Education Links

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
Education Links
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 106 14.7% 22.7%
Derby Pride Academy
Derby, DE24 8BY 		Alternative Provision 30 0% 0%
East Birmingham Network Academy
Birmingham, B26 1AL 		Alternative Provision 59 0% 0%
Abbey View
Tewkesbury, GL20 5SW 		Alternative Provision 27 0% 0%
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL 		Alternative Provision 54 0% 0%
Harris Aspire Academy
London, SE25 6EJ 		Alternative Provision 45 0% 0%
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 72 72.7% 27.3%
The Jubilee Academy
Harrow, HA1 3AW 		Alternative Provision 68 0% 0%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP 		Alternative Provision 40 75% 50%
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 118 96.2% 49.1%
The Pears Family School
London, N1 9JH 		Alternative Provision 32 0% 0%
Ebn Academy 2
Birmingham, B35 7PR 		Alternative Provision 60 0% 0%
OA - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD 		Alternative Provision 46 44.4% 44.4%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 143 20.7% 54.1%
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 21 0% 0%
Beacon of Light School
Sunderland, SR5 1SN 		Alternative Provision 69 0% 0%
OA - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 39 39.4% 42.4%
St Christopher's Academy
Ipswich, IP4 3HG 		Alternative Provision 24 0% 0%
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy
Liverpool, L13 1FB 		Alternative Provision 40 0% 0%
The Stephen Longfellow Academy
Leeds, LS11 8PG 		Alternative Provision 191 0% 0%
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 68 72% 48%
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 47 40% 20%
The Heights Burnley
Burnley, BB12 0DU 		Alternative Provision 91 0% 0%
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Dudley, DY1 2NX 		Alternative Provision 68 0% 0%
The Workplace
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS 		Alternative Provision 93 0% 0%
Consilium Evolve
Sunderland, SR2 7NA 		Alternative Provision 27 0% 0%
Roundwood School and Community Centre
London, NW10 3UN 		Alternative Provision 27 0% 44.4%
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 89 36% 38%
Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Milton Keynes, MK2 2HP 		Alternative Provision 22 0% 0%
Saffron Valley Collegiate
Croydon, CR0 1QH 		Alternative Provision 113 100% 43%