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 |
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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% |