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 71 100% 64.8%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37 100% 48.6%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38 100% 68.4%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75 100% 64%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63 100% 79.4%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 72.7%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60 100% 83.3%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63 100% 87.3%
Cloughside College
Manchester, M25 3BL
Special 35 100% 12.5%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90 100% 66.7%
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%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75 100% 72%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111 100% 53.2%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72 100% 72.2%
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84 100% 58.3%
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105 100% 60%
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66 100% 42.4%
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54 100% 68.5%
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73 100% 63%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69 100% 78.3%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38 100% 76.3%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71 100% 80.3%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48 100% 68.8%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87 100% 73.6%

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 71 Sign in to see
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 170
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 92
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 73
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 102
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217