Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hamilton School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 60 | 100% | 63.3% |
|
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD |
Special | 80 | 100% | 59.7% |
|
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE |
Special | 65 | 100% | 66.2% |
|
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.9% |
|
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Special | 68 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | 100% | 64.2% |
|
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 65.9% |
|
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD |
Special | 62 | 100% | 75.8% |
|
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72% |
|
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ |
Special | 111 | 100% | 72.1% |
|
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
|
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB |
Special | 92 | 100% | 51.6% |
|
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 82 | 100% | 67.1% |
|
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB |
Special | 55 | 100% | 74.5% |
|
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
|
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY |
Special | 65 | 100% | 69.2% |
|
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 74 | 100% | 59.5% |
|
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 78 | 100% | 59% |
|
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 61 | 100% | 83.6% |
|
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA |
Special | 200 | 100% | 77.2% |
|
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 83 | 100% | 69.9% |
|
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 87 | 100% | 55.2% |
|
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | 100% | 57.8% |
|
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 56 | 100% | 71.4% |
|
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ |
Special | 57 | 100% | 64.9% |
|
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF |
Special | 106 | 100% | 70.8% |
|
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD |
Special | 58 | 100% | 65.5% |
|
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 | 100% | 63.9% |
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Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 58.6% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hamilton School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 60 | Sign in to see | |
|
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | ||
|
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH |
Special | 61 | ||
|
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 111 | ||
|
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW |
Special | 32 | ||
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | ||
|
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | ||
|
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | ||
|
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX |
Special | 59 | ||
|
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 188 | ||
|
Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ |
Special | 129 | ||
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The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | ||
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Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 101 | ||
|
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 191 | ||
|
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 51 | ||
|
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP |
Special | 75 | ||
|
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE |
Special | 51 | ||
|
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ |
Special | 151 | ||
|
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 74 | ||
|
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 69 | ||
|
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | ||
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Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 78 | ||
|
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB |
Special | 118 | ||
|
Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ |
Special | 67 | ||
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Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 83 | ||
|
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 87 | ||
|
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 56 | ||
|
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH |
Special | 69 | ||
|
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ |
Special | 57 | ||
|
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS |
Special | 78 | ||