Compass 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
Compass School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 92 100% 87.2%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63 100% 77.4%
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, NW1 3EX 		Pupil Referral Unit 19 100% 84.2%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 84.3%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 94.3% 74.3%
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 70.3%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 83.3%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131 100% 72.4%
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 52 100% 75%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111 90.2% 62.2%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 72.2%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 68.1%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 80.6%
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21 100% 83.3%
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%
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 124 100% 92.9%
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%
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28 100% 90%
New Directions
London, E16 2LS 		Pupil Referral Unit 32 100% 83.3%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 92.7% 78%
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone, ME16 8AU 		Pupil Referral Unit 47 100% 100%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 65.3% 77.9%
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 88.5% 76.9%
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 43 100% 100%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 135 100% 78.6%
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
Compass School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 92 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
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
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
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96
West Sussex Alternative Provision College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8RE 		Pupil Referral Unit 363
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 206
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86
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
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113
The Key Education Centre
Gosport, PO13 0SG 		Pupil Referral Unit 143
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
Colchester, CO4 5HG 		Pupil Referral Unit 13
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
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106