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 207 100% 33.3%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222 100% 51.4%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT
Special 284 100% 48.6%
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31 100% 80.6%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX
Special 256 100% 49.2%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63 100% 52.4%
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 255 100% 68.6%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
The Bridge Satellite Provision
London, N19 3DL
Special 51 100% 64.7%
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100 100% 43%
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 113 100% 70.8%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40 100% 45%
Manor School
London, NW10 3NT
Special 204 100% 41.2%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 241 100% 51.9%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 147 100% 41.5%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211 100% 39.8%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303 100% 34.7%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132 100% 50.8%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99 100% 43.4%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 49 100% 34.7%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%

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 207 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 218
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 252
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 193
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 183
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 81
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78