Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit

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
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 125 100% 87%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 61 87.9% 81.8%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69 96.8% 80.6%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 18 100% 100%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 97 98.7% 83.3%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 62%
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 28 100% 95.5%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128 100% 75.5%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44 97.2% 83.3%
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%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100 100% 70.8%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 82.4%
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 219 100% 65.9%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 105 100% 77.2%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 95% 77.5%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 97.9% 68.8%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Manchester Secondary PRU
Chorlton, M21 7JJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 214 100% 82.9%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 72.9%
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
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 125 Sign in to see
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 110
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 37
Moorbridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 315
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
The Woodlands
Ferryhill, DL17 8AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 499
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 152
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 97
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 219
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 51
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 89
New Directions
London, E16 2LS 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 98
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 115