Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre

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
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 94.3% 74.3%
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%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 100% 66.7%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 100% 65.2%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131 100% 72.4%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 52 100% 75%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 79.7% 64.4%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111 90.2% 62.2%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 100% 61.9%
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%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 137 82.1% 66%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
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%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 73.8%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 95.2% 62.7%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
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 Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 184 80.6% 70.8%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 135 100% 78.6%
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%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106 100% 74.5%

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
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 Sign in to see
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 199
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 129
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 67
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB 		Pupil Referral Unit 199
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 132
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 9
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96
West Sussex Alternative Provision College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8RE 		Pupil Referral Unit 363
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 206
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 117
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 92
The Key Education Centre
Gosport, PO13 0SG 		Pupil Referral Unit 143
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
Colchester, CO4 5HG 		Pupil Referral Unit 13
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Hawkswood Primary PRU
London, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 16
Bridge Street School
Derby, DE1 3LB 		Pupil Referral Unit 228
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84