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.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Alternative Provision | 152 | 94.7% | 76.3% |
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL |
Alternative Provision | 115 | 89.5% | 84.2% |
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB |
Alternative Provision | 87 | 90.4% | 69.2% |
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX |
Alternative Provision | 134 | 100% | 60.8% |
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS |
Alternative Provision | 72 | 100% | 74.5% |
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU |
Alternative Provision | 114 | 98.6% | 69% |
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
London, NW8 0NW |
Alternative Provision | 72 | 100% | 68.3% |
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE |
Alternative Provision | 170 | 100% | 69.5% |
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ |
Alternative Provision | 95 | 100% | 72.3% |
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA |
Alternative Provision | 123 | 96.9% | 60% |
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH |
Alternative Provision | 123 | 100% | 60% |
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF |
Alternative Provision | 135 | 56.8% | 55.9% |
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR |
Alternative Provision | 78 | 100% | 80% |
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ |
Alternative Provision | 168 | 100% | 64.5% |
Forwards Centre
Bolton, BL2 5DX |
Alternative Provision | 51 | 97.5% | 70% |
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT |
Alternative Provision | 87 | 64.8% | 71.8% |
Aspire
High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ |
Alternative Provision | 226 | 100% | 64.9% |
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE |
Alternative Provision | 138 | 83.8% | 66.2% |
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES |
Alternative Provision | 107 | 83.3% | 84.4% |
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES |
Alternative Provision | 164 | 88.3% | 74.7% |
The Rowans
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Alternative Provision | 78 | 100% | 64% |
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ |
Alternative Provision | 141 | 58.6% | 65.8% |
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW |
Alternative Provision | 84 | 79.1% | 80.6% |
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU |
Alternative Provision | 120 | 97.8% | 71.7% |
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD |
Alternative Provision | 165 | 99.1% | 60.2% |
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF |
Alternative Provision | 139 | 100% | 65.5% |
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR |
Alternative Provision | 75 | 100% | 71.2% |
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS |
Alternative Provision | 72 | 100% | 74.1% |
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL |
Alternative Provision | 91 | 83.3% | 67.9% |
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX |
Alternative Provision | 165 | 100% | 58% |