The Fermain 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
The Fermain Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 59 25% 66.7%
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 42 60% 60%
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB 		Alternative Provision 53 80% 60%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP 		Alternative Provision 40 75% 50%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 155 63.5% 64.2%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 104 42.3% 59%
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%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 80 62.5% 60.7%
OA - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 39 39.4% 42.4%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 48 62.5% 67.5%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 128 53.6% 67.3%
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 68 72% 48%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 72 80.7% 54.4%
Harbour Vale School
Sherborne, DT9 4DN 		Alternative Provision 31 50% 61.1%
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 58 57.5% 60%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 141 33.3% 62.5%
Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ 		Alternative Provision 67 10.9% 60.9%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 55 38% 54%
Roundwood School and Community Centre
London, NW10 3UN 		Alternative Provision 27 0% 44.4%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 71 32.8% 59.7%
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 89 41.2% 81.2%
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 67 79.1% 76.7%
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP 		Alternative Provision 37 46% 78.4%
Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW 		Alternative Provision 39 65.2% 82.6%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 93 61.6% 76.7%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 117 71.6% 65.4%
Arbour Academy
Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG 		Alternative Provision 54 96.2% 73.1%
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD 		Alternative Provision 80 60.6% 66.2%
Chiltern Way Academy Futures
Basingstoke, RG23 8AA 		Alternative Provision 48 64.5% 45.2%

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
The Fermain Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 59 Sign in to see
Derby Pride Academy
Derby, DE24 8BY 		Alternative Provision 30
Everton Free School & Football College
Liverpool, L4 4DF 		Alternative Provision 316
East Birmingham Network Academy
Birmingham, B26 1AL 		Alternative Provision 59
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB 		Alternative Provision 89
Restormel Academy
St Austell, PL25 4TJ 		Alternative Provision 35
The Jubilee Academy
Harrow, HA1 3AW 		Alternative Provision 68
OA - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 74
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP 		Alternative Provision 40
The Pears Family School
London, N1 9JH 		Alternative Provision 32
Education Links
London, E15 1TT 		Alternative Provision 106
OA - Nene Valley
Wisbech, PE13 2FP 		Alternative Provision 43
The Eaglewood School
New Milton, BH25 6SY 		Alternative Provision 87
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy
Liverpool, L13 1FB 		Alternative Provision 40
Kassia Academy and Support Services
Warrington, WA2 0QQ 		Alternative Provision 49
Alderwood Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0EW 		Alternative Provision 17
First Base Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0EW 		Alternative Provision 6
The Heights Burnley
Burnley, BB12 0DU 		Alternative Provision 91
First Base Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ 		Alternative Provision 5
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy
Cannock, WS11 1LH 		Alternative Provision 53
The Shoreline Academy
Roundswell, EX31 3UD 		Alternative Provision 46
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
Euler Academy
Hull, HU8 9HJ 		Alternative Provision 59
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP 		Alternative Provision 37
Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Milton Keynes, MK2 2HP 		Alternative Provision 22
Arbour Academy
Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG 		Alternative Provision 54
Unity Academy
Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ 		Alternative Provision 36