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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Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Alternative Provision | 138 | 83.8% | 66.2% |
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB |
Alternative Provision | 87 | 90.4% | 69.2% |
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% |
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB |
Alternative Provision | 93 | 90% | 56.7% |
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE |
Alternative Provision | 81 | 66.7% | 75% |
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX |
Alternative Provision | 152 | 94.7% | 76.3% |
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE |
Alternative Provision | 170 | 100% | 69.5% |
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ |
Alternative Provision | 95 | 100% | 72.3% |
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% |
The Edge Academy
Birmingham, B31 2LQ |
Alternative Provision | 75 | 100% | 50% |
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB |
Alternative Provision | 139 | 48.6% | 65.7% |
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ |
Alternative Provision | 168 | 100% | 64.5% |
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT |
Alternative Provision | 87 | 64.8% | 71.8% |
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG |
Alternative Provision | 87 | 71% | 61.3% |
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS |
Alternative Provision | 139 | 50% | 62.9% |
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB |
Alternative Provision | 110 | 100% | 52.4% |
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES |
Alternative Provision | 164 | 88.3% | 74.7% |
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ |
Alternative Provision | 141 | 58.6% | 65.8% |
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU |
Alternative Provision | 120 | 97.8% | 71.7% |
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% |
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy
Cannock, WS11 1LH |
Alternative Provision | 57 | 100% | 62.2% |
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE |
Alternative Provision | 87 | 65.4% | 60.3% |
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL |
Alternative Provision | 91 | 83.3% | 67.9% |
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX |
Alternative Provision | 165 | 100% | 58% |
The Bridge Academy
Lichfield, WS13 6SW |
Alternative Provision | 51 | 100% | 61.9% |