Meadow Wood 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
Meadow Wood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 37 100% 27%
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%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87 100% 26.4%
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%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
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%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 36%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184 100% 31%
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%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158 100% 43%
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128 100% 41.4%
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN
Special 52 100% 26.9%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106 100% 23.4%
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88 100% 67%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177 100% 27.7%

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
Meadow Wood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 37 Sign in to see
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 92
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80