Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision

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
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 46 100% 100%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY
Pupil Referral Unit 61 87.9% 81.8%
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, NW1 3EX
Pupil Referral Unit 20 100% 85%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE
Pupil Referral Unit 69 96.8% 80.6%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX
Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY
Pupil Referral Unit 18 100% 100%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Pupil Referral Unit 97 98.7% 83.3%
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP
Pupil Referral Unit 29 92.9% 64.3%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB
Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 60%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ
Pupil Referral Unit 44 100% 63.2%
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT
Pupil Referral Unit 28 100% 95.5%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY
Pupil Referral Unit 87 93% 63.4%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH
Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL
Pupil Referral Unit 44 97.2% 83.3%
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT
Pupil Referral Unit 33 100% 77.4%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ
Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 67.5%
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB
Pupil Referral Unit 125 100% 87%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW
Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 82.4%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD
Pupil Referral Unit 105 100% 77.2%
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE
Pupil Referral Unit 31 100% 87.5%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF
Pupil Referral Unit 60 95% 77.5%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA
Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 73.3%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
Pupil Referral Unit 45 64.1% 66.7%
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT
Pupil Referral Unit 29 89.5% 73.7%
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF
Pupil Referral Unit 23 100% 85%
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS
Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 66.7%
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN
Pupil Referral Unit 25 100% 83.3%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF
Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP
Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 72.9%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP
Pupil Referral Unit 115 100% 81.6%

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
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 46 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY
Pupil Referral Unit 61
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX
Pupil Referral Unit 49
Moat House
Stockport, SK4 1SZ
Pupil Referral Unit 20
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP
Pupil Referral Unit 29
CAMHS Phoenix School
Wokingham, RG41 2RE
Pupil Referral Unit 8
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Worcester, WR2 5AX
Pupil Referral Unit 22
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
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX
Pupil Referral Unit 80
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Scarborough, YO11 2PG
Pupil Referral Unit 29
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
Christchurch Learning Centre
Christchurch, BH23 1PJ
Pupil Referral Unit 40
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN
Pupil Referral Unit 51
Ashley College
Wembley, HA9 8NP
Pupil Referral Unit 36
The Hope Service
Guildford, GU2 9RS
Pupil Referral Unit 25
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX
Pupil Referral Unit 89
Burton PRU
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0HR
Pupil Referral Unit 50
New Directions
London, E16 2LS
Pupil Referral Unit 34
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ
Pupil Referral Unit 29
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
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ
Pupil Referral Unit 164
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS
Pupil Referral Unit 50
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Pupil Referral Unit 10
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP
Pupil Referral Unit 115
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Wakefield, WF2 0LW
Pupil Referral Unit 116