Oaklands 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
Oaklands School
(Your chosen school)
Special 172 100% 42.4%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170 100% 45.9%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 40.2%
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234 100% 49.6%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218 100% 37.6%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199 100% 51.3%
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115 100% 55.7%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107 100% 56.1%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%

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
Oaklands School
(Your chosen school)
Special 172 Sign in to see
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205