Victory Park Academy

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.

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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
Victory Park Academy
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 80 62.5% 60.7%
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ
Alternative Provision 42 60% 60%
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB
Alternative Provision 96 95.7% 69.6%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX
Alternative Provision 121 96% 70%
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU
Alternative Provision 100 96.9% 65.6%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB
Alternative Provision 89 88.2% 61.8%
The Pinetree School
Thetford, IP24 3LH
Alternative Provision 39 100% 66.7%
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB
Alternative Provision 53 80% 60%
OA - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX
Alternative Provision 74 100% 55.4%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP
Alternative Provision 40 75% 50%
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Alternative Provision 58 90.5% 71.4%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB
Alternative Provision 104 42.3% 59%
OA - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD
Alternative Provision 46 44.4% 44.4%
OA - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ
Alternative Provision 48 100% 60%
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB
Alternative Provision 118 100% 54.2%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE
Alternative Provision 48 62.5% 67.5%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ
Alternative Provision 128 53.6% 67.3%
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA
Alternative Provision 68 72% 48%
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%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG
Alternative Provision 55 38% 54%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB
Alternative Provision 71 32.8% 59.7%
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB
Alternative Provision 67 79.1% 76.7%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL
Alternative Provision 93 61.6% 76.7%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX
Alternative Provision 117 71.6% 65.4%
UET Compass Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD
Alternative Provision 62 100% 66.1%
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Alternative Provision 80 60.6% 66.2%
Chiltern Way Academy Futures
Basingstoke, RG23 8AA
Alternative Provision 48 64.5% 45.2%