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 97 98.7% 83.3%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 61 87.9% 81.8%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69 96.8% 80.6%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128 100% 75.5%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF3 5BT 		Pupil Referral Unit 67 100% 68.6%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 109 50.6% 84.6%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 87 100% 62.7%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44 97.2% 83.3%
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 33 100% 77.4%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 67.5%
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 125 100% 87%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100 100% 70.8%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 82.4%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 105 100% 77.2%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 97.7% 69.8%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 31 100% 87.5%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 95% 77.5%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 97.9% 68.8%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 181 81.7% 72%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 73.3%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 72.9%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 115 100% 81.6%

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 97 Sign in to see
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 91
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 110
Albright Education Centre
Tipton, DY4 7NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 152
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 37
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB 		Pupil Referral Unit 195
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 10
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98
West Sussex Alternative Provision College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8RE 		Pupil Referral Unit 380
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 186
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 144
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
The Key Education Centre
Gosport, PO13 0SG 		Pupil Referral Unit 122
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
Colchester, CO4 5HG 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 106
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 105
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 60
The Altus School
Gloucester, GL4 0RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 218
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 98
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 73
Horizon School
Lowestoft, NR32 4TD 		Pupil Referral Unit 42