Birchwood

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
Birchwood
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 24 0% 0%
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 49 91.7% 50%
Triple Crown Centre
Solihull, B91 2HW 		Pupil Referral Unit 23 0% 0%
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 28.6%
Moat House
Stockport, SK4 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 20 71.4% 35.7%
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service
London, SW17 0YG 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 66.7% 33.3%
CAMHS Phoenix School
Wokingham, RG41 2RE 		Pupil Referral Unit 8 0% 0%
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
Cheltenham, GL50 3EW 		Pupil Referral Unit 151 0% 0%
Victoria Drive Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW19 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 0% 0%
Northgate School
Edgware, HA8 0AD 		Pupil Referral Unit 22 87.5% 37.5%
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 97 50% 24%
The Key Education Centre
Gosport, PO13 0SG 		Pupil Referral Unit 122 100% 41%
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU 		Pupil Referral Unit 17 100% 0%
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 25 100% 0%
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
Colchester, CO4 5HG 		Pupil Referral Unit 23 100% 0%
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 90.2% 37.3%
Pilgrim Pathways School
Cambridge, CB21 5EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 33 40% 20%
Ancora House School
Chester, CH2 1BQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 10.5%
Ashley College
Wembley, HA9 8NP 		Pupil Referral Unit 36 100% 0%
Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School
Exeter, EX2 5DW 		Pupil Referral Unit 4 0% 0%
The Hope Service
Guildford, GU2 9RS 		Pupil Referral Unit 25 0% 0%
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 48.6% 54.3%
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 57 0% 0%
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF 		Pupil Referral Unit 98 100% 0%
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 78 0% 0%
Hawkswood Primary PRU
London, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 16 0% 0%
Poplar Adolescent Unit
Rochford, SS4 1RB 		Pupil Referral Unit 10 0% 0%
Hawkswood Therapeutic
Chingford, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 20 0% 0%
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 10 100% 50%
Horizon School
Lowestoft, NR32 4TD 		Pupil Referral Unit 42 0% 0%

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
Birchwood
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 24 Sign in to see
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH 		Pupil Referral Unit 72
The Constance Bridgeman Centre
Ilford, IG1 2UT 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Triple Crown Centre
Solihull, B91 2HW 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 44
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF3 5BT 		Pupil Referral Unit 67
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
Cheltenham, GL50 3EW 		Pupil Referral Unit 151
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103
Victoria Drive Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW19 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU 		Pupil Referral Unit 17
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU 		Pupil Referral Unit 24
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
The Hope Service
Guildford, GU2 9RS 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Inspired Pathways
Coventry, CV6 2HD 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Poplar Adolescent Unit
Rochford, SS4 1RB 		Pupil Referral Unit 10
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 45
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 187
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 10
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 59