Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre

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
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
(Your chosen school)
Special 178 100% 33.1%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179 100% 24%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133 100% 33.1%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240 100% 29.8%
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219 100% 32.9%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108 100% 36.1%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133 100% 39.8%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137 100% 29.9%
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201 100% 50.2%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166 100% 35.5%

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
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
(Your chosen school)
Special 178 Sign in to see
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB
Special 216
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134