Oak Lodge 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 Lodge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 188 100% 46.8%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 291 100% 48.6%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243 100% 54.7%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 200 100% 51%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 249 100% 39.4%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 257 100% 53.3%
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215 100% 54.9%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173 100% 33.7%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 309 100% 54%
Manor School
London, NW10 3NT
Special 204 100% 41.2%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294 100% 71.8%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174 100% 48.9%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 358 100% 41.5%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70 100% 38.6%
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 221 100% 52.9%
Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP
Special 50 100% 28%
Pear Tree Specialist Support High School
Stockport, SK8 5NW
Special 41 100% 46.3%
Prestley Wood Academy
Alconbury Weald, PE28 4BL
Special 65 100% 33.8%
Wembley Manor
Wembley, Brent, HA9 7EU
Special 60 100% 46.7%

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 Lodge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 188 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 173
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 193
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 137
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 183
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 140
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 187
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100