Penwith Alternative Provision Academy

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
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	55	100%	73.8%
The Compass Academy Hull, HU7 5DS	Alternative Provision	64	98.3%	77.2%
The Quay School Poole, BH12 4HU	Alternative Provision	100	96.9%	65.6%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39	100%	66.7%
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	72.2%
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy Redruth, TR16 6ND	Alternative Provision	68	98%	74%
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy Bodmin, PL31 1LZ	Alternative Provision	63	100%	80.4%
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy London, NW8 0NW	Alternative Provision	71	96.7%	77%
Springwell Alternative Academy Barnsley, S71 2AY	Alternative Provision	58	90.5%	71.4%
The Edge Academy Birmingham, B31 2LQ	Alternative Provision	72	100%	66.7%
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD	Alternative Provision	62	100%	77.8%
Snowdon Village Bristol, BS5 9QR	Alternative Provision	67	100%	78%
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61	100%	80.5%
The Lodestar Academy Torquay, TQ2 8JE	Alternative Provision	48	62.5%	67.5%
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	61	100%	79.1%
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	29	100%	72.4%
The Whitley AP Academy Halifax, HX2 9SR	Alternative Provision	75	100%	67.6%
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Cannock, WS11 1LH	Alternative Provision	53	100%	67.3%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46	100%	60.5%
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54	100%	79.2%
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	39	100%	64.9%
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF	Alternative Provision	56	100%	70.2%
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51	100%	72.9%
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	72.5%
Arbour Academy Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG	Alternative Provision	54	96.2%	73.1%
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61	100%	66.7%
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	36	100%	67.9%
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	20	83.3%	83.3%
Kickstart Academy Telford, TF2 9PQ	Alternative Provision	56	94.6%	69.6%
UET Compass Academy Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD	Alternative Provision	62	100%	66.1%

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
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	55	Sign in to see
The Quay School Poole, BH12 4HU	Alternative Provision	100
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39
Reach School Birmingham, B14 7BB	Alternative Provision	53
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	44
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy Truro, TR1 3AS	Alternative Provision	107
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy Bodmin, PL31 1LZ	Alternative Provision	63
Acorn Free School Lincoln, LN5 9TL	Alternative Provision	54
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	72
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	26
The Elland Academy Leeds, LS12 6DQ	Alternative Provision	120
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61
Denewood Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	118
Unity Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	232
The Lodestar Academy Torquay, TQ2 8JE	Alternative Provision	48
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54
Torlands Academy Exeter, EX4 1PT	Alternative Provision	139
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	55
Evolve Academy Wakefield, WF2 8BB	Alternative Provision	67
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58
Enrich Academy Wakefield, WF4 1LL	Alternative Provision	93
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	20
The Albany Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX	Alternative Provision	3
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Bradford, BD5 8DB	Alternative Provision	64
Chiltern Way Academy Futures Basingstoke, RG23 8AA	Alternative Provision	48