OA - Cambridge

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.

Choose your own set of schools

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%