The Woodlands School

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.

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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
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%