The Bridge 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
The Bridge School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 72.1%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 100% 66.7%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 84.3%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22 100% 68.8%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 94.3% 74.3%
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%
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%
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%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
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%
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%
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%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 68%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
McKee College House
Poulton, FY6 7AQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 100% 56.9%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 73.8%
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%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 65.3% 77.9%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%
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
The Bridge School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 Sign in to see
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 67
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 9
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 206
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 117
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 180
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103
Bridge Street School
Derby, DE1 3LB 		Pupil Referral Unit 228
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84