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 76 100% 45.3%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163 100% 28.8%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126 100% 38.1%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138 100% 44.9%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102 100% 43.1%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99 100% 49.5%
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113 100% 43.4%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128 100% 24.2%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70 100% 38.6%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 147 100% 34.7%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96 100% 29.2%
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135 100% 37%
Pear Tree Specialist Support High School
Stockport, SK8 5NW
Special 41 100% 46.3%
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW
Special 72 100% 38.9%

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 76 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 108
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 40
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45
James Marks Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RZ
Special 51
Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL
Special 77
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55
Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP
Special 50
Hartlepool Free School
Hartlepool, TS25 1FF
Special 19
Manor Abbey School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8LG
Special 14
Bowman Academy
Loughborough, LE12 9BN
Special 41
The Raise Academy
Widnes, WA8 0BS
Special 39