Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre

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
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
(Your chosen school)
Special 51 100% 56.9%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72 100% 58.6%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201 100% 44.8%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156 100% 36.5%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 58.1%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101 100% 62.4%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141 100% 68.8%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 139 100% 41%
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137 100% 63.5%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97 100% 58.8%
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100 100% 37%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138 100% 46.4%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145 100% 39.3%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110 100% 38.2%
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67 100% 40.3%
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103 100% 47.6%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 92 100% 39.1%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 46 100% 67.4%
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 77 100% 41.6%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185 100% 49.2%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 148 100% 57.4%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
(Your chosen school)
Special 51 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 65
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 97
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 96
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 42
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 64
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 57
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54