The Forum 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 Forum Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 80 100% 63.2%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
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%
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%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF3 5BT 		Pupil Referral Unit 67 100% 68.6%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 54.8%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
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%
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%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR 		Pupil Referral Unit 74 100% 55.4%
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%
Christchurch Learning Centre
Christchurch, BH23 1PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40 100% 50%
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 49 100% 56.7%
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%
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%

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 Forum Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 80 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 61
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 18
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
Cheltenham, GL50 3EW 		Pupil Referral Unit 151
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 69
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU 		Pupil Referral Unit 24
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 65
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 51
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
Ashley College
Wembley, HA9 8NP 		Pupil Referral Unit 36
The Hope Service
Guildford, GU2 9RS 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 57
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 45
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 187
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 10