Willow Bank 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
Willow Bank School
(Your chosen school)
Special 70 100% 70%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 39 100% 61.5%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 101 100% 80.2%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 39 100% 66.7%
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 149 100% 80.5%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 79 100% 65.8%
Clifford Holroyde Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 75 100% 89.3%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 73.6%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 63 100% 87.3%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 60 100% 80%
Cloughside College
Manchester, M25 3BL
Special 35 100% 5.9%
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 98 100% 62.2%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 101 100% 74.3%
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 73 100% 76.7%
Archers Brook SEMH School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 118 100% 63.6%
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 90 100% 83.3%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 97 100% 64.9%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 72 100% 80.6%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 84 100% 63.1%
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 93 100% 53.8%
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 69 100% 23.2%
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 65 100% 69.2%
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 68 100% 52.9%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 81 100% 70.5%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 45 100% 77.8%
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68 100% 67.6%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 87 100% 66.7%
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 88 100% 76.1%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 59 100% 67.8%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 83 100% 74.7%

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
Willow Bank School
(Your chosen school)
Special 70 Sign in to see
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 74
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 163
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 181
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 134
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 82
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 116
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 184
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 242
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 75
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 98
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 185
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 104
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 111
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 86
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 137
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 199
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 108
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 97
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 108
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 127
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 168
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 77
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 69
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 87
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 88
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 216
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 83