Oakwood 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
Oakwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 245 51.4%
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%
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%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 306 100% 50%
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB
Special 184 100% 58.9%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
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%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 171 100% 66.7%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240 100% 47.9%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
Battledown School
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 70 100% 44.3%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43 100% 27.9%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED
Special 244 100% 53.3%

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
Oakwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 245 Sign in to see
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX
Special 256
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 58
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 59
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 64
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82
Oakgrove School
Cheadle, SK8 3BU
Special 39