Fox Wood Special 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
Fox Wood Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109 100% 64.2%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166 100% 40.4%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59 100% 47.5%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74 100% 28.4%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137 100% 29.9%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

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
Fox Wood Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 138 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294