Willoughby 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
Willoughby Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 100% 39.3%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111 100% 27.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171 100% 35.1%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191 100% 34%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118 100% 36.4%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 134 100% 44%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 189 100% 28.6%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 170 100% 41.8%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154 100% 51.3%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117 100% 38.1%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%

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
Willoughby Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 164
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 175
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
Ian Mikardo School
London, E3 3LF
Special 49
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 108
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 40