Bridge Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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
Bridge Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 186 97.1% 48.6%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX 		Alternative Provision 121 96% 70%
The Heights Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4NW 		Alternative Provision 110 100% 33.3%
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU 		Alternative Provision 100 96.9% 65.6%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB 		Alternative Provision 89 88.2% 61.8%
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX 		Alternative Provision 163 100% 71%
The Aspire Academy
Worcester, WR4 9FQ 		Alternative Provision 133 80.5% 48.8%
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE 		Alternative Provision 195 100% 73.8%
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 118 96.2% 49.1%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 155 63.5% 64.2%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 104 42.3% 59%
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ 		Alternative Provision 180 100% 64.3%
The Eaglewood School
New Milton, BH25 6SY 		Alternative Provision 87 100% 42.4%
Aspire
High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ 		Alternative Provision 253 100% 57.6%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 153 95.4% 62.1%
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB 		Alternative Provision 118 100% 54.2%
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 104 100% 63.6%
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 137 90.2% 72.1%
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 232 91.3% 76.5%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 128 53.6% 67.3%
Rise Academy
Hull, HU2 0LH 		Alternative Provision 208 71.3% 56.6%
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU 		Alternative Provision 129 91.9% 68.9%
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD 		Alternative Provision 153 100% 56%
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139 99.2% 70.2%
Estuary Academy
Gravesend, DA12 4DJ 		Alternative Provision 174 93.8% 27.1%
Will Adams Academy
Gillingham, ME7 2BX 		Alternative Provision 58 89.5% 47.4%
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX 		Alternative Provision 162 54.6% 67.8%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 117 71.6% 65.4%
Saffron Valley Collegiate
Croydon, CR0 1QH 		Alternative Provision 113 100% 43%
The Hub School
Hull, HU5 5YJ 		Alternative Provision 154 80.3% 65.4%