Shaftesbury High 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
Shaftesbury High School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 47.6% 62.1%
London East Alternative Provision
London, E1 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 215 57.6% 52.8%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76 100% 58.8%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 100% 65.2%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 95.1% 63.4%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131 100% 72.4%
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 132 39.8% 57.4%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 79.7% 64.4%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111 90.2% 62.2%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96 67.2% 69%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 109 32.7% 79.6%
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%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
Northgate School
Edgware, HA8 0AD 		Pupil Referral Unit 30 50% 62.5%
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%
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 55.2% 53.7%
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 33.8% 42.9%
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192 100% 63.4%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 95.2% 62.7%
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
Bridgwater, TA6 5HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 45.8% 47.5%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 61.2% 59.7%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 184 80.6% 70.8%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 65.3% 77.9%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49 58.6% 69%

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
Shaftesbury High School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 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
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
North Herts Education Support Centre
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Watford, WD18 6LJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 79
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 91
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
Bridgwater, TA6 5HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
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
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 135
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 8
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60