Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woodside Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% |
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% |
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42% |
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT |
Special | 292 | 100% | 41.8% |
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY |
Special | 27 | 100% | 70.4% |
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% |
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% |
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% |
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD |
Special | 246 | 100% | 63.8% |
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% |
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% |
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS |
Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% |
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 191 | 100% | 34% |
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% |
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% |
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 31.6% |
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% |
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | 100% | 43% |
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% |
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% |
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
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% |
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% |
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW |
Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% |
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% |
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woodside Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 199 | Sign in to see | |
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB |
Special | 215 | ||
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU |
Special | 230 | ||
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Special | 101 | ||
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU |
Special | 276 | ||
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS |
Special | 159 | ||
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 133 | ||
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 174 | ||
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | ||
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ |
Special | 211 | ||
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF |
Special | 236 | ||
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ |
Special | 181 | ||
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS |
Special | 168 | ||
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS |
Special | 100 | ||
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT |
Special | 250 | ||
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD |
Special | 159 | ||
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE |
Special | 130 | ||
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ |
Special | 192 | ||
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | ||
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU |
Special | 104 | ||
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD |
Special | 246 | ||
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY |
Special | 199 | ||
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 127 | ||
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR |
Special | 175 | ||
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP |
Special | 230 | ||
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF |
Special | 134 | ||
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF |
Special | 149 | ||
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD |
Special | 153 | ||
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ |
Special | 79 | ||
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 |