The Helix Education Centre

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
The Helix Education Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 97.2% 44.4%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121 100% 64.3%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 100% 62.5%
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 100% 50%
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%
Moat House
Stockport, SK4 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 17 90.9% 45.5%
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service
London, SW17 0YG 		Pupil Referral Unit 40 85.7% 57.1%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76 100% 58.8%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 100% 55.6%
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS 		Pupil Referral Unit 47 83.3% 50%
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 117 100% 31%
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 91 97.8% 52.8%
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 100% 49.1%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 100% 56.3%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 51 74.2% 54.8%
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 95% 47.5%
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU 		Pupil Referral Unit 32 66.7% 52.4%
McKee College House
Poulton, FY6 7AQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 100% 56.9%
Christchurch Learning Centre
Christchurch, BH23 1PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 38 100% 45.8%
Ealing Primary Centre
London, UB6 8QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 16 100% 25%
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%
Ashley College
Wembley, HA9 8NP 		Pupil Referral Unit 32 100% 33.3%
Inspired Pathways
Coventry, CV6 2HD 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 50%
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 14 100% 55.6%
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 28 78.3% 39.1%
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 8 100% 37.5%
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Wakefield, WF2 0LW 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 40.9%