New Heights High 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
New Heights High School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 65.3% 77.9%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 84.3%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 94.3% 74.3%
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%
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 83.3%
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%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 79.7% 64.4%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 96 67.2% 69%
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 79 43.1% 89.2%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 109 32.7% 79.6%
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165 98.5% 71.5%
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%
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 124 100% 92.9%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA 		Pupil Referral Unit 101 100% 65.5%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138 47.6% 62.1%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 72.1%
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 80.4% 68.6%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 93 61.2% 59.7%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 92.7% 78%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 49 58.6% 69%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 40 58.6% 72.4%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%
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
New Heights High School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 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
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104
Hawkswood Primary PRU
London, E4 7RT 		Pupil Referral Unit 16
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