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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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% |
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The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
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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% |