The Lodestar Academy

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 Lodestar Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	51	52.1%	64.6%
Greys Education Centre Bedford, MK42 7AB	Alternative Provision	87	90.4%	69.2%
Titan St Georges Academy Birmingham, B6 6EE	Alternative Provision	81	66.7%	75%
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	39	100%	57.1%
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy Redruth, TR16 6ND	Alternative Provision	73	100%	60.9%
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy Bodmin, PL31 1LZ	Alternative Provision	58	100%	64.9%
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock Tilbury, RM18 7AX	Alternative Provision	78	58.9%	48.2%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	52	74.4%	55.8%
The Fermain Academy Macclesfield, SK11 8JF	Alternative Provision	62	23.5%	58.8%
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	51	97.5%	70%
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%
Olive AP Academy - Havering Hornchurch, RM11 3UR	Alternative Provision	37	42.9%	57.1%
Evergreen Academy Wolverhampton, WV6 0UA	Alternative Provision	29	86.4%	63.6%
The Venn Boulevard Centre HULL, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	60	97.8%	57.8%
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	63	100%	75.5%
Mary Astell Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW	Alternative Provision	84	79.1%	80.6%
CP Riverside School Nottingham, NG2 1DP	Alternative Provision	46	42.9%	42.9%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	38	100%	63.9%
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	63	100%	67.2%
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	19	100%	68.4%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy Shipley, BD18 3JE	Alternative Provision	87	65.4%	60.3%
Harbour Vale School Sherborne, DT9 4DN	Alternative Provision	23	50%	75%
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	45	95.2%	71.4%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	52	37%	56.5%
Bishopton PRU Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB	Alternative Provision	64	41.9%	56.5%
Archway Academy Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD	Alternative Provision	78	38.7%	82.7%
Evolve Academy Wakefield, WF2 8BB	Alternative Provision	55	92.1%	76.3%
Oakfield Lodge School Crewe, CW1 4PP	Alternative Provision	45	46.7%	68.9%
Enrich Academy Wakefield, WF4 1LL	Alternative Provision	91	83.3%	67.9%

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 Lodestar Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	51	Sign in to see
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
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Penzance, TR18 3NX	Alternative Provision	49
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	27
Coritani Academy Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ	Alternative Provision	20
Sevenhills Academy Grimsby, DN33 1NU	Alternative Provision	40
Westbridge Academy Ipswich, IP1 2HE	Alternative Provision	3
ACE Schools Plymouth Plymouth, PL4 0AT	Alternative Provision	267
The Boxing Academy AP Free School London, E5 8PH	Alternative Provision	41
St Christopher's Academy Ipswich, IP4 3HG	Alternative Provision	6
Aspire High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ	Alternative Provision	226
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy Maldon, CM9 4NB	Alternative Provision	110
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	63
Rise Academy Hull, HU2 0LH	Alternative Provision	206
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	28
Esteem South Academy Swadlincote, DE11 0TW	Alternative Provision	28
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	19
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy Shipley, BD18 3JE	Alternative Provision	87
Harbour Vale School Sherborne, DT9 4DN	Alternative Provision	23
Torlands Academy Exeter, EX4 1PT	Alternative Provision	136
Wey Valley College Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	45
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	44
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	52
The Skills Hub West Drayton, UB7 8AB	Alternative Provision	107
Daylesford Academy Solihull, B92 7QW	Alternative Provision	24
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	18