Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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 | 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% |