Lionheart 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
Lionheart School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 68%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121 100% 64.3%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
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%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 94.3% 74.3%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 100% 65.2%
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%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 100% 55.6%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
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%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111 90.2% 62.2%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 100% 61.9%
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%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 137 82.1% 66%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 92 100% 87.2%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
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%
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 Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 135 100% 78.6%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 64.9%
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
Lionheart School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 255
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
North Herts Education Support Centre
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 79
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 100
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 62
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
Bridgwater, TA6 5HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
Two Bridges School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0DS 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 189
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 43
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 8
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106