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 | 95 | 100% | 67% |
|
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 59.9% |
|
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT |
Special | 126 | 100% | 38.1% |
|
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN |
Special | 190 | 100% | 57.9% |
|
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL |
Special | 89 | 100% | 43.3% |
|
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT |
Special | 68 | 100% | 51.5% |
|
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX |
Special | 107 | 100% | 62.6% |
|
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 62.7% |
|
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX |
Special | 114 | 100% | 56.1% |
|
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA |
Special | 129 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ |
Special | 120 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL |
Special | 163 | 100% | 35.6% |
|
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL |
Special | 73 | 100% | 60.3% |
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The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 55.6% |
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Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS |
Special | 114 | 100% | 63.2% |
|
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL |
Special | 103 | 100% | 64.1% |
|
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ |
Special | 103 | 100% | 63.1% |
|
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 161 | 100% | 55.3% |
|
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 158 | 100% | 50% |
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St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ |
Special | 160 | 100% | 56.9% |
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St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT |
Special | 243 | 100% | 50.2% |
|
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 154 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Special | 93 | 100% | 76.3% |
|
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF |
Special | 108 | 100% | 57.4% |
|
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 156 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE |
Special | 61 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS |
Special | 45 | 100% | 57.8% |
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SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 57.6% |
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Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA |
Special | 128 | 100% | 54.7% |