The Bridge School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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 84 100% 82.4%
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%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL
Pupil Referral Unit 44 97.2% 83.3%
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT
Pupil Referral Unit 33 100% 77.4%
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Rochdale, OL16 2XW
Pupil Referral Unit 173 92.7% 69.9%
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB
Pupil Referral Unit 125 100% 87%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA
Pupil Referral Unit 100 100% 70.8%
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%
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE
Pupil Referral Unit 31 100% 87.5%
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%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA
Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 73.3%
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN
Pupil Referral Unit 25 100% 83.3%
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%