Oakdale 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
Oakdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100 100% 73%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187 100% 71.1%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204 100% 50.5%
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59 100% 47.5%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201 100% 50.2%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%

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
Oakdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 169 Sign in to see
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172