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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Hill Academy & College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 362 | 100% | 50.3% |
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU |
Special | 167 | 100% | 53.3% |
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 195 | 100% | 49.7% |
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% |
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY |
Special | 315 | 100% | 50.5% |
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA |
Special | 387 | 100% | 35.4% |
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD |
Special | 231 | 100% | 51.5% |
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL |
Special | 258 | 100% | 56.2% |
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU |
Special | 352 | 100% | 48.9% |
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 330 | 99.4% | 59.4% |
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Special | 401 | 100% | 47.9% |
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% |
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% |
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR |
Special | 260 | 100% | 35% |
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 339 | 100% | 61.9% |
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW |
Special | 149 | 100% | 40.3% |
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 309 | 100% | 36.2% |
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 273 | 100% | 63% |
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 236 | 100% | 38.6% |
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ |
Special | 255 | 100% | 41.6% |
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL |
Special | 306 | 100% | 58.5% |
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ |
Special | 339 | 100% | 44.1% |
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU |
Special | 327 | 100% | 46.8% |
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 191 | 100% | 45% |
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 38.8% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Hill Academy & College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 362 | Sign in to see | |
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Special | 101 | ||
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU |
Special | 276 | ||
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY |
Special | 315 | ||
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 174 | ||
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | ||
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH |
Special | 116 | ||
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 140 | ||
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | ||
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 91 | ||
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | ||
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG |
Special | 336 | ||
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ |
Special | 198 | ||
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE |
Special | 130 | ||
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN |
Special | 100 | ||
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Special | 221 | ||
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD |
Special | 246 | ||
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 117 | ||
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH |
Special | 182 | ||
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 273 | ||
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ |
Special | 111 | ||
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR |
Special | 263 | ||
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 126 | ||
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD |
Special | 218 | ||
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Special | 238 | ||
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 107 | ||
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 232 | ||
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA |
Special | 51 | ||
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 164 | ||
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 |