Orchardside School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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
Orchardside School
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 68 61.5% 53.8%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH
Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX
Pupil Referral Unit 49 91.7% 50%
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH
Pupil Referral Unit 72 97.8% 45.7%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB
Pupil Referral Unit 37 84.6% 61.5%
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service
London, SW17 0YG
Pupil Referral Unit 48 66.7% 33.3%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE
Pupil Referral Unit 75 100% 55.4%
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU
Pupil Referral Unit 33 93.6% 54.8%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS
Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP
Pupil Referral Unit 116 46.9% 62.5%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY
Pupil Referral Unit 99 70% 61.7%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY
Pupil Referral Unit 87 93% 63.4%
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS
Pupil Referral Unit 52 81.8% 45.5%
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ
Pupil Referral Unit 69 97% 57.6%
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX
Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 54.2%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR
Pupil Referral Unit 74 100% 55.4%
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Scarborough, YO11 2PG
Pupil Referral Unit 29 41.2% 64.7%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH
Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE
Pupil Referral Unit 47 97.3% 59.5%
Northgate School
Edgware, HA8 0AD
Pupil Referral Unit 22 87.5% 37.5%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ
Pupil Referral Unit 123 51.9% 61.3%
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU
Pupil Referral Unit 24 100% 46.7%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU
Pupil Referral Unit 65 91.3% 58.7%
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG
Pupil Referral Unit 106 67.5% 55%
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 81 56.7% 61.7%
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX
Pupil Referral Unit 89 43.2% 64.9%
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR
Pupil Referral Unit 50 48.6% 54.3%
New Directions
London, E16 2LS
Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 42.9%
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ
Pupil Referral Unit 29 87% 47.8%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
Pupil Referral Unit 45 64.1% 66.7%