Ladywood School

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
Ladywood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 197 100% 41.6%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT
Special 292 100% 41.8%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 196 100% 43.4%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119 100% 27.4%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204 100% 41.9%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145 100% 28.3%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119 100% 31.9%
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 210 100% 43.8%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 263 100% 67.7%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201 100% 43.3%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 199 100% 29.6%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 169 100% 47.9%
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 232 100% 34.1%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 133 100% 42.1%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201 100% 44.3%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 100 100% 35%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 47.4%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164 100% 50.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 176 100% 40.9%

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
Ladywood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 197 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 252
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
Special 90
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95