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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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% |
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Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS |
Special | 45 | 100% | 57.8% |
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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
| 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE |
Special | 101 | ||
|
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP |
Special | 128 | ||
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Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR |
Special | 159 | ||
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Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 95 | ||
|
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB |
Special | 97 | ||
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St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL |
Special | 103 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||