New Directions

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

Choose your own set of schools

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
New Directions
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 32 100% 83.3%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63 100% 77.4%
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, NW1 3EX 		Pupil Referral Unit 19 100% 84.2%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 100% 66.7%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22 100% 68.8%
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14 100% 71.4%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
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%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 83.3%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF4 3DU 		Pupil Referral Unit 54 100% 65.7%
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 52 100% 75%
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 9 100% 66.7%
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%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 80.6%
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21 100% 83.3%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 92 100% 87.2%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 72.1%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 73.8%
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 35 100% 70.6%
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28 100% 90%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 92.7% 78%
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone, ME16 8AU 		Pupil Referral Unit 47 100% 100%
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 88.5% 76.9%
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 70%
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 43 100% 100%
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
New Directions
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 32 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 255
Moat House
Stockport, SK4 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 17
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
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Worcester, WR2 5AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
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
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
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
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 93
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
The Altus School
Gloucester, GL4 0RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 242
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone, ME16 8AU 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 26
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 189
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Wakefield, WF2 0LW 		Pupil Referral Unit 113