The Altus School

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
The Altus School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 242 56.6% 44.6%
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 199 99% 40.8%
London East Alternative Provision
London, E1 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 215 57.6% 52.8%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 100% 62.5%
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 255 62.1% 38.8%
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB 		Pupil Referral Unit 199 98.9% 58.1%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 143 100% 62.1%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 132 39.8% 57.4%
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 206 99.2% 63.8%
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 117 100% 31%
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142 100% 54.2%
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165 98.5% 71.5%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 137 82.1% 66%
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 180 43.2% 36.5%
Bristol Hospital Education Service
Bristol, BS6 5JL 		Pupil Referral Unit 310 40.3% 40.3%
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 100 50% 27.8%
The Key Education Centre
Gosport, PO13 0SG 		Pupil Referral Unit 143 100% 40.4%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 47.6% 62.1%
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 55.2% 53.7%
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 33.8% 42.9%
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192 100% 63.4%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 95.2% 62.7%
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
Bridgwater, TA6 5HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 45.8% 47.5%
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 61.2% 59.7%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 184 80.6% 70.8%
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 189 97.8% 40.7%
Bridge Street School
Derby, DE1 3LB 		Pupil Referral Unit 228 98.2% 56.4%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 64.9%
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Wakefield, WF2 0LW 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 40.9%

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 Altus School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 242 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63
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
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 143
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
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
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
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Christchurch Learning Centre
Christchurch, BH23 1PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 38
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 192
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 62
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
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
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
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