Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy

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
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 126 100% 38.1%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110 100% 39.1%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 163 100% 35.6%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324 100% 38.6%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127 100% 37.3%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 40.2%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45 100% 57.8%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 126 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 101
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 69
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50