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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfield (Your chosen school) | Special | 160 | 100% | 71.3% | 
| New Woodlands School Bromley, BR1 5PD | Special | 103 | 100% | 78.6% | 
| The Cedars Primary School Hounslow, TW5 9RU | Special | 66 | 100% | 75.8% | 
| New Rush Hall School Ilford, IG6 2LB | Special | 91 | 96.7% | 72.5% | 
| Springfield House Community Special School Solihull, B93 0AJ | Special | 99 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| Lindsworth School Birmingham, B30 3QA | Special | 131 | 100% | 88.5% | 
| Rosewood School Bilston, WV14 8XJ | Special | 49 | 100% | 73.5% | 
| Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College Liverpool, L14 7NX | Special | 70 | 100% | 77.1% | 
| Newfield School Liverpool, L23 4TG | Special | 129 | 100% | 72.7% | 
| Furrowfield School Gateshead, NE10 9RZ | Special | 90 | 100% | 66.7% | 
| Elemore Hall School Durham, DH6 1QD | Special | 198 | 100% | 79.8% | 
| Lakeside School Eastleigh, SO53 2DW | Special | 100 | 100% | 63% | 
| The Waterloo School Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ | Special | 75 | 100% | 72% | 
| Wolverdene Special School Andover, SP10 2AF | Special | 56 | 100% | 60.7% | 
| Oakfield Hull, HU9 4HD | Special | 123 | 100% | 68.3% | 
| Moorbrook School Preston, PR2 3DB | Special | 72 | 100% | 72.2% | 
| Brookfield School Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE | Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% | 
| Downland School Devizes, SN10 5EF | Special | 88 | 100% | 55.7% | 
| High Well School Pontefract, WF8 2DD | Special | 104 | 100% | 76.7% | 
| Marland School Torrington, EX38 8QQ | Special | 160 | 100% | 68.1% | 
| Chasetown Community School Burntwood, WS7 3QL | Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% | 
| Emily Wilding Davison School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB | Special | 109 | 100% | 70.6% | 
| Silverdale School Wallsend, NE28 0HG | Special | 143 | 100% | 82.7% | 
| Prospect School Havant, PO9 4AQ | Special | 85 | 100% | 71.8% | 
| Fortuna School Lincoln, LN6 0FB | Special | 80 | 100% | 68.8% | 
| The Rose School Burnley, BB11 4DT | Special | 71 | 100% | 80.3% | 
| Park View School South Shields, NE34 0QA | Special | 48 | 100% | 68.8% | 
| Newbridge Learning Community Wigan, WN2 3TL | Special | 87 | 100% | 73.6% | 
| Elmwood School Walsall, WS4 1EG | Special | 83 | 100% | 72.3% | 
| New Horizons Learning Centre Bristol, BS15 4EA | Special | 70 | 100% | 55.7% | 
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfield (Your chosen school) | Special | 160 | Sign in to see | |
| Beormund Primary School London, SE1 3PS | Special | 29 | ||
| St Giles School South Croydon, CR2 6DF | Special | 115 | ||
| West Lea School London, N9 9TU | Special | 527 | ||
| Baskerville School Birmingham, B17 9TS | Special | 190 | ||
| Sherbourne Fields School Coventry, CV6 1PR | Special | 261 | ||
| Reynalds Cross School Solihull, B92 7ER | Special | 143 | ||
| Castle School Walsall, WS3 2ED | Special | 230 | ||
| Highfield School Ossett, WF5 9BS | Special | 208 | ||
| Ivel Valley School & College Biggleswade, SG18 0NL | Special | 259 | ||
| Stony Dean School Amersham, HP7 9JW | Special | 213 | ||
| Kirkleatham Hall School Redcar, TS10 4QR | Special | 204 | ||
| Beaucroft Foundation School Wimborne, BH21 2SS | Special | 231 | ||
| Rigby Hall Day Special School Bromsgrove, B60 2EP | Special | 215 | ||
| Chadsgrove School Bromsgrove, B61 0JL | Special | 138 | ||
| St Luke's School St Albans, AL3 7ET | Special | 178 | ||
| Amwell View School Ware, SG12 8EH | Special | 184 | ||
| Northcott School and Sixth Form College Hull, HU7 4EL | Special | 183 | ||
| St George's School Newport, PO30 1XW | Special | 212 | ||
| Bower Grove School Maidstone, ME16 8NL | Special | 239 | ||
| Great Arley School Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH | Special | 107 | ||
| Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School Blackpool, FY5 4HH | Special | 134 | ||
| The St Francis Special School, Lincoln Lincoln, LN1 3TJ | Special | 177 | ||
| Collingwood School & Media Arts College Morpeth, NE61 2HA | Special | 308 | ||
| Haughton School Telford, TF7 4BW | Special | 193 | ||
| Kingsbury Primary Special School Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH | Special | 133 | ||
| Harlow Fields School and College Harlow, CM18 6RN | Special | 177 | ||
| Kingsland Primary School Wakefield, WF3 4BA | Special | 201 | ||
| Applefields School York, YO31 0LW | Special | 224 | ||
| Elmwood School Walsall, WS4 1EG | Special | 83 | ||