Rotherham Aspire

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
Rotherham Aspire
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 61 87.9% 81.8%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 91 98.6% 64.4%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69 96.8% 80.6%
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%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 37 84.6% 61.5%
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%
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%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
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%
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%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 95% 77.5%
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 45 100% 66.7%
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%
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211 77.3% 80.6%
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%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 73 97.6% 66.7%
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
Rotherham Aspire
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 Sign in to see
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH 		Pupil Referral Unit 72
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 272
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 18
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
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
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 109
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 69
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 80
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU 		Pupil Referral Unit 17
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU 		Pupil Referral Unit 24
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 57
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 45
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 45
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 25
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 10