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 124 46.8% 68.1%
London East Alternative Provision
London, E1 4EE
Pupil Referral Unit 189 53.5% 49.5%
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL
Pupil Referral Unit 68 61.5% 53.8%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB
Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 60%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS
Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS
Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP
Pupil Referral Unit 116 46.9% 62.5%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY
Pupil Referral Unit 99 70% 61.7%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY
Pupil Referral Unit 87 93% 63.4%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR
Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY
Pupil Referral Unit 109 50.6% 84.6%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR
Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Scarborough, YO11 2PG
Pupil Referral Unit 29 41.2% 64.7%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH
Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ
Pupil Referral Unit 167 39.3% 52.4%
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Rochdale, OL16 2XW
Pupil Referral Unit 173 92.7% 69.9%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ
Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 67.5%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ
Pupil Referral Unit 123 51.9% 61.3%
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG
Pupil Referral Unit 106 67.5% 55%
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 81 56.7% 61.7%
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX
Pupil Referral Unit 89 43.2% 64.9%
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR
Pupil Referral Unit 50 48.6% 54.3%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE
Pupil Referral Unit 181 81.7% 72%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA
Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
Pupil Referral Unit 45 64.1% 66.7%
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT
Pupil Referral Unit 29 89.5% 73.7%
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS
Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 66.7%
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB
Pupil Referral Unit 187 62% 56%
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ
Pupil Referral Unit 33 52.6% 78.9%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP
Pupil Referral Unit 115 100% 81.6%

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 124 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY
Pupil Referral Unit 61
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX
Pupil Referral Unit 49
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY
Pupil Referral Unit 272
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ
Pupil Referral Unit 41
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ
Pupil Referral Unit 81
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU
Pupil Referral Unit 33
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP
Pupil Referral Unit 29
North Herts Education Support Centre
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY
Pupil Referral Unit 52
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY
Pupil Referral Unit 87
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY
Pupil Referral Unit 109
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB
Pupil Referral Unit 64
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT
Pupil Referral Unit 33
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT
Pupil Referral Unit 97
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU
Pupil Referral Unit 17
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ
Pupil Referral Unit 123
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN
Pupil Referral Unit 51
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 81
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE
Pupil Referral Unit 31
The Hope Service
Guildford, GU2 9RS
Pupil Referral Unit 25
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF
Pupil Referral Unit 98
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA
Pupil Referral Unit 78
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT
Pupil Referral Unit 45
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
Pupil Referral Unit 45
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT
Pupil Referral Unit 29
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ
Pupil Referral Unit 164
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF
Pupil Referral Unit 23
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS
Pupil Referral Unit 50
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Pupil Referral Unit 10
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP
Pupil Referral Unit 115