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 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
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%
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
Schools we've chosen
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
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
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
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
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