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 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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