Willow Vale School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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 Vale School
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 81 56.7% 61.7%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH
Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL
Pupil Referral Unit 68 61.5% 53.8%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB
Pupil Referral Unit 37 84.6% 61.5%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS
Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS
Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP
Pupil Referral Unit 116 46.9% 62.5%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY
Pupil Referral Unit 99 70% 61.7%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY
Pupil Referral Unit 87 93% 63.4%
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS
Pupil Referral Unit 52 81.8% 45.5%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR
Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ
Pupil Referral Unit 69 97% 57.6%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX
Pupil Referral Unit 80 100% 63.2%
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Scarborough, YO11 2PG
Pupil Referral Unit 29 41.2% 64.7%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH
Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB
Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ
Pupil Referral Unit 124 46.8% 68.1%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ
Pupil Referral Unit 123 51.9% 61.3%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU
Pupil Referral Unit 65 91.3% 58.7%
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG
Pupil Referral Unit 106 67.5% 55%
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS
Pupil Referral Unit 49 100% 56.7%
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN
Pupil Referral Unit 51 100% 62.9%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 59 97.7% 69.8%
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX
Pupil Referral Unit 89 43.2% 64.9%
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR
Pupil Referral Unit 50 48.6% 54.3%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA
Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS
Pupil Referral Unit 20 70% 70%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
Pupil Referral Unit 45 64.1% 66.7%
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ
Pupil Referral Unit 33 52.6% 78.9%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX
Pupil Referral Unit 73 97.6% 66.7%