The Rowans

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 Rowans
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 89 100% 70%
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 Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS
Alternative Provision 64 98.3% 77.2%
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%
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%
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
London, NW8 0NW
Alternative Provision 71 96.7% 77%
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ
Alternative Provision 85 100% 78%
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Alternative Provision 58 90.5% 71.4%
The Edge Academy
Birmingham, B31 2LQ
Alternative Provision 72 100% 66.7%
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%
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR
Alternative Provision 67 100% 78%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT
Alternative Provision 87 100% 67.9%
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS
Alternative Provision 104 100% 63.6%
St Matthias Academy
Bristol, BS16 2BG
Alternative Provision 61 100% 79.1%
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%
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Lincoln, LN2 4EL
Alternative Provision 88 98.8% 81.5%
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF
Alternative Provision 56 100% 70.2%
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham
Grantham, NG31 9LD
Alternative Provision 51 100% 72.9%
Reigate Valley College
Reigate, RH2 8PP
Alternative Provision 48 100% 64.5%
Euler Academy
Hull, HU8 9HJ
Alternative Provision 59 100% 61%
Arbour Academy
Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG
Alternative Provision 54 96.2% 73.1%
The Bridge Academy
Lichfield, WS13 6SW
Alternative Provision 61 100% 66.7%
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre
Salford, M30 8LE
Alternative Provision 79 100% 81.1%
Kickstart Academy
Telford, TF2 9PQ
Alternative Provision 56 94.6% 69.6%
UET Compass Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD
Alternative Provision 62 100% 66.1%

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 Rowans
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 89 Sign in to see
Everton Free School & Football College
Liverpool, L4 4DF
Alternative Provision 316
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB
Alternative Provision 96
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX
Alternative Provision 121
The Heights Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Alternative Provision 110
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS
Alternative Provision 64
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU
Alternative Provision 100
Harris Aspire Academy
London, SE25 6EJ
Alternative Provision 45
Westside School
London, W6 0LT
Alternative Provision 52
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE
Alternative Provision 186
The Aspire Academy
Worcester, WR4 9FQ
Alternative Provision 133
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ
Alternative Provision 85
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA
Alternative Provision 118
Ebn Academy 2
Birmingham, B35 7PR
Alternative Provision 60
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD
Alternative Provision 143
River Tees Hospital School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Alternative Provision 74
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH
Alternative Provision 21
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT
Alternative Provision 87
OA - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ
Alternative Provision 48
The Eaglewood School
New Milton, BH25 6SY
Alternative Provision 87
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS
Alternative Provision 153
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE
Alternative Provision 137
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Alternative Provision 52
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA
Alternative Provision 68
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP
Alternative Provision 47
The Workplace
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS
Alternative Provision 93
The Hub School
Hull, HU5 5YJ
Alternative Provision 154
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Alternative Provision 80
New Horizons Academy
Northampton, NN1 2NE
Alternative Provision 75
Chiltern Way Academy Futures
Basingstoke, RG23 8AA
Alternative Provision 48