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 93 100% 55.6%
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%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 100% 62.5%
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 100% 50%
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 67 90.2% 56.9%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76 100% 58.8%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 100% 65.2%
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 70.3%
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25 100% 63.6%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111 90.2% 62.2%
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 91 97.8% 52.8%
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142 100% 54.2%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 100% 61.9%
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 100% 49.1%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 100% 56.3%
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 62.9%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 68%
The Key Education Centre
Gosport, PO13 0SG 		Pupil Referral Unit 143 100% 40.4%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
McKee College House
Poulton, FY6 7AQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 100% 56.9%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 95.2% 62.7%
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%
Inspired Pathways
Coventry, CV6 2HD 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 50%
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21 84.2% 57.9%
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
The Bridge Education Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 Sign in to see
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
The Constance Bridgeman Centre
Ilford, IG1 2UT 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
Triple Crown Centre
Solihull, B91 2HW 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 52
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 51
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Ealing Primary Centre
London, UB6 8QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 16
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 35
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
Birchwood
Folkestone, CT19 4FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
Two Bridges School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0DS 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104
Hawkswood Primary PRU
London, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 16
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103
Poplar Adolescent Unit
Rochford, SS4 1RB 		Pupil Referral Unit 5
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 43
Hawkswood (Therapeutic)
Chingford, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 15
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 26
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 8
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60