West Oaks School

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.

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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
West Oaks School
(Your chosen school)
Special 488 100% 42%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502 100% 62.4%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163 100% 42.9%
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285 100% 43.9%
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 308 100% 43.8%
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305 100% 51.5%
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282 100% 54.3%
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272 100% 57.7%
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410 100% 54.9%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341 100% 39.9%
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323 100% 57.6%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182 100% 40.1%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347 100% 33.1%
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411 100% 42.8%
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287 100% 61%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 392 100% 33.9%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431 100% 56.4%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390 100% 49%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 59%
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401 100% 47.5%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137 100% 38%
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ
Special 473 100% 38.7%