Oak Wood Secondary 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
Oak Wood Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 175 100% 49.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156 100% 68.6%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240 100% 47.9%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175 100% 44.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43 100% 27.9%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Oak Wood Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 175 Sign in to see
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 404
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 367
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 255
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 275
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Special 220
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 360
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135
Abbey Hill Academy & College
Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 5PP
Special 373
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360
Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Special 317