Woodlands Secondary 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
Woodlands Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 262 100% 41.6%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 129 100% 53.1%
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 186 100% 50%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 184 100% 50%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 315 100% 51.1%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 242 100% 55.8%
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 233 100% 43.8%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 258 100% 43.8%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 37.6%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 264 100% 35.6%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 141 100% 47.5%
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 263 100% 31.6%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 145 100% 40%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 115 100% 31.3%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 157 100% 40.8%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 37.6%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 115 100% 37.4%
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 194 100% 34%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 236 100% 46.2%
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 209 100% 47.4%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 160 100% 44.4%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 100 100% 51%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 178 100% 27%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 213 100% 32.9%
The Orchard School
Oldbury, B68 8LD
Special 173 100% 53.2%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 134 100% 41%
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 360 100% 39.4%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 147 100% 47.6%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 194 100% 55.7%

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
Woodlands Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 262 Sign in to see
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 186
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 287
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 363
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 368
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 228
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 239
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 241
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 211
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 129
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 240
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 233
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 284
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 197
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 871
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB
Special 195
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 198
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 127
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 100
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 348
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 208
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 213
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 167
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 233
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 269
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 147