The Link School

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 Link School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 181 81.7% 72%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 100% 66.7%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 97 98.7% 83.3%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128 100% 75.5%
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB 		Pupil Referral Unit 195 95.2% 60.5%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 54.8%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 70% 61.7%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED 		Pupil Referral Unit 186 100% 65.4%
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 109 50.6% 84.6%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 87 100% 62.7%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Rochdale, OL16 2XW 		Pupil Referral Unit 173 92.7% 69.9%
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%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 100 100% 70.8%
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR 		Pupil Referral Unit 219 100% 65.9%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 105 100% 77.2%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 97.9% 68.8%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Manchester Secondary PRU
Chorlton, M21 7JJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 214 100% 82.9%
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 187 62% 56%
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211 77.3% 80.6%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
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
The Link School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 181 Sign in to see
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, NW1 3EX 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 211
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 91
London East Alternative Provision
London, E1 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 189
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 110
City of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B11 4LX 		Pupil Referral Unit 461
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145
Moorbridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 315
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 97
The Woodlands
Ferryhill, DL17 8AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 499
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB 		Pupil Referral Unit 195
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 152
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 116
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 10
West Sussex Alternative Provision College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8RE 		Pupil Referral Unit 380
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
Ealing Alternative Provision
London, W13 0LR 		Pupil Referral Unit 74
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH 		Pupil Referral Unit 141
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
Bristol Hospital Education Service
Bristol, BS6 5JL 		Pupil Referral Unit 277
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 125
Avenue Centre for Education
Luton, LU1 3NJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 86
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 105
The Altus School
Gloucester, GL4 0RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 218
Manchester Secondary PRU
Chorlton, M21 7JJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 214
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211