Windlehurst 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
Windlehurst School
(Your chosen school)
Special 54 100% 68.5%
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP
Special 40 100% 59%
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91 96.7% 72.5%
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49 100% 73.5%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75 100% 64%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63 100% 79.4%
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71 100% 64.8%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 72.7%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60 100% 83.3%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63 100% 87.3%
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 29 100% 69%
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69 100% 66.7%
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99 100% 68.7%
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76 100% 64.5%
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%
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113 100% 62.8%
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79 100% 67.1%
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60 100% 65%
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104 100% 76.7%
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73 100% 63%
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109 100% 70.6%
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68 100% 80.9%
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%

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
Windlehurst School
(Your chosen school)
Special 54 Sign in to see
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 128
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY
Special 117
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 85
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92