The Forge Secondary Short Stay 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 Forge Secondary Short Stay School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 100% 70%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63 100% 77.4%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22 100% 68.8%
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14 100% 71.4%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
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%
Rowhill School
Aldershot, GU11 3JG 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 100% 70.3%
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25 100% 63.6%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 69.6%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 95.1% 63.4%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF4 3DU 		Pupil Referral Unit 54 100% 65.7%
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Stevenage, SG2 9HQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 52 100% 75%
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Worcester, WR2 5AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 21 100% 62.5%
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 9 100% 66.7%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83 79.7% 64.4%
Castle School
Derby, DE22 1GE 		Pupil Referral Unit 42 100% 69.6%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 80.6%
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 62.9%
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58 100% 73.8%
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 80.4% 68.6%
Tor School
Glastonbury, BA6 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 35 100% 70.6%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 63.9%
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28 100% 90%
Inspired Pathways
Coventry, CV6 2HD 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 50%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 55 92.7% 78%
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 47 95.8% 62.5%
Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service
Northallerton, DL6 1SZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 88.5% 76.9%
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 26 100% 64.3%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 100% 67.8%

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 Forge Secondary Short Stay School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 34 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 255
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
Newbridge House PRU
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 48
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
North Herts Education Support Centre
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY 		Pupil Referral Unit 21
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Watford, WD18 6LJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
Dacorum Education Support Centre
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4HS 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 79
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 91
Pathways Learning Centre
Bristol, BS16 2RQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 142
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 86
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
New Leaf School
Walsall, WV12 4EG 		Pupil Referral Unit 53
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
Bridgwater, TA6 5HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 83
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 40