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 124 100% 92.9%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63 100% 77.4%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 84.3%
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14 100% 71.4%
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%
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
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%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96 67.2% 69%
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165 98.5% 71.5%
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%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 80.6%
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%
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192 100% 63.4%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28 100% 90%
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%
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 43 100% 100%
Manchester Secondary PRU
Chorlton, M21 7JJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 233 100% 80.1%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 135 100% 78.6%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%
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
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 124 Sign in to see
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 199
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
Moorbridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 378
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
The Woodlands
Ferryhill, DL17 8AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 433
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 143
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 132
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 137
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 92
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 62
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 93
New Directions
London, E16 2LS 		Pupil Referral Unit 32
The Altus School
Gloucester, GL4 0RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 242
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106