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 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Woodlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% |
|
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG |
Special | 76 | 39.5% | 19.7% |
|
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
|
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% |
|
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | 100% | 36.8% |
|
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
|
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% |
|
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.9% |
|
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
|
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
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Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
|
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
|
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
|
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
|
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | 100% | 32% |
|
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 31.3% |
|
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
|
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
|
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% |
|
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 71 | 100% | 46.5% |
|
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
|
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 29.9% |
|
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
|
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Woodlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 106 | Sign in to see | |
|
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | ||
|
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB |
Special | 216 | ||
|
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH |
Special | 178 | ||
|
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | ||
|
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | ||
|
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE |
Special | 89 | ||
|
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | ||
|
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | ||
|
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | ||
|
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
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Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
|
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 69 | ||
|
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | ||
|
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | ||
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Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | ||
|
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | ||
|
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | ||
|
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | ||
|
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | ||
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | ||
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Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
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St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | ||
|
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | ||
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | ||