Great Oaks 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
Great Oaks School
(Your chosen school)
Special 339 100% 61.9%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315 100% 50.5%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 231 100% 51.5%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258 100% 56.2%
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 352 100% 48.9%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325 100% 46.2%
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330 99.4% 59.4%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 401 100% 47.9%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278 100% 59.7%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254 100% 45.7%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218 100% 55%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309 100% 36.2%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 273 100% 63%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345 100% 41.4%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306 100% 58.5%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327 100% 46.8%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%

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
Great Oaks School
(Your chosen school)
Special 339 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 205
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 181
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 250
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 159
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 192
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 181
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56