Westcroft School

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
Westcroft School
(Your chosen school)
Special 193 100% 71.5%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217 100% 57.6%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179 100% 45.3%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 257 100% 58%
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328 100% 61%
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 306 100% 50%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120 100% 39.2%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171 100% 58.5%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156 100% 68.6%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159 100% 74.8%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240 100% 47.9%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348 100% 54.9%
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175 100% 44.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318 100% 48.7%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 139 100% 62.3%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%

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
Westcroft School
(Your chosen school)
Special 193 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 218
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 306
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 183
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 140
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 187
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100