College Central

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
College Central
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 104 42.3% 59%
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 42 60% 60%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB 		Alternative Provision 89 88.2% 61.8%
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB 		Alternative Provision 53 80% 60%
The Aspire Academy
Worcester, WR4 9FQ 		Alternative Provision 133 80.5% 48.8%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF 		Alternative Provision 59 25% 66.7%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 155 63.5% 64.2%
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%
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%
Will Adams Academy
Gillingham, ME7 2BX 		Alternative Provision 58 89.5% 47.4%
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 89 36% 38%
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%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 117 71.6% 65.4%
The Hub School
Hull, HU5 5YJ 		Alternative Provision 154 80.3% 65.4%
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
College Central
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 104 Sign in to see
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL 		Alternative Provision 121
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 42
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE 		Alternative Provision 77
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Redruth, TR16 6ND 		Alternative Provision 68
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ 		Alternative Provision 63
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 121
Coritani Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ 		Alternative Provision 27
Sevenhills Academy
Grimsby, DN33 1NU 		Alternative Provision 26
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 155
The Edge Academy
Birmingham, B31 2LQ 		Alternative Provision 72
The Sullivan Centre
Hull, HU3 3EL 		Alternative Provision 29
Forwards Centre
Bolton, BL2 5DX 		Alternative Provision 61
The Venn Boulevard Centre
HULL, HU3 3EL 		Alternative Provision 68
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 118
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 232
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 128
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD 		Alternative Provision 153
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75
River Dart Academy
Dartington, TQ9 6JD 		Alternative Provision 39
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 72
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 58
Wey Valley College
Guildford, GU2 8AA 		Alternative Provision 29
Reigate Valley College
Reigate, RH2 8PP 		Alternative Provision 48
Estuary Academy
Gravesend, DA12 4DJ 		Alternative Provision 174
Will Adams Academy
Gillingham, ME7 2BX 		Alternative Provision 58
Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW 		Alternative Provision 39
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre
Salford, M30 8LE 		Alternative Provision 79
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy
Bradford, BD5 8DB 		Alternative Provision 64