The Bridge Education 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
The Bridge Education Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 60%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 100% 66.7%
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 49 91.7% 50%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75 100% 55.4%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 62%
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 29 92.9% 64.3%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 44 100% 63.2%
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%
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 120 100% 50%
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%
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 54.2%
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%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 47 97.3% 59.5%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 67.5%
The Key Education Centre
Gosport, PO13 0SG 		Pupil Referral Unit 122 100% 41%
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%
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 49 100% 56.7%
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%
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 66.7%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 73 97.6% 66.7%

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
The Bridge Education Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 Sign in to see
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH 		Pupil Referral Unit 72
The Constance Bridgeman Centre
Ilford, IG1 2UT 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Triple Crown Centre
Solihull, B91 2HW 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 44
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 88
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 120
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS 		Pupil Referral Unit 52
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Rochdale, OL16 2XW 		Pupil Referral Unit 173
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU 		Pupil Referral Unit 17
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 60
Birchwood
Folkestone, CT19 4FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 24
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 78
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
Hawkswood Primary PRU
London, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 16
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 110
Poplar Adolescent Unit
Rochford, SS4 1RB 		Pupil Referral Unit 10
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Hawkswood Therapeutic
Chingford, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 10
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 59