Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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% |