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 137 100% 29.9%
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178 100% 33.1%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179 100% 24%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133 100% 33.1%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240 100% 29.8%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74 100% 28.4%
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108 100% 36.1%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%

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 137 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 127
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 95
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ
Special 143
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166