Wood Bank School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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
Wood Bank School
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 100% 52.9%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167 100% 61.1%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135 100% 27.4%
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94 100% 53.2%
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164 100% 43.9%
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT
Special 66 100% 72.7%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157 100% 49%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR
Special 312 100% 49.4%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW
Special 121 100% 38%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135 100% 56.3%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%