Willow Park 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
Willow Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 91 100% 86.8%
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 67 100% 70.1%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56 100% 82.1%
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL
Special 59 100% 78%
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82 100% 86.6%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85 100% 73.5%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122 100% 68.9%
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 126 100% 68.3%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89 100% 77.1%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48 100% 72.9%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119 100% 80.2%
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102 100% 78%
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73 100% 97.3%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62 100% 79%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 67.1%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57 100% 77.2%
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124 100% 80.6%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75 100% 82.7%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105 100% 59.2%
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80 100% 80%
Kitts Green Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 58 100% 93.1%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63 100% 74.6%
Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX
Special 44 100% 79.5%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108 100% 78.7%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164 100% 61.6%
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92 100% 84.4%
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40 100% 90%

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
Willow Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 91 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
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
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
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140