Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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% |