Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Woodlands Meed
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |
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St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
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Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
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Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
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Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
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Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
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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% |
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Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
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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% |
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Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
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Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
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St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
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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% |
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Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
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Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
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Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Woodlands Meed
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 281 | Sign in to see | |
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Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | ||
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Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH |
Special | 109 | ||
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The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 138 | ||
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Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ |
Special | 308 | ||
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Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | ||
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Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | ||
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Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH |
Special | 145 | ||
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Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | ||
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Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | ||
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Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | ||
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Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
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Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | ||
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Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 248 | ||
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Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
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St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 155 | ||
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The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | ||
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Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | ||
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Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | ||
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Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | ||
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Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | ||
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | ||
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Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | ||
|
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | ||
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The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
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Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | ||
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Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
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Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 166 | ||
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Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | ||