Willoughby Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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 144 100% 38.2%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116 100% 27.6%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209 100% 37.3%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127 100% 37.3%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202 100% 30.3%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 40.2%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116 100% 44%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%