Woolton High 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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