Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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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The Woodlands Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 136 | 100% | 58.8% |
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 195 | 100% | 49.7% |
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% |
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 61.5% |
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX |
Special | 108 | 100% | 61.1% |
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS |
Special | 97 | 100% | 57.7% |
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% |
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH |
Special | 160 | 100% | 53.8% |
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA |
Special | 129 | 100% | 58.1% |
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 43% |
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY |
Special | 160 | 100% | 61.9% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ |
Special | 151 | 100% | 51% |
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 118 | 100% | 49.2% |
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ |
Special | 138 | 100% | 52.2% |
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 58.4% |
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU |
Special | 105 | 100% | 46.7% |
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% |
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ |
Special | 154 | 100% | 51.3% |
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT |
Special | 230 | 100% | 50% |
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
Special | 106 | 100% | 48.1% |
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% |
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF |
Special | 97 | 100% | 54.6% |
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 65 | 100% | 46.2% |
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG |
Special | 148 | 100% | 57.4% |