The Clifton Centre

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 Clifton Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121 100% 64.3%
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%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 84.3%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22 100% 68.8%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 94.3% 74.3%
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%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131 100% 72.4%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96 67.2% 69%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86 100% 61.9%
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165 98.5% 71.5%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 72.2%
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%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 80.6%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 68%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 72.1%
McKee College House
Poulton, FY6 7AQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 100% 56.9%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 65.3% 77.9%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 64.9%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 106 100% 74.5%

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 Clifton Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 Sign in to see
Orchardside School
Enfield, EN1 4RL 		Pupil Referral Unit 67
Triple Crown Centre
Solihull, B91 2HW 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 93
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 52
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Haringey Learning Partnership
London, N22 8DZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 117
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
Mayesbrook Park School
Dagenham, RM9 6TJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 180
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Ealing Primary Centre
London, UB6 8QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 16
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 35
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
Hawkswood Primary PRU
London, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 16
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 103
Bridge Street School
Derby, DE1 3LB 		Pupil Referral Unit 228
Hawkswood (Therapeutic)
Chingford, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 15
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 26
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60