South Somerset Partnership 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
South Somerset Partnership School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 62 100% 61%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 67 90.2% 56.9%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service
London, SW17 0YG 		Pupil Referral Unit 40 85.7% 57.1%
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%
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 70.3%
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25 100% 63.6%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 100% 55.6%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 95.1% 63.4%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF4 3DU 		Pupil Referral Unit 54 100% 65.7%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Worcester, WR2 5AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 21 100% 62.5%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 100% 61.9%
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 100% 56.3%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 72.2%
Castle School
Derby, DE22 1GE 		Pupil Referral Unit 42 100% 69.6%
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 62.9%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 73.8%
Christchurch Learning Centre
Christchurch, BH23 1PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 38 100% 45.8%
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 35 100% 70.6%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 63.9%
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 47 95.8% 62.5%
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 100% 64.3%
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%

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
South Somerset Partnership School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 62 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 255
Moorbridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 378
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 79
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 100
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192
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
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 93
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
New Directions
London, E16 2LS 		Pupil Referral Unit 32
The Altus School
Gloucester, GL4 0RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 242
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 189
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Wakefield, WF2 0LW 		Pupil Referral Unit 113