The Willows School

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
The Willows School
(Your chosen school)
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217 100% 57.6%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234 100% 40.2%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333 100% 47.4%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 257 100% 58%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159 100% 74.8%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103 100% 64.1%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117 100% 44.4%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45 100% 57.8%
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED
Special 244 100% 53.3%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%

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
The Willows School
(Your chosen school)
Special 190 Sign in to see
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140