West Cumbria Learning 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
West Cumbria Learning Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 62%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 19 100% 56.3%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75 100% 55.4%
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33 93.6% 54.8%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 60%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
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%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 87 93% 63.4%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 69 97% 57.6%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 87 100% 62.7%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR 		Pupil Referral Unit 74 100% 55.4%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 80 100% 63.2%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 67.5%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100 100% 70.8%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 65 91.3% 58.7%
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 51 100% 62.9%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 97.9% 68.8%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 72.9%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 73 97.6% 66.7%

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
West Cumbria Learning Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 Sign in to see
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 272
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 97
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 65
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 219
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 51
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 98
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 45
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 115