Stevenage Education Support 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
Stevenage Education Support Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 52 100% 75%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63 100% 77.4%
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, NW1 3EX 		Pupil Referral Unit 19 100% 84.2%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22 100% 68.8%
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14 100% 71.4%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 100% 65.2%
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 70.3%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 83.3%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 95.1% 63.4%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF4 3DU 		Pupil Referral Unit 54 100% 65.7%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 72.2%
Castle School
Derby, DE22 1GE 		Pupil Referral Unit 42 100% 69.6%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 80.6%
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21 100% 83.3%
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 62.9%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 72.1%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 73.8%
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 80.4% 68.6%
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 35 100% 70.6%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 63.9%
New Directions
London, E16 2LS 		Pupil Referral Unit 32 100% 83.3%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 92.7% 78%
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 88.5% 76.9%
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 70%
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 100% 64.3%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%

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
Stevenage Education Support Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 52 Sign in to see
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 93
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
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
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 117
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 180
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
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
Bridge Street School
Derby, DE1 3LB 		Pupil Referral Unit 228
Hawkswood (Therapeutic)
Chingford, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 15
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 26