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 81 100% 72.2%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63 100% 77.4%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 100% 66.7%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 94.3% 74.3%
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%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF4 3DU 		Pupil Referral Unit 54 100% 65.7%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 143 100% 62.1%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 52 100% 75%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 100% 61.9%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 68.1%
Castle School
Derby, DE22 1GE 		Pupil Referral Unit 42 100% 69.6%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 68%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
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%
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 35 100% 70.6%
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%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 92.7% 78%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
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%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106 100% 74.5%

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 81 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
Cheltenham, GL50 3EW 		Pupil Referral Unit 153
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 91
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
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
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU 		Pupil Referral Unit 32
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
Bridgwater, TA6 5HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
Ashley College
Wembley, HA9 8NP 		Pupil Referral Unit 32
The Hope Service
Guildford, GU2 9RS 		Pupil Referral Unit 15
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 54
Two Bridges School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0DS 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 43
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 14
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 135
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 8