Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oak View School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 134 | 100% | 44% |
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB |
Special | 283 | 100% | 30.4% |
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% |
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU |
Special | 96 | 100% | 57.3% |
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW |
Special | 90 | 100% | 62.2% |
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 103 | 100% | 36.9% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS |
Special | 108 | 100% | 61.1% |
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% |
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP |
Special | 230 | 100% | 53.9% |
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ |
Special | 138 | 100% | 52.2% |
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 58.4% |
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 39.8% |
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT |
Special | 131 | 100% | 45.8% |
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% |
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% |
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% |
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT |
Special | 148 | 100% | 50% |
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH |
Special | 127 | 100% | 37% |
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 38.8% |
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oak View School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 134 | Sign in to see | |
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | ||
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW |
Special | 257 | ||
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Special | 71 | ||
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU |
Special | 53 | ||
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 178 | ||
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN |
Special | 136 | ||
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE |
Special | 127 | ||
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA |
Special | 83 | ||
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF |
Special | 118 | ||
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | ||
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH |
Special | 214 | ||
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | ||
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD |
Special | 138 | ||
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | ||
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Special | 91 | ||
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
Special | 131 | ||
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS |
Special | 79 | ||
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Special | 113 | ||
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 147 | ||
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU |
Special | 189 | ||
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT |
Special | 131 | ||
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | ||
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 191 | ||
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 56 | ||
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW |
Special | 130 | ||
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR |
Special | 101 | ||
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG |
Special | 114 | ||
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD |
Special | 58 | ||
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 149 |