Woodlawn 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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