Castle School

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
Castle School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 42 100% 69.6%
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%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22 100% 68.8%
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14 100% 71.4%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
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%
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25 100% 63.6%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 95.1% 63.4%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF4 3DU 		Pupil Referral Unit 54 100% 65.7%
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 52 100% 75%
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Worcester, WR2 5AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 21 100% 62.5%
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 9 100% 66.7%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 72.2%
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21 100% 83.3%
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 62.9%
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%
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 47 95.8% 62.5%
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 88.5% 76.9%
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 70%
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 14 100% 55.6%
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 100% 64.3%
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
Castle School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 42 Sign in to see
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, NW1 3EX 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 199
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121
London East Alternative Provision
London, E1 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 215
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
City of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B11 4LX 		Pupil Referral Unit 491
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104
The Woodlands
Ferryhill, DL17 8AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 433
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB 		Pupil Referral Unit 199
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
West Sussex Alternative Provision College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8RE 		Pupil Referral Unit 363
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 137
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 92
Bristol Hospital Education Service
Bristol, BS6 5JL 		Pupil Referral Unit 310
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
Colchester, CO4 5HG 		Pupil Referral Unit 13
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 184
Bridge Street School
Derby, DE1 3LB 		Pupil Referral Unit 228
Manchester Secondary PRU
Chorlton, M21 7JJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 233
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211