Oak Grove College

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
Oak Grove College
(Your chosen school)
Special 279 100% 47.7%
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230 100% 57.8%
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184 100% 47.3%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261 100% 41.8%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170 100% 45.9%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218 100% 27.5%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234 100% 49.6%
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143 100% 28.7%
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%
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN
Special 336 100% 39.3%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195 100% 34.4%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280 100% 38.9%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287 100% 41.8%
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235 100% 45.1%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
Oak Grove College
(Your chosen school)
Special 279 Sign in to see
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294