Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service

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
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service (Your chosen school)	Pupil Referral Unit	83	79.7%	64.4%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit London, SW17 0EA	Pupil Referral Unit	84	98.7%	67.1%
Orchardside School Enfield, EN1 4RL	Pupil Referral Unit	67	90.2%	56.9%
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service London, SW17 0YG	Pupil Referral Unit	40	85.7%	57.1%
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%
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%
Dorchester Learning Centre Dorchester, DT2 9PS	Pupil Referral Unit	95	100%	64.2%
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit Worcester, WR2 5AX	Pupil Referral Unit	21	100%	62.5%
iCollege Alternative Provision Newbury, RG14 1QY	Pupil Referral Unit	111	90.2%	62.2%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision Altrincham, WA14 1SR	Pupil Referral Unit	96	67.2%	69%
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical) Willenhall, WV13 2QJ	Pupil Referral Unit	91	97.8%	52.8%
Rise Carr College Darlington, DL3 0NS	Pupil Referral Unit	86	100%	61.9%
The Forum Centre Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX	Pupil Referral Unit	81	100%	72.2%
Launchpad Centre St Helens, WA10 1UH	Pupil Referral Unit	104	100%	68.1%
St Thomas's Centre Blackburn, BB1 9TH	Pupil Referral Unit	137	82.1%	66%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit Cramlington, NE23 7EB	Pupil Referral Unit	51	74.2%	54.8%
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%
Oswaldtwistle School Accrington, BB5 3DA	Pupil Referral Unit	101	100%	65.5%
New Leaf School Walsall, WV12 4EG	Pupil Referral Unit	53	80.4%	68.6%
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%
The Acorns School Ormskirk, L39 4QX	Pupil Referral Unit	93	61.2%	59.7%
Maple Medical PRU Doncaster, DN4 9HT	Pupil Referral Unit	47	95.8%	62.5%
The Clifton Centre Manchester, M27 8GW	Pupil Referral Unit	104	100%	69.9%
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School Redditch, B98 8HF	Pupil Referral Unit	34	100%	70%
The Bridge Short Stay School Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP	Pupil Referral Unit	60	100%	67.8%
Voyage Learning Campus Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX	Pupil Referral Unit	84	100%	64.9%

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
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service (Your chosen school)	Pupil Referral Unit	83	Sign in to see
Heath School London, NW3 2NY	Pupil Referral Unit	63
Foundry College Wokingham, RG40 1PX	Pupil Referral Unit	55
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY	Pupil Referral Unit	255
Pace St Helens, WA9 2LH	Pupil Referral Unit	22
The Pendlebury Centre Stockport, SK3 0RJ	Pupil Referral Unit	40
Gillford Centre Carlisle, CA2 4JE	Pupil Referral Unit	76
Newbridge House PRU Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU	Pupil Referral Unit	48
Smannell Field School Andover, SP11 6JP	Pupil Referral Unit	25
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
Dacorum Education Support Centre Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS	Pupil Referral Unit	47
The Horizon School, Hartlepool Hartlepool, TS25 4BY	Pupil Referral Unit	79
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical) Willenhall, WV13 2QJ	Pupil Referral Unit	91
Kettlebrook Short Stay School Tamworth, B77 1AL	Pupil Referral Unit	58
Lionheart School Newport, PO30 5HZ	Pupil Referral Unit	113
Shaftesbury High School Chorley, PR7 3NQ	Pupil Referral Unit	138
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9JA	Pupil Referral Unit	31
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
The Bridge School Sedgemoor Bridgwater, TA6 5HT	Pupil Referral Unit	83
Sycamore Short Stay School Dudley, DY1 3QE	Pupil Referral Unit	28
Two Bridges School Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0DS	Pupil Referral Unit	31
Maple Medical PRU Doncaster, DN4 9HT	Pupil Referral Unit	47
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY	Pupil Referral Unit	40
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School Redditch, B98 8HF	Pupil Referral Unit	34
Burnside Secondary PRU London, E4 8YJ	Pupil Referral Unit	28
Rotherham Aspire Rotherham, S62 5AF	Pupil Referral Unit	135