The Lodestar 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
The Lodestar Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 48 62.5% 67.5%
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 42 60% 60%
The Pinetree School
Thetford, IP24 3LH 		Alternative Provision 39 100% 66.7%
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB 		Alternative Provision 53 80% 60%
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE 		Alternative Provision 77 80% 80%
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy
Liskeard, PL14 6BS 		Alternative Provision 44 100% 72.2%
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Redruth, TR16 6ND 		Alternative Provision 68 98% 74%
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penzance, TR18 3NX 		Alternative Provision 55 100% 73.8%
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%
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR 		Alternative Provision 67 100% 78%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 80 62.5% 60.7%
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%
Stansfield Academy
Exeter, EX2 7LB 		Alternative Provision 54 100% 79.2%
River Dart Academy
Dartington, TQ9 6JD 		Alternative Provision 39 100% 64.9%
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%
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 58 57.5% 60%
Reigate Valley College
Reigate, RH2 8PP 		Alternative Provision 48 100% 64.5%
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%
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP 		Alternative Provision 37 46% 78.4%
Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW 		Alternative Provision 39 65.2% 82.6%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 93 61.6% 76.7%
Arbour Academy
Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG 		Alternative Provision 54 96.2% 73.1%
Lansdown Park Academy
Bristol, BS14 8SJ 		Alternative Provision 20 83.3% 83.3%
Kickstart Academy
Telford, TF2 9PQ 		Alternative Provision 56 94.6% 69.6%
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD 		Alternative Provision 80 60.6% 66.2%