Gillford 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 27 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
Gillford Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 76 100% 58.8%
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%
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 67 90.2% 56.9%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22 100% 68.8%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 100% 65.2%
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 100% 55.6%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 95.1% 63.4%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF3 5BT 		Pupil Referral Unit 54 100% 65.7%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 91 97.8% 52.8%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 100% 61.9%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 100% 56.3%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 68.1%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 62.9%
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%
McKee College House
Poulton, FY6 7AQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 100% 56.9%
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 62 100% 61%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 63.9%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 47 95.8% 62.5%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
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%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Gillford Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 76 Sign in to see
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 255
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
North Herts Education Support Centre
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Watford, WD18 6LJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 51
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 180
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU 		Pupil Referral Unit 11
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60