Oakley 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
Oakley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285 100% 43.9%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 199 100% 43.2%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157 100% 49%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193 100% 45.1%
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150 100% 44%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%

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
Oakley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 238 Sign in to see
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF
Special 153
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU
Special 527
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 199
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ
Special 177
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160