Woodside Academy

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
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
Schools we've chosen
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