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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
iCollege Alternative Provision
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 87 93% 63.4%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH
Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
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%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB
Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 60%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ
Pupil Referral Unit 44 100% 63.2%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS
Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX
Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
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%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
Pupil Referral Unit 45 64.1% 66.7%
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT
Pupil Referral Unit 29 89.5% 73.7%
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
iCollege Alternative Provision
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 87 Sign in to see
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE
Pupil Referral Unit 69
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX
Pupil Referral Unit 49
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY
Pupil Referral Unit 272
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB
Pupil Referral Unit 37
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE
Pupil Referral Unit 75
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP
Pupil Referral Unit 29
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS
Pupil Referral Unit 88
North Herts Education Support Centre
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY
Pupil Referral Unit 52
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Watford, WD18 6LJ
Pupil Referral Unit 29
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY
Pupil Referral Unit 99
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS
Pupil Referral Unit 52
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR
Pupil Referral Unit 102
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS
Pupil Referral Unit 87
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB
Pupil Referral Unit 64
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ
Pupil Referral Unit 167
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT
Pupil Referral Unit 33
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE
Pupil Referral Unit 47
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ
Pupil Referral Unit 124
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU
Pupil Referral Unit 17
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU
Pupil Referral Unit 65
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG
Pupil Referral Unit 106
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 59
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE
Pupil Referral Unit 31
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF
Pupil Referral Unit 98
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA
Pupil Referral Unit 78
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
Pupil Referral Unit 45
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF
Pupil Referral Unit 23
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS
Pupil Referral Unit 50
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Pupil Referral Unit 10