The Venn Boulevard Centre

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
The Venn Boulevard Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 68 100% 58.3%
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 64 98.3% 77.2%
Ormiston Bridge Academy
London, SW6 6HB 		Alternative Provision 56 100% 60.9%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB 		Alternative Provision 89 88.2% 61.8%
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB 		Alternative Provision 53 80% 60%
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%
Endeavour Academy Durham
Peterlee, SR8 2RN 		Alternative Provision 51 100% 64%
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY 		Alternative Provision 58 90.5% 71.4%
Sevenhills Academy
Grimsby, DN33 1NU 		Alternative Provision 26 100% 70%
The Edge Academy
Birmingham, B31 2LQ 		Alternative Provision 72 100% 66.7%
The Sullivan Centre
Hull, HU3 3EL 		Alternative Provision 29 100% 54.5%
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD 		Alternative Provision 62 100% 77.8%
River Tees Hospital School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA 		Alternative Provision 74 100% 66.7%
OA - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ 		Alternative Provision 48 100% 60%
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%
Engage Academy
Batley, WF17 5LP 		Alternative Provision 29 100% 72.4%
Ethos College
Dewsbury, WF13 4QS 		Alternative Provision 44 100% 59.1%
Reach Academy
Batley, WF17 0BQ 		Alternative Provision 44 100% 56.8%
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75 100% 67.6%
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy
Cannock, WS11 1LH 		Alternative Provision 53 100% 67.3%
The Shoreline Academy
Roundswell, EX31 3UD 		Alternative Provision 46 100% 60.5%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 72 80.7% 54.4%
Reigate Valley College
Reigate, RH2 8PP 		Alternative Provision 48 100% 64.5%
Euler Academy
Hull, HU8 9HJ 		Alternative Provision 59 100% 61%
The Bridge Academy
Lichfield, WS13 6SW 		Alternative Provision 61 100% 66.7%
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%

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
The Venn Boulevard Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 68 Sign in to see
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL 		Alternative Provision 121
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Redruth, TR16 6ND 		Alternative Provision 68
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX 		Alternative Provision 163
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ 		Alternative Provision 120
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 121
Coritani Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ 		Alternative Provision 27
Sevenhills Academy
Grimsby, DN33 1NU 		Alternative Provision 26
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
Parkside Academy
Ipswich, IP4 5ND 		Alternative Provision 23
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
Engage Academy
Batley, WF17 5LP 		Alternative Provision 29
Ethos College
Dewsbury, WF13 4QS 		Alternative Provision 44
Reach Academy
Batley, WF17 0BQ 		Alternative Provision 44
Esteem South Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0TW 		Alternative Provision 23
Esteem North Academy
Chesterfield, S41 0LN 		Alternative Provision 274
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75
River Dart Academy
Dartington, TQ9 6JD 		Alternative Provision 39
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 72
Harbour Vale School
Sherborne, DT9 4DN 		Alternative Provision 31
Reigate Valley College
Reigate, RH2 8PP 		Alternative Provision 48
Estuary Academy
Gravesend, DA12 4DJ 		Alternative Provision 174
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 89
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy
Bradford, BD5 8DB 		Alternative Provision 64