Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit

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
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 69 96.8% 80.6%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY
Pupil Referral Unit 61 87.9% 81.8%
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, NW1 3EX
Pupil Referral Unit 20 100% 85%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH
Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX
Pupil Referral Unit 138 100% 66.7%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Pupil Referral Unit 97 98.7% 83.3%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF3 5BT
Pupil Referral Unit 67 100% 68.6%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS
Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR
Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR
Pupil Referral Unit 74 100% 55.4%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH
Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB
Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL
Pupil Referral Unit 44 97.2% 83.3%
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT
Pupil Referral Unit 33 100% 77.4%
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE
Pupil Referral Unit 47 97.3% 59.5%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA
Pupil Referral Unit 100 100% 70.8%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW
Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 82.4%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD
Pupil Referral Unit 105 100% 77.2%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 59 97.7% 69.8%
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE
Pupil Referral Unit 31 100% 87.5%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF
Pupil Referral Unit 60 95% 77.5%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA
Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA
Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 73.3%
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT
Pupil Referral Unit 29 89.5% 73.7%
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF
Pupil Referral Unit 23 100% 85%
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ
Pupil Referral Unit 33 52.6% 78.9%
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN
Pupil Referral Unit 25 100% 83.3%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF
Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP
Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 72.9%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP
Pupil Referral Unit 115 100% 81.6%

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
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 69 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY
Pupil Referral Unit 61
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH
Pupil Referral Unit 72
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY
Pupil Referral Unit 272
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB
Pupil Referral Unit 110
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB
Pupil Referral Unit 37
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE
Pupil Referral Unit 75
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ
Pupil Referral Unit 81
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Watford, WD18 6LJ
Pupil Referral Unit 29
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP
Pupil Referral Unit 116
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY
Pupil Referral Unit 87
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED
Pupil Referral Unit 186
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR
Pupil Referral Unit 102
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ
Pupil Referral Unit 144
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS
Pupil Referral Unit 87
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB
Pupil Referral Unit 64
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ
Pupil Referral Unit 167
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT
Pupil Referral Unit 33
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE
Pupil Referral Unit 47
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT
Pupil Referral Unit 97
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU
Pupil Referral Unit 65
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG
Pupil Referral Unit 106
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 59
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE
Pupil Referral Unit 31
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR
Pupil Referral Unit 57
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF
Pupil Referral Unit 98
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA
Pupil Referral Unit 78
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF
Pupil Referral Unit 23
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ
Pupil Referral Unit 33
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX
Pupil Referral Unit 73