Cherry Oak 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
Cherry Oak School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 100% 63.4%
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139 100% 60.4%
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242 100% 55.4%
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146 100% 60.3%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92 100% 59.8%
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131 100% 51.9%
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203 100% 38.9%
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174 100% 42.5%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127 100% 48%
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168 100% 60.1%
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93 100% 51.6%
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 73 100% 64.4%
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128 100% 57%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236 100% 47.5%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272 100% 63.2%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191 100% 40.8%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212 100% 60.4%
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173 100% 38.7%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133 100% 39.8%
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201 100% 50.2%
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139 100% 51.1%
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
Cherry Oak School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 Sign in to see
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155