The Woodlands School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Woodlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 233 | 100% | 40.8% |
|
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU |
Special | 175 | 100% | 56.6% |
|
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | 100% | 38.6% |
|
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | 100% | 51.5% |
|
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 37.9% |
|
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT |
Special | 100 | 100% | 53% |
|
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR |
Special | 176 | 100% | 55.1% |
|
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | 100% | 40.1% |
|
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD |
Special | 132 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | 100% | 49.2% |
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Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 46.8% |
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Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | 100% | 24% |
|
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB |
Special | 392 | 100% | 33.9% |
|
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | 100% | 40.5% |
|
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | 100% | 38% |
|
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 58% |
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Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
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Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | 100% | 33% |
|
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ |
Special | 92 | 100% | 20.7% |
|
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | 100% | 33% |
|
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | 100% | 33.9% |
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Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 36.7% |
|
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | 100% | 36.5% |
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Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% |
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Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | 100% | 42.7% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Woodlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 233 | Sign in to see | |
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Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | ||
|
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | ||
|
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | ||
|
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | ||
|
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | ||
|
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | ||
|
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | ||
|
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
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Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
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Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
|
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
|
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
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Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
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Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
|
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
|
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
|
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | ||
|
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 239 | ||
|
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
|
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | ||
|
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | ||
|
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
|
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | ||
|
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 267 | ||