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.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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% |
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OA - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD |
Alternative Provision | 46 | 44.4% | 44.4% |
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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% |
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Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE |
Alternative Provision | 72 | 80.7% | 54.4% |
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Harbour Vale School
Sherborne, DT9 4DN |
Alternative Provision | 31 | 50% | 61.1% |
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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% |
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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% |