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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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% |
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 46.8% |
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% |
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
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% |
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% |
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% |
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | 100% | 42.7% |