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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woodlands Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 70 | 100% | 62.9% |
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP |
Special | 145 | 100% | 70.4% |
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX |
Special | 121 | 100% | 66.1% |
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH |
Special | 116 | 100% | 65.5% |
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE |
Special | 65 | 100% | 66.2% |
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US |
Special | 82 | 100% | 46.3% |
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 72 | 100% | 58.6% |
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.9% |
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT |
Special | 91 | 100% | 53.8% |
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Special | 68 | 100% | 54.4% |
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 91 | 100% | 68.1% |
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB |
Special | 116 | 100% | 73.3% |
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 65.9% |
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 63.1% |
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72% |
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 51 | 100% | 47.1% |
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72.8% |
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS |
Special | 79 | 100% | 68.4% |
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 78 | 100% | 59% |
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 63.3% |
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY |
Special | 70 | 100% | 62.9% |
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | 100% | 57.8% |
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE |
Special | 89 | 100% | 50.6% |
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA |
Special | 74 | 100% | 52.7% |
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ |
Special | 57 | 100% | 64.9% |
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF |
Special | 170 | 100% | 64.7% |
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD |
Special | 58 | 100% | 65.5% |
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 | 100% | 63.9% |
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW |
Special | 100 | 100% | 74% |
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 |
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Woodlands Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 70 | Sign in to see | |
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG |
Special | 138 | ||
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 133 | ||
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | ||
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA |
Special | 64 | ||
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US |
Special | 82 | ||
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU |
Special | 96 | ||
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 219 | ||
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | ||
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | ||
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG |
Special | 127 | ||
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | ||
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF |
Special | 141 | ||
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 103 | ||
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | ||
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS |
Special | 84 | ||
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | ||
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW |
Special | 155 | ||
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 98 | ||
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | ||
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | ||
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 196 | ||
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR |
Special | 66 | ||
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ |
Special | 77 | ||
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS |
Special | 98 | ||
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG |
Special | 85 | ||
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG |
Special | 123 | ||
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ |
Special | 103 | ||
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ |
Special | 64 | ||
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT |
Special | 185 |