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 23 100% 85%
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%
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%
Stepping Stones School
Lancaster, LA1 4HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 28 100% 95.5%
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF3 5BT 		Pupil Referral Unit 67 100% 68.6%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Redditch, B98 7UZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 10 100% 62.5%
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 69 97% 57.6%
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 53 100% 54.2%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
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%
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%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 97.7% 69.8%
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%
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone, ME16 8AU 		Pupil Referral Unit 46 100% 100%
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 45 100% 66.7%
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 41 100% 73.3%
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT 		Pupil Referral Unit 29 89.5% 73.7%
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%
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
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 23 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 61
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 272
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
North Herts Education Support Centre
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY 		Pupil Referral Unit 52
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Watford, WD18 6LJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 69
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tamworth, B77 1AL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44
Brent River College
London, NW9 9AE 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU 		Pupil Referral Unit 17
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9JA 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
The Compass
Weymouth, DT4 0QU 		Pupil Referral Unit 65
Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG 		Pupil Referral Unit 106
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 45
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 45