Aspire 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
Aspire Academy
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 195 100% 73.8%
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL
Alternative Provision 121 100% 85.7%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX
Alternative Provision 121 96% 70%
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS
Alternative Provision 64 98.3% 77.2%
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE
Alternative Provision 186 97.1% 48.6%
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX
Alternative Provision 163 100% 71%
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ
Alternative Provision 85 100% 78%
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ
Alternative Provision 120 100% 90%
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH
Alternative Provision 121 100% 84.6%
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Alternative Provision 58 90.5% 71.4%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF
Alternative Provision 155 63.5% 64.2%
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Alternative Provision 62 100% 77.8%
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ
Alternative Provision 180 100% 64.3%
The Venn Boulevard Centre
HULL, HU3 3EL
Alternative Provision 68 100% 58.3%
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%
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE
Alternative Provision 137 90.2% 72.1%
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES
Alternative Provision 118 88.2% 82.7%
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES
Alternative Provision 232 91.3% 76.5%
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%
Esteem North Academy
Chesterfield, S41 0LN
Alternative Provision 274 100% 78.8%
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR
Alternative Provision 75 100% 67.6%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE
Alternative Provision 72 80.7% 54.4%
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB
Alternative Provision 67 79.1% 76.7%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL
Alternative Provision 93 61.6% 76.7%
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX
Alternative Provision 162 54.6% 67.8%
The Hub School
Hull, HU5 5YJ
Alternative Provision 154 80.3% 65.4%