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 84 98.7% 67.1%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63 100% 77.4%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121 100% 64.3%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 100% 62.5%
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 67 90.2% 56.9%
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 100% 66.7%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service
London, SW17 0YG 		Pupil Referral Unit 40 85.7% 57.1%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 100% 65.2%
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 70.3%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF4 3DU 		Pupil Referral Unit 54 100% 65.7%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 100% 61.9%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 100% 56.3%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 72.2%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 68.1%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 62.9%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 68%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 72.1%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 95.2% 62.7%
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 62 100% 61%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 63.9%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 92.7% 78%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 64.9%

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 84 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 255
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Watford, WD18 6LJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 132
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 206
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 117
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 180
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 100
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 54
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84