Alt Bridge 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
Alt Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 325 100% 65.8%
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242 100% 55.4%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341 100% 39.9%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208 100% 49.5%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411 100% 42.8%
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287 100% 61%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272 100% 63.2%
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431 100% 56.4%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Special 308 100% 46.4%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399 100% 48.6%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424 100% 57.3%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
Alt Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 325 Sign in to see
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Special 263
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL
Special 98
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162