Woodlands Meed

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 Meed
(Your chosen school)
Special 281 100% 31.7%
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274 100% 41.6%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219 100% 32.9%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236 100% 47.5%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242 100% 32.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102 100% 24.1%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275 100% 33.1%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214 100% 31.9%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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 Meed
(Your chosen school)
Special 281 Sign in to see
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 284
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 488
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR
Special 312
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175