Oakdale 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
Oakdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 169 62.7%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134 100% 53.7%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246 100% 40.2%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73 100% 25%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 252 100% 32.5%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB
Special 184 100% 58.9%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156 100% 68.6%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130 100% 46.2%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 35.9%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 171 100% 66.7%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240 100% 47.9%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116 100% 29.3%
Battledown School
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 70 100% 44.3%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%

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
Oakdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 169 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78