The Acorns 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 Acorns School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 89 43.2% 64.9%
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 68 61.5% 53.8%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 37 84.6% 61.5%
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%
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33 93.6% 54.8%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 46.9% 62.5%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 70% 61.7%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 87 93% 63.4%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 109 50.6% 84.6%
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Scarborough, YO11 2PG 		Pupil Referral Unit 29 41.2% 64.7%
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%
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 167 39.3% 52.4%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 124 46.8% 68.1%
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 Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 65 91.3% 58.7%
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 106 67.5% 55%
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 56.7% 61.7%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 48.6% 54.3%
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%
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 20 70% 70%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 45 64.1% 66.7%
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 33 52.6% 78.9%
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
The Acorns School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 89 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 61
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 18
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
Moat House
Stockport, SK4 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
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
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Scarborough, YO11 2PG 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 97
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123
Christchurch Learning Centre
Christchurch, BH23 1PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 51
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Ashley College
Wembley, HA9 8NP 		Pupil Referral Unit 36
The Hope Service
Guildford, GU2 9RS 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
New Directions
London, E16 2LS 		Pupil Referral Unit 34
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone, ME16 8AU 		Pupil Referral Unit 46
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 164
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 115
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Wakefield, WF2 0LW 		Pupil Referral Unit 116