Acorn Free 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
Acorn Free School
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 53 33.3% 33.3%
Stone Soup Academy
Nottingham, NG1 1HN 		Alternative Provision 100 0% 0%
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70 72.2% 38.9%
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 78 58.9% 48.2%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP 		Alternative Provision 52 74.4% 55.8%
The ArtsXchange
London, EC1V 1JX 		Alternative Provision 37 87% 39.1%
Coritani Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ 		Alternative Provision 20 100% 37.5%
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116 60% 40%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF 		Alternative Provision 62 23.5% 58.8%
Olive AP Academy - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD 		Alternative Provision 48 0% 50%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 108 20.6% 51.5%
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 22 66.7% 33.3%
The Eaglewood School
New Milton, BH25 6SY 		Alternative Provision 71 100% 37.9%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87 71% 61.3%
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37 42.9% 57.1%
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy
Liverpool, L13 1FB 		Alternative Provision 20 33.3% 33.3%
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 80 77.8% 29.6%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 51 52.1% 64.6%
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 81 66.7% 40%
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2PN 		Alternative Provision 58 100% 55.3%
Ethos College
Dewsbury, WF13 4QS 		Alternative Provision 46 100% 44.4%
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46 42.9% 42.9%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87 65.4% 60.3%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 148 28.2% 50%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 52 37% 56.5%
Roman Fields Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DF 		Alternative Provision 48 100% 22.9%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64 41.9% 56.5%
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 107 20.4% 38.8%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 137 75.3% 44.3%
Arbour Academy
Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG 		Alternative Provision 44 92.3% 30.8%

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
Acorn Free School
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 53 Sign in to see
Derby Pride Academy
Derby, DE24 8BY 		Alternative Provision 38
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 45
The Pinetree School
Thetford, IP24 3LH 		Alternative Provision 34
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB 		Alternative Provision 55
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy
Liskeard, PL14 6BS 		Alternative Provision 39
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ 		Alternative Provision 58
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penzance, TR18 3NX 		Alternative Provision 49
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70
Springwell Harrogate
Harrogate, HG1 5EP 		Alternative Provision 27
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 123
Coritani Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ 		Alternative Provision 20
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 80
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 107
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 164
Kassia Academy and Support Services
Warrington, WA2 0QQ 		Alternative Provision 52
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Lincoln, LN2 4EL 		Alternative Provision 58
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF 		Alternative Provision 37
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Dudley, DY1 2NX 		Alternative Provision 68
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 72
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 52
Newbridge School
Worcester, WR5 1DS 		Alternative Provision 43
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 78
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 55
Will Adams Academy
Gillingham, ME7 2BX 		Alternative Provision 51
The Bridge Academy
Lichfield, WS13 6SW 		Alternative Provision 51
Lansdown Park Academy
Bristol, BS14 8SJ 		Alternative Provision 18
The Albany
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX 		Alternative Provision 2