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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woodlawn School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | 100% | 57% |
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | 100% | 33.6% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% |
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% |
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | 100% | 38.7% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woodlawn School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 174 | Sign in to see | |
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG |
Special | 129 | ||
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW |
Special | 169 | ||
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD |
Special | 502 | ||
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ |
Special | 308 | ||
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA |
Special | 131 | ||
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | ||
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ |
Special | 63 | ||
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA |
Special | 410 | ||
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | ||
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD |
Special | 132 | ||
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | ||
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | ||
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG |
Special | 147 | ||
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | ||
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES |
Special | 87 | ||
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD |
Special | 198 | ||
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | ||
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Special | 100 | ||
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | ||
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN |
Special | 132 | ||
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | ||
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | ||
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | ||
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | ||
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | ||
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | ||
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | ||
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | ||
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 |