OA - Thurrock

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
OA - Thurrock (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	74	100%	55.4%
Greys Education Centre Bedford, MK42 7AB	Alternative Provision	96	95.7%	69.6%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX	Alternative Provision	121	96%	70%
Ormiston Bridge Academy London, SW6 6HB	Alternative Provision	56	100%	60.9%
Continu Plus Academy Kidderminster, DY11 7FB	Alternative Provision	89	88.2%	61.8%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39	100%	66.7%
Westside School London, W6 0LT	Alternative Provision	52	100%	63.6%
Endeavour Academy Durham Peterlee, SR8 2RN	Alternative Provision	51	100%	64%
The Edge Academy Birmingham, B31 2LQ	Alternative Provision	72	100%	66.7%
River Tees Hospital School Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA	Alternative Provision	74	100%	66.7%
Parkside Academy Ipswich, IP4 5ND	Alternative Provision	23	100%	50%
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48	100%	60%
Victory Park Academy Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG	Alternative Provision	80	62.5%	60.7%
The Venn Boulevard Centre HULL, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	68	100%	58.3%
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%
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49	100%	52.6%
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Spalding, PE11 2PN	Alternative Provision	56	100%	62%
Ethos College Dewsbury, WF13 4QS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	59.1%
Reach Academy Batley, WF17 0BQ	Alternative Provision	44	100%	56.8%
The Whitley AP Academy Halifax, HX2 9SR	Alternative Provision	75	100%	67.6%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46	100%	60.5%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy Shipley, BD18 3JE	Alternative Provision	72	80.7%	54.4%
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40	86.7%	46.7%
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	48	100%	64.5%
Euler Academy Hull, HU8 9HJ	Alternative Provision	59	100%	61%
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58	89.5%	47.4%
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61	100%	66.7%
UET Compass Academy Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD	Alternative Provision	62	100%	66.1%
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Bradford, BD5 8DB	Alternative Provision	64	100%	56.1%

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
OA - Thurrock (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	74	Sign in to see
Derby Pride Academy Derby, DE24 8BY	Alternative Provision	30
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	59
Continu Plus Academy Kidderminster, DY11 7FB	Alternative Provision	89
The Jubilee Academy Harrow, HA1 3AW	Alternative Provision	68
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	40
Aspire Academy Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE	Alternative Provision	195
The Pears Family School London, N1 9JH	Alternative Provision	32
Education Links London, E15 1TT	Alternative Provision	106
The Fermain Academy Macclesfield, SK11 8JF	Alternative Provision	59
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD	Alternative Provision	62
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Spalding, PE11 2PN	Alternative Provision	56
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17
First Base Ipswich Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	6
First Base Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ	Alternative Provision	5
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Cannock, WS11 1LH	Alternative Provision	53
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Lincoln, LN2 4EL	Alternative Provision	88
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Harlow, CM18 7EZ	Alternative Provision	67
Roundwood School and Community Centre London, NW10 3UN	Alternative Provision	27
Euler Academy Hull, HU8 9HJ	Alternative Provision	59
Bishopton PRU Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB	Alternative Provision	71
Oakfield Lodge School Crewe, CW1 4PP	Alternative Provision	37
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	36
North Star 265° Bristol, BS9 2NT	Alternative Provision	8