UET Pathfinder 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
UET Pathfinder Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 375 71% 62.7%
Everton Free School
Liverpool, L4 4DF 		Alternative Provision 307 20.1% 19.6%
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%
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70 72.2% 38.9%
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 192 88.5% 53.8%
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX 		Alternative Provision 152 94.7% 76.3%
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 78 58.9% 48.2%
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE 		Alternative Provision 170 100% 69.5%
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 123 96.9% 60%
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ 		Alternative Provision 127 100% 50%
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%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 139 48.6% 65.7%
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ 		Alternative Provision 168 100% 64.5%
ACE Schools Plymouth
Plymouth, PL4 0AT 		Alternative Provision 267 51.9% 63.1%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87 71% 61.3%
Aspire
High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ 		Alternative Provision 226 100% 64.9%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139 50% 62.9%
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB 		Alternative Provision 110 100% 52.4%
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 138 83.8% 66.2%
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 164 88.3% 74.7%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 141 58.6% 65.8%
Rise Academy
Hull, HU2 0LH 		Alternative Provision 206 69.9% 54.1%
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%
Esteem North Academy
Chesterfield, S41 0LN 		Alternative Provision 240 100% 71.1%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 148 28.2% 50%
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX 		Alternative Provision 165 100% 58%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 137 75.3% 44.3%

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
UET Pathfinder Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 375 Sign in to see
Everton Free School
Liverpool, L4 4DF 		Alternative Provision 307
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 87
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX 		Alternative Provision 134
The Heights Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4NW 		Alternative Provision 129
Ormiston Bridge Academy
London, SW6 6HB 		Alternative Provision 56
Harris Aspire Academy
London, SE25 6EJ 		Alternative Provision 37
Westside School
London, W6 0LT 		Alternative Provision 47
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 192
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
London, NW8 0NW 		Alternative Provision 72
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 78
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 123
The ArtsXchange
London, EC1V 1JX 		Alternative Provision 37
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY 		Alternative Provision 63
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ 		Alternative Provision 168
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87
Olive AP Academy - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ 		Alternative Provision 34
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87
Evergreen Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UA 		Alternative Provision 29
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139
The Stephen Longfellow Academy
Leeds, LS11 8PG 		Alternative Provision 190
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 138
The Rowans
Chatham, ME5 0LB 		Alternative Provision 78
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 81
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 148
Roman Fields Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DF 		Alternative Provision 48
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX 		Alternative Provision 165
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 137