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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |