Woodbridge Road 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
Woodbridge Road Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 64 100% 42.2%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156 100% 28.8%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 125 100% 36%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 88 100% 27.3%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 67 100% 56.7%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81 100% 44.4%
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 101 100% 44.6%
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226 92.7% 36.6%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114 100% 43%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101 100% 44.6%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 114 100% 25.4%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 108 100% 35.2%
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 105 100% 46.7%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176 100% 37.5%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106 100% 48.1%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 97 100% 54.6%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 54 100% 50%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 77 100% 45.5%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 36 100% 25.7%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 52 100% 30.8%

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
Woodbridge Road Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 64 Sign in to see
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 66
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 113
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 108
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 65
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 149
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 56
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 169
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT
Special 125
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 62
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 96
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 71
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 99
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 42
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 49
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 97
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 44
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 57