Central Hub Brighton

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
Central Hub Brighton
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 115 100% 81.6%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY
Pupil Referral Unit 61 87.9% 81.8%
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%
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%
The Bridge Education Centre
Eastleigh, SO50 9DB
Pupil Referral Unit 99 100% 60%
Greenwood School
Southampton, SO45 5UQ
Pupil Referral Unit 44 100% 63.2%
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%
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY
Pupil Referral Unit 87 93% 63.4%
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%
The New Broadwalk PRU
Swinton, M27 8QL
Pupil Referral Unit 44 97.2% 83.3%
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%
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone, ME16 8AU
Pupil Referral Unit 46 100% 100%
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%
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%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF
Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP
Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 72.9%

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
Central Hub Brighton
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 115 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY
Pupil Referral Unit 61
Foundry College
Wokingham, RG40 1PX
Pupil Referral Unit 49
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY
Pupil Referral Unit 272
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ
Pupil Referral Unit 81
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP
Pupil Referral Unit 29
iCollege Alternative Provision
Newbury, RG14 1QY
Pupil Referral Unit 87
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
Hartlepool, TS25 4BY
Pupil Referral Unit 109
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB
Pupil Referral Unit 64
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT
Pupil Referral Unit 33
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ
Pupil Referral Unit 124
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT
Pupil Referral Unit 97
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU
Pupil Referral Unit 17
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA
Pupil Referral Unit 100
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ
Pupil Referral Unit 123
Highfields College
Stockport, SK5 8DR
Pupil Referral Unit 219
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN
Pupil Referral Unit 51
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD
Pupil Referral Unit 81
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX
Pupil Referral Unit 114
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE
Pupil Referral Unit 31
The Rosewood School
West Malling, ME19 5FF
Pupil Referral Unit 98
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone, ME16 8AU
Pupil Referral Unit 46
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Margate, CT9 4JA
Pupil Referral Unit 78
Rivers Education Support Centre
Hoddesdon, EN11 0AA
Pupil Referral Unit 41
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY
Pupil Referral Unit 45
North West Surrey Short Stay School
Woking, GU21 6NT
Pupil Referral Unit 29
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ
Pupil Referral Unit 164
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF
Pupil Referral Unit 23
Kite Ridge School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Pupil Referral Unit 10
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Wakefield, WF2 0LW
Pupil Referral Unit 116