The Bridge 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 Bridge Short Stay School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 72.9%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69 96.8% 80.6%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 19 100% 56.3%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE 		Pupil Referral Unit 75 100% 55.4%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 62%
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33 93.6% 54.8%
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50 79.1% 65.1%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128 100% 75.5%
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%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR 		Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
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%
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%
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 51 100% 62.9%
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 97.7% 69.8%
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%
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%
Voyage Learning Campus
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 9AX 		Pupil Referral Unit 73 97.6% 66.7%

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 Bridge Short Stay School
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 59 Sign in to see
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX 		Pupil Referral Unit 49
The Helix Education Centre
Harrow, HA3 6DH 		Pupil Referral Unit 72
The Constance Bridgeman Centre
Ilford, IG1 2UT 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Triple Crown Centre
Solihull, B91 2HW 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
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
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit
Leyland, PR25 1QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
The Linden Centre
Telford, TF3 5BT 		Pupil Referral Unit 67
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103
Victoria Drive Primary Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW19 6HR 		Pupil Referral Unit 50
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL 		Pupil Referral Unit 44
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Rochdale, OL16 2XW 		Pupil Referral Unit 173
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
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Ilford, IG6 1PU 		Pupil Referral Unit 24
Inspired Pathways
Coventry, CV6 2HD 		Pupil Referral Unit 58
Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
Carshalton, SM5 4NR 		Pupil Referral Unit 57
Birchwood
Folkestone, CT19 4FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 24
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 20
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
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE 		Pupil Referral Unit 10