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 103 100% 47.6%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138 100% 35.5%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165 100% 53.9%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201 100% 44.8%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 58.1%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218 100% 55%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141 100% 68.8%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 139 100% 41%
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88 100% 46.6%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97 100% 58.8%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 39.7%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138 100% 46.4%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81 100% 55.6%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131 100% 45.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 92 100% 39.1%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185 100% 49.2%

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 103 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 164
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 64
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 70
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 103
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 98
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54