Windmill 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
Windmill Hill School
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 100% 44.9%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100 100% 46%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103 100% 64.1%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89 100% 61.8%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117 100% 44.4%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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
Windmill Hill School
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140