OA - Cambridge

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 - Cambridge (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	46	44.4%	44.4%
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	42	60%	60%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39	100%	66.7%
Reach School Birmingham, B14 7BB	Alternative Provision	53	80%	60%
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	72	72.7%	27.3%
OA - Thurrock Tilbury, RM18 7AX	Alternative Provision	74	100%	55.4%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	40	75%	50%
The Fermain Academy Macclesfield, SK11 8JF	Alternative Provision	59	25%	66.7%
College Central Eastbourne, BN22 9RB	Alternative Provision	104	42.3%	59%
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43	75%	12.5%
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%
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%
Horizons Academy Bexley Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA	Alternative Provision	68	72%	48%
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17	100%	33.3%
CP Riverside School Nottingham, NG2 1DP	Alternative Provision	47	40%	20%
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%
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40	86.7%	46.7%
Cranbury College Reading, RG30 2TS	Alternative Provision	58	57.5%	60%
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%
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%
UET Compass Academy Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD	Alternative Provision	62	100%	66.1%
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
OA - Cambridge (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	46	Sign in to see
Harmonize Academy AP Free School Liverpool, L6 6DL	Alternative Provision	121
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	42
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy Redruth, TR16 6ND	Alternative Provision	68
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX	Alternative Provision	163
Ormiston Latimer Academy London, W10 6TT	Alternative Provision	55
College Central Eastbourne, BN22 9RB	Alternative Provision	104
The Sullivan Centre Hull, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	29
Parkside Academy Ipswich, IP4 5ND	Alternative Provision	23
Westbridge Academy Ipswich, IP1 2HE	Alternative Provision	19
Victory Park Academy Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG	Alternative Provision	80
The Boxing Academy AP Free School London, E5 8PH	Alternative Provision	37
The Venn Boulevard Centre HULL, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	68
St Christopher's Academy Ipswich, IP4 3HG	Alternative Provision	24
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy Maldon, CM9 4NB	Alternative Provision	118
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	61
River Tyne Academy Gateshead Gateshead, NE9 5PQ	Alternative Provision	128
Rise Academy Hull, HU2 0LH	Alternative Provision	208
Hospital and Outreach Education Northampton, NN4 8EN	Alternative Provision	60
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	29
Ethos College Dewsbury, WF13 4QS	Alternative Provision	44
Esteem South Academy Swadlincote, DE11 0TW	Alternative Provision	23
Esteem North Academy Chesterfield, S41 0LN	Alternative Provision	274
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	39
Harbour Vale School Sherborne, DT9 4DN	Alternative Provision	31
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	48
Estuary Academy Gravesend, DA12 4DJ	Alternative Provision	174
Roman Fields Academy Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DF	Alternative Provision	49
Archway Academy Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD	Alternative Provision	89