ACE Schools Plymouth

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
ACE Schools Plymouth
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 267 51.9% 63.1%
Everton Free School
Liverpool, L4 4DF 		Alternative Provision 307 20.1% 19.6%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX 		Alternative Provision 134 100% 60.8%
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU 		Alternative Provision 114 98.6% 69%
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy
Truro, TR1 3AS 		Alternative Provision 108 100% 40%
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Redruth, TR16 6ND 		Alternative Provision 73 100% 60.9%
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 192 88.5% 53.8%
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX 		Alternative Provision 152 94.7% 76.3%
UET Pathfinder Academy
Norwich, NR10 5JW 		Alternative Provision 375 71% 62.7%
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE 		Alternative Provision 170 100% 69.5%
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 123 96.9% 60%
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ 		Alternative Provision 127 100% 50%
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 123 100% 60%
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%
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR 		Alternative Provision 78 100% 80%
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ 		Alternative Provision 168 100% 64.5%
Aspire
High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ 		Alternative Provision 226 100% 64.9%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139 50% 62.9%
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 138 83.8% 66.2%
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 164 88.3% 74.7%
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%
Rise Academy
Hull, HU2 0LH 		Alternative Provision 206 69.9% 54.1%
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD 		Alternative Provision 165 99.1% 60.2%
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139 100% 65.5%
Esteem North Academy
Chesterfield, S41 0LN 		Alternative Provision 240 100% 71.1%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 148 28.2% 50%
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX 		Alternative Provision 165 100% 58%
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
ACE Schools Plymouth
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 267 Sign in to see
Stone Soup Academy
Nottingham, NG1 1HN 		Alternative Provision 100
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL 		Alternative Provision 115
Abbey View
Tewkesbury, GL20 5SW 		Alternative Provision 39
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy
Liskeard, PL14 6BS 		Alternative Provision 39
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy
Truro, TR1 3AS 		Alternative Provision 108
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Redruth, TR16 6ND 		Alternative Provision 73
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ 		Alternative Provision 58
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX 		Alternative Provision 152
Ormiston Latimer Academy
London, W10 6TT 		Alternative Provision 66
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 135
Olive AP Academy - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD 		Alternative Provision 48
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR 		Alternative Provision 78
Parkside Academy
Ipswich, IP4 5ND 		Alternative Provision 3
Westbridge Academy
Ipswich, IP1 2HE 		Alternative Provision 3
The Venn Boulevard Centre
HULL, HU3 3EL 		Alternative Provision 60
Aspire
High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ 		Alternative Provision 226
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB 		Alternative Provision 110
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 51
St Matthias Academy
Bristol, BS16 2BG 		Alternative Provision 63
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 141
Rise Academy
Hull, HU2 0LH 		Alternative Provision 206
Hospital and Outreach Education
Northampton, NN4 8EN 		Alternative Provision 43
Ethos College
Dewsbury, WF13 4QS 		Alternative Provision 46
Reach Academy
Batley, WF17 0BQ 		Alternative Provision 24
Esteem South Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0TW 		Alternative Provision 28
Esteem North Academy
Chesterfield, S41 0LN 		Alternative Provision 240
River Dart Academy
Dartington, TQ9 6JD 		Alternative Provision 19
Harbour Vale School
Sherborne, DT9 4DN 		Alternative Provision 23
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 107