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 | 135 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Brent Knoll School London, SE23 2QU | Special | 175 | 100% | 56.6% | 
| Northway School London, NW7 3HS | Special | 163 | 100% | 42.9% | 
| Hedgewood School Hayes, UB4 8NF | Special | 189 | 100% | 38.6% | 
| Little Heath School Romford, RM6 5RX | Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% | 
| Hatton Special School Woodford Green, IG8 8EU | Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% | 
| Tiverton School Coventry, CV3 4DE | Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% | 
| Millwood Primary Special School Bury, M26 3BW | Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% | 
| The Rowan School Sheffield, S17 3PT | Special | 100 | 100% | 53% | 
| Mossbrook School Sheffield, S8 8JR | Special | 176 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| Woodley School and College Huddersfield, HD5 8JE | Special | 182 | 100% | 40.1% | 
| Benton Dene School Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD | Special | 132 | 100% | 49.2% | 
| Kingsweston School Bristol, BS11 0UT | Special | 179 | 100% | 49.2% | 
| The Woodlands School Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU | Special | 233 | 100% | 40.8% | 
| Greenbank School Northwich, CW8 1LD | Special | 121 | 100% | 41.3% | 
| Rosebank School Northwich, CW8 4QP | Special | 51 | 100% | 29.4% | 
| Longcause Community Special School Plymouth, PL7 1JB | Special | 111 | 100% | 46.8% | 
| Hill Park School Brighton, BN41 2FU | Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% | 
| Maple Ridge School Basingstoke, RG21 5SX | Special | 104 | 100% | 24% | 
| Northcott School and Sixth Form College Hull, HU7 4EL | Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% | 
| Ifield School Gravesend, DA12 5JT | Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School Rossendale, BB4 6RX | Special | 102 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Sunnydown School Caterham, CR3 5ED | Special | 91 | 100% | 33% | 
| Newark Orchard School Newark, NG24 3AL | Special | 169 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| West Gate School Leicester, LE3 6DG | Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% | 
| Kingsbury Primary Special School Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH | Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% | 
| Rowan Tree Primary School Manchester, M46 9HP | Special | 139 | 100% | 36.7% | 
| Westfield School Bourne End, SL8 5BE | Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| Pendle View Primary School Colne, BB8 8JT | Special | 134 | 100% | 42.5% | 
| Holly Grove School Burnley, BB10 1JD | Special | 137 | 100% | 38% | 
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 | 135 | Sign in to see | |
| Corbets Tey School Upminster, RM14 2YQ | Special | 158 | ||
| The Cedars Primary School Hounslow, TW5 9RU | Special | 66 | ||
| Hamilton School Birmingham, B21 8AH | Special | 172 | ||
| Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children Birmingham, B31 1LD | Special | 54 | ||
| Woodsetton School Dudley, DY3 1BY | Special | 117 | ||
| Halesbury School Halesowen, B62 9DR | Special | 174 | ||
| Old Hall School Walsall, WS2 7LU | Special | 109 | ||
| Knowsley Central School Liverpool, L36 7SY | Special | 127 | ||
| Merefield School Southport, PR8 2QZ | Special | 110 | ||
| Crosby High School Liverpool, L23 2TH | Special | 170 | ||
| Manchester Hospital School Manchester, M13 9WL | Special | 318 | ||
| Chesnut Lodge Special School Widnes, WA8 7HF | Special | 86 | ||
| Limington House School Basingstoke, RG22 6PS | Special | 102 | ||
| The Polygon School Southampton, SO15 2FH | Special | 76 | ||
| Westfield School Leominster, HR6 8NZ | Special | 73 | ||
| The Collett School Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ | Special | 128 | ||
| Batchwood School St Albans, AL3 5RP | Special | 111 | ||
| The Orchard School Canterbury, CT1 3QQ | Special | 110 | ||
| Moorbrook School Preston, PR2 3DB | Special | 72 | ||
| The Children's Hospital School Leicester, LE1 5WW | Special | 80 | ||
| Hall School Norwich, NR6 7AD | Special | 99 | ||
| Springwater School Harrogate, HG2 7LW | Special | 121 | ||
| Cleaswell Hill School Choppington, NE62 5DJ | Special | 251 | ||
| Avalon School Street, BA16 0PS | Special | 73 | ||
| Sandfield Park School Liverpool, L12 1LH | Special | 88 | ||
| Rowan Tree Primary School Manchester, M46 9HP | Special | 139 | ||
| Holly House Special School Chesterfield, S41 9QR | Special | 43 | ||
| High Well School Pontefract, WF8 2DD | Special | 104 | ||
| Emily Wilding Davison School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB | Special | 109 | ||