St Thomas's 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
St Thomas's Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 137 82.1% 66%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121 100% 64.3%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 100% 62.5%
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 100% 66.7%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 84.3%
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%
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 95.1% 63.4%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131 100% 72.4%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 143 100% 62.1%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 79.7% 64.4%
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%
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165 98.5% 71.5%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 68.1%
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%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 47.6% 62.1%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 72.1%
McKee College House
Poulton, FY6 7AQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 100% 56.9%
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192 100% 63.4%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 95.2% 62.7%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 61.2% 59.7%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 184 80.6% 70.8%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 65.3% 77.9%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%

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
St Thomas's Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 137 Sign in to see
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 199
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Moorbridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 378
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
The Woodlands
Ferryhill, DL17 8AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 433
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 143
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 132
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 9
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 92
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126
The Altus School
Gloucester, GL4 0RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 242
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106