The Linden Centre

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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 Linden Centre
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 67 100% 68.6%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH
Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
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%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS
Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ
Pupil Referral Unit 10 100% 62.5%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY
Pupil Referral Unit 99 70% 61.7%
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%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR
Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
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%
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%
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%
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN
Pupil Referral Unit 51 100% 62.9%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 59 97.7% 69.8%
Inspired Pathways
Coventry, CV6 2HD
Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 50%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF
Pupil Referral Unit 60 95% 77.5%
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT
Pupil Referral Unit 45 100% 66.7%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW
Pupil Referral Unit 99 97.9% 68.8%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA
Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 73.3%
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF
Pupil Referral Unit 23 100% 85%
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS
Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 66.7%
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%