.1%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171 100% 58.5%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 155 100% 25.8%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157 100% 42%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175 100% 44.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111 100% 39.6%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%

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
West Hill School
(Your chosen school)
Special 153 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
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
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
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156