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 149 100% 40.3%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156 100% 28.8%
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159 100% 27%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 231 100% 51.5%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 176 100% 44.3%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99 100% 38.4%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156 100% 36.5%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254 100% 45.7%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181 100% 59.7%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101 100% 62.4%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 182 100% 35.2%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114 100% 43%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 44.7%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 149 100% 27.5%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145 100% 39.3%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110 100% 38.2%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147 100% 38.8%
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 149 100% 45%

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 149 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 175
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
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
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155