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 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
Schools we've chosen
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