Parkside 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
Parkside Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	23	100%	50%
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	42	60%	60%
Ormiston Bridge Academy London, SW6 6HB	Alternative Provision	56	100%	60.9%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39	100%	66.7%
Restormel Academy St Austell, PL25 4TJ	Alternative Provision	35	100%	48.4%
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	26	100%	61.1%
Westside School London, W6 0LT	Alternative Provision	52	100%	63.6%
OA - Thurrock Tilbury, RM18 7AX	Alternative Provision	74	100%	55.4%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	40	75%	50%
The Sullivan Centre Hull, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	29	100%	54.5%
Park School Teaching Service Bolton, BL1 4QR	Alternative Provision	30	100%	50%
Westbridge Academy Ipswich, IP1 2HE	Alternative Provision	19	100%	75%
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48	100%	60%
Evergreen Academy Wolverhampton, WV6 0UA	Alternative Provision	23	100%	55%
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49	100%	52.6%
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Spalding, PE11 2PN	Alternative Provision	56	100%	62%
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17	100%	33.3%
Ethos College Dewsbury, WF13 4QS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	59.1%
Reach Academy Batley, WF17 0BQ	Alternative Provision	44	100%	56.8%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46	100%	60.5%
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	39	100%	64.9%
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40	86.7%	46.7%
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19	100%	77.8%
Wey Valley College Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	29	100%	47.4%
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	48	100%	64.5%
Euler Academy Hull, HU8 9HJ	Alternative Provision	59	100%	61%
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58	89.5%	47.4%
UET Compass Academy Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD	Alternative Provision	62	100%	66.1%
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Bradford, BD5 8DB	Alternative Provision	64	100%	56.1%
Laurus Grace Stockport, SK7 5JX	Alternative Provision	20	100%	40%

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
Parkside Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	23	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
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
OA - Cambridge Cambridge, CB4 2BD	Alternative Provision	46
Westbridge Academy Ipswich, IP1 2HE	Alternative Provision	19
Victory Park Academy Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG	Alternative Provision	80
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
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
Richard Barnes Academy Peterborough, PE3 6BA	Alternative Provision	141
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
Saffron Valley Collegiate Croydon, CR0 1QH	Alternative Provision	113