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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woolton High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 65.5% |
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE |
Special | 128 | 100% | 52.3% |
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | 100% | 77.1% |
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE |
Special | 71 | 100% | 64.8% |
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY |
Special | 284 | 100% | 67.7% |
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 29 | 100% | 69% |
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 69 | 100% | 66.7% |
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 68.7% |
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | 100% | 71% |
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA |
Special | 76 | 100% | 64.5% |
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | 100% | 81.6% |
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | 100% | 81.1% |
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | 100% | 73.1% |
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 82.6% |
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 73.6% |
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | 100% | 72.2% |
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 62.8% |
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 65% |
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD |
Special | 104 | 100% | 76.7% |
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 54 | 100% | 68.5% |
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF |
Special | 73 | 100% | 63% |
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY |
Special | 68 | 100% | 80.9% |
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT |
Special | 71 | 100% | 80.3% |
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | 100% | 73.6% |
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE |
Special | 130 | 100% | 62.8% |
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA |
Special | 155 | 100% | 61.3% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woolton High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 75 | Sign in to see | |
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | ||
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG |
Special | 189 | ||
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | ||
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | ||
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | ||
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | ||
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | ||
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | ||
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 153 | ||
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | ||
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | ||
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY |
Special | 284 | ||
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST |
Special | 488 | ||
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX |
Special | 119 | ||
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | ||
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | ||
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | ||
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | ||
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | ||
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | ||
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 |