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.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 28 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 School
(Your chosen school)
Special 87 100% 26.4%
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 76 39.5% 19.7%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH
Special 108 59.3% 34.3%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151 100% 29.1%
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100 100% 30%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144 100% 38.2%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90 100% 50%
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44 100% 27.3%
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Special 138 100% 29.9%
Lonsdale School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT
Special 128 100% 38.8%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112 100% 32.1%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37 100% 27%
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132 100% 28%
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66 100% 36.4%
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80 81.3% 20%
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128 100% 41.4%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106 100% 23.4%
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138 100% 26.3%
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88 100% 67%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 27 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 School
(Your chosen school)
Special 87 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ
Special 473