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 93 61.2% 59.7%
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 67 90.2% 56.9%
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%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 95.1% 63.4%
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 132 39.8% 57.4%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 79.7% 64.4%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111 90.2% 62.2%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96 67.2% 69%
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%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 51 74.2% 54.8%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
Northgate School
Edgware, HA8 0AD 		Pupil Referral Unit 30 50% 62.5%
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%
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU 		Pupil Referral Unit 32 66.7% 52.4%
McKee College House
Poulton, FY6 7AQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 100% 56.9%
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 55.2% 53.7%
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 80.4% 68.6%
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
Bridgwater, TA6 5HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 45.8% 47.5%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 65.3% 77.9%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49 58.6% 69%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 40 58.6% 72.4%
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
The Acorns School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
Moat House
Stockport, SK4 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 17
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
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Scarborough, YO11 2PG 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 100
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
McKee College House
Poulton, FY6 7AQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 110
Christchurch Learning Centre
Christchurch, BH23 1PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 38
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 62
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126
Ashley College
Wembley, HA9 8NP 		Pupil Referral Unit 32
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
New Directions
London, E16 2LS 		Pupil Referral Unit 32
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone, ME16 8AU 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 26
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 189
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Wakefield, WF2 0LW 		Pupil Referral Unit 113