Welcombe Hills 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
Welcombe Hills School
(Your chosen school)
Special 174 100% 48.9%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274 100% 37.6%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 291 100% 48.6%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243 100% 54.7%
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 415 100% 43%
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 200 100% 51%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 252 100% 42.9%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 257 100% 53.3%
The Russett School
Northwich, CW8 3BW
Special 142 100% 50%
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215 100% 54.9%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173 100% 33.7%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 309 100% 54%
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188 100% 46.8%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294 100% 71.8%
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP
Special 77 100% 16.9%
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100 100% 45%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 221 100% 52.9%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%

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
Welcombe Hills School
(Your chosen school)
Special 174 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Priory School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Special 224
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
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
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 221
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128