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 135 100% 78.6%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 63 100% 77.4%
New River College Secondary
London, N7 8RH 		Pupil Referral Unit 121 100% 64.3%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 0EA 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 98.7% 67.1%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 100% 62.5%
Tunmarsh School
London, E13 9NB 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 100% 66.7%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 84.3%
The Levett School
Doncaster, DN5 7SB 		Pupil Referral Unit 48 100% 66.7%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 94.3% 74.3%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 131 100% 72.4%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL 		Pupil Referral Unit 143 100% 62.1%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 64.2%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 111 90.2% 62.2%
Educational Diversity
Blackpool, FY3 9JW 		Pupil Referral Unit 165 98.5% 71.5%
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 72.2%
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%
Chadwick High School
Lancaster, LA1 2AY 		Pupil Referral Unit 114 98.7% 70.9%
Compass School
Southampton, SO16 9FQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 92 100% 87.2%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 113 100% 68%
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%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 95 100% 72.1%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 129 95.2% 62.7%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX 		Pupil Referral Unit 126 100% 67.4%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 104 100% 69.9%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 184 80.6% 70.8%
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211 80% 83.3%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 64.9%
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
Rotherham Aspire
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 135 Sign in to see
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 55
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH 		Pupil Referral Unit 68
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 255
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 22
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, L23 1TY 		Pupil Referral Unit 14
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 76
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
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY 		Pupil Referral Unit 79
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 91
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 138
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU 		Pupil Referral Unit 32
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
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 54
Two Bridges School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0DS 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 47
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 40
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Aylesbury, HP19 9NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 43
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 28
The Rubicon Centre
Selby, YO8 4AN 		Pupil Referral Unit 26
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 8