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 219 100% 65.9%
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 211 99.5% 43.5%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 100% 66.7%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Moorbridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 315 99.4% 76.8%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75 100% 55.4%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 62%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128 100% 75.5%
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB 		Pupil Referral Unit 195 95.2% 60.5%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 54.8%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 186 100% 65.4%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
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%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123 51.9% 61.3%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 82.4%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
The Altus School
Gloucester, GL4 0RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 218 73.8% 49.4%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 97.9% 68.8%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 181 81.7% 72%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 164 100% 46.1%
Manchester Secondary PRU
Chorlton, M21 7JJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 214 100% 82.9%
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 187 62% 56%
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211 77.3% 80.6%
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%

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 219 Sign in to see
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 37
Moorbridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 315
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 125
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 65
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 51
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 98
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 73
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 115