Woodlands 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
Woodlands Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 82 100% 68.3%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117 100% 72.6%
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119 100% 70.6%
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82 100% 65.9%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 89 100% 57.3%
North Star 180°
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 103 100% 68.9%
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90 100% 63.3%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99 100% 71.7%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69 100% 68.1%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113 100% 70.8%
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF
Special 53 100% 39.6%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83 100% 66.3%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125 100% 68%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 74 100% 36.5%
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98 100% 54.1%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84 100% 50%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56 100% 62.5%
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 174 100% 71.3%
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64 100% 78.1%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78 100% 62.8%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48 100% 83.3%
Hartlepool Free School
Hartlepool, TS25 1FF
Special 19 100% 68.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%

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
Woodlands Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 82 Sign in to see
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140