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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oakfield High School and College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | 100% | 59% |
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | 100% | 42.8% |
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | 100% | 56.4% |
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | 100% | 49% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 436 | 100% | 46.1% |
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ |
Special | 473 | 100% | 38.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oakfield High School and College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 399 | Sign in to see | |
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | ||
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | ||
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | ||
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | ||
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | ||
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | ||
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 100 | ||
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | ||
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | ||
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | ||
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ |
Special | 143 | ||
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | ||
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | ||
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | ||
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | ||
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 | ||
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | ||
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | ||
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | ||
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 |