Castle Wood Special 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
Castle Wood Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 166 100% 35.5%
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178 100% 33.1%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133 100% 33.1%
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174 100% 42.5%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168 100% 60.1%
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93 100% 51.6%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219 100% 32.9%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102 100% 24.1%
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183 100% 47.5%
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191 100% 40.8%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173 100% 38.7%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133 100% 39.8%
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201 100% 50.2%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%

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
Castle Wood Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 166 Sign in to see
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD
Special 436
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294