Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
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
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 |