Willow Grove Primary 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
Willow Grove Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 73 100% 63%
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%
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%
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89 100% 76.4%
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%
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60 100% 65%
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104 100% 76.7%
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66 100% 42.4%
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54 100% 68.5%
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%
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68 100% 80.9%
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71 100% 80.3%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87 100% 73.6%
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130 100% 62.8%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Willow Grove Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 73 Sign in to see
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 54
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 85
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73
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
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92