Highfields College

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
Highfields College
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 192 100% 63.4%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121 100% 64.3%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 100% 62.5%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 84.3%
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%
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%
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB 		Pupil Referral Unit 199 98.9% 58.1%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 143 100% 62.1%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96 67.2% 69%
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 206 99.2% 63.8%
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142 100% 54.2%
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%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 47.6% 62.1%
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%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 95.2% 62.7%
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%
Bridge Street School
Derby, DE1 3LB 		Pupil Referral Unit 228 98.2% 56.4%
Manchester Secondary PRU
Chorlton, M21 7JJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 233 100% 80.1%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%

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
Highfields College
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 192 Sign in to see
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
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
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 132
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 137
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106