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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |