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 125 100% 36%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226 100% 47.8%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261 100% 39.1%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 168 100% 43.5%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236 100% 37.7%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114 100% 43%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147 100% 40.8%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199 100% 42.2%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118 100% 36.4%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 108 100% 35.2%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 64 100% 42.2%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%

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 125 Sign in to see
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 252
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 175
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 68
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 79
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 96
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 60
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 149
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 108
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 148