Launchpad 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
Launchpad Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69 96.8% 80.6%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 97 98.7% 83.3%
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%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128 100% 75.5%
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%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44 97.2% 83.3%
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Rochdale, OL16 2XW 		Pupil Referral Unit 173 92.7% 69.9%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 67.5%
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 125 100% 87%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100 100% 70.8%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 82.4%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 105 100% 77.2%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 95% 77.5%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 97.9% 68.8%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
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%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 115 100% 81.6%

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
Launchpad Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 Sign in to see
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH 		Pupil Referral Unit 72
The Constance Bridgeman Centre
Ilford, IG1 2UT 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Triple Crown Centre
Solihull, B91 2HW 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
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
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF3 5BT 		Pupil Referral Unit 67
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
Cheltenham, GL50 3EW 		Pupil Referral Unit 151
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 80
Victoria Drive Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW19 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		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
Ashley College
Wembley, HA9 8NP 		Pupil Referral Unit 36
The Hope Service
Guildford, GU2 9RS 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Inspired Pathways
Coventry, CV6 2HD 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 57
Birchwood
Folkestone, CT19 4FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 24
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 187
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 10
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 59