River Tees Secondary Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
River Tees Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 108 20.6% 51.5%
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL 		Alternative Provision 53 33.3% 33.3%
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70 72.2% 38.9%
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 78 58.9% 48.2%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP 		Alternative Provision 52 74.4% 55.8%
Endeavour Academy Durham
Peterlee, SR8 2RN 		Alternative Provision 51 100% 57.1%
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116 60% 40%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF 		Alternative Provision 62 23.5% 58.8%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 135 56.8% 55.9%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 139 48.6% 65.7%
Olive AP Academy - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD 		Alternative Provision 48 0% 50%
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 22 66.7% 33.3%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87 64.8% 71.8%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87 71% 61.3%
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37 42.9% 57.1%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139 50% 62.9%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 51 52.1% 64.6%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 141 58.6% 65.8%
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW 		Alternative Provision 84 79.1% 80.6%
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 81 66.7% 40%
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU 		Alternative Provision 120 97.8% 71.7%
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46 42.9% 42.9%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87 65.4% 60.3%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 148 28.2% 50%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 52 37% 56.5%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64 41.9% 56.5%
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 78 38.7% 82.7%
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP 		Alternative Provision 45 46.7% 68.9%
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 107 20.4% 38.8%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 137 75.3% 44.3%

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
River Tees Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 108 Sign in to see
Everton Free School
Liverpool, L4 4DF 		Alternative Provision 307
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 87
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX 		Alternative Provision 134
The Heights Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4NW 		Alternative Provision 129
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 72
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU 		Alternative Provision 114
Harris Aspire Academy
London, SE25 6EJ 		Alternative Provision 37
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 192
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ 		Alternative Provision 95
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 123
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ 		Alternative Provision 127
The ArtsXchange
London, EC1V 1JX 		Alternative Provision 37
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116
Ebn Academy 2
Birmingham, B35 7PR 		Alternative Provision 61
River Tees Hospital School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA 		Alternative Provision 42
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 22
Olive AP Academy - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ 		Alternative Provision 34
Beacon of Light School
Sunderland, SR5 1SN 		Alternative Provision 63
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 138
The Rowans
Chatham, ME5 0LB 		Alternative Provision 78
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW 		Alternative Provision 84
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 81
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2PN 		Alternative Provision 58
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD 		Alternative Provision 165
The Heights Burnley
Burnley, BB12 0DU 		Alternative Provision 81
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139
The Workplace
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS 		Alternative Provision 84
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64