Oakwood 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
Oakwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 245 100% 51.4%
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214 100% 54.7%
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT
Special 220 100% 58.6%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174 100% 57.5%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216 100% 54.6%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263 100% 52.1%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215 100% 56.3%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263 100% 42.2%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132 100% 56.8%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112 100% 32.1%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 36%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217 100% 45.6%
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 207 100% 45.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280 100% 38.9%
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296 100% 36.5%
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210 100% 68.1%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175 100% 55.4%

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
Oakwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 245 Sign in to see
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY
Special 78
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 54
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY
Special 117
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 85
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS
Special 73
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92