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 167 100% 50.3%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 176 100% 44.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165 100% 53.9%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118 100% 40.7%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181 100% 59.7%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339 100% 61.9%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138 100% 46.4%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306 100% 58.5%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185 100% 49.2%

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
Oak Wood Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 167 Sign in to see
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 101
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU
Special 276
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 242
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 140
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 91
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 168
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 336
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 198
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 130
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 192
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 221
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 246
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 273
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 111
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 230
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Special 218
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 199
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 51
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140