Mary Astell 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
Mary Astell Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	52	96.9%	96.9%
The Compass Academy Hull, HU7 5DS	Alternative Provision	64	98.3%	77.2%
Titan St Georges Academy Birmingham, B6 6EE	Alternative Provision	77	80%	80%
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy Redruth, TR16 6ND	Alternative Provision	68	98%	74%
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy Bodmin, PL31 1LZ	Alternative Provision	63	100%	80.4%
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%
Ormiston Latimer Academy London, W10 6TT	Alternative Provision	55	100%	83.7%
Phoenix Park Academy Grimsby, DN32 7NQ	Alternative Provision	85	100%	78%
Endeavour Academy Durham Peterlee, SR8 2RN	Alternative Provision	51	100%	64%
The Elland Academy Leeds, LS12 6DQ	Alternative Provision	120	100%	90%
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%
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61	100%	80.5%
Westbridge Academy Ipswich, IP1 2HE	Alternative Provision	19	100%	75%
The Boxing Academy AP Free School London, E5 8PH	Alternative Provision	37	100%	88.2%
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	61	100%	79.1%
Esteem South Academy Swadlincote, DE11 0TW	Alternative Provision	23	81.3%	93.8%
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54	100%	79.2%
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Lincoln, LN2 4EL	Alternative Provision	88	98.8%	81.5%
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51	100%	72.9%
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19	100%	77.8%
Archway Academy Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD	Alternative Provision	89	41.2%	81.2%
Evolve Academy Wakefield, WF2 8BB	Alternative Provision	67	79.1%	76.7%
Daylesford Academy Solihull, B92 7QW	Alternative Provision	39	65.2%	82.6%
Arbour Academy Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG	Alternative Provision	54	96.2%	73.1%
North Star 265° Bristol, BS9 2NT	Alternative Provision	8	100%	100%
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre Salford, M30 8LE	Alternative Provision	79	100%	81.1%
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	20	83.3%	83.3%

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
Mary Astell Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	52	Sign in to see
Greys Education Centre Bedford, MK42 7AB	Alternative Provision	96
The Compass Academy Hull, HU7 5DS	Alternative Provision	64
The Quay School Poole, BH12 4HU	Alternative Provision	100
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	44
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy Bodmin, PL31 1LZ	Alternative Provision	63
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Penzance, TR18 3NX	Alternative Provision	55
Acorn Free School Lincoln, LN5 9TL	Alternative Provision	54
Harris Aspire Academy London, SE25 6EJ	Alternative Provision	45
Phoenix Park Academy Grimsby, DN32 7NQ	Alternative Provision	85
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy Bromley, BR2 9EA	Alternative Provision	118
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster Doncaster, DN4 6AH	Alternative Provision	121
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
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48
OA - Havering Hornchurch, RM11 3UR	Alternative Provision	39
Denewood Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	118
Unity Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	232
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49
The Whitley AP Academy Halifax, HX2 9SR	Alternative Provision	75
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF	Alternative Provision	56
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Harlow, CM18 7EZ	Alternative Provision	67
Evolve Academy Wakefield, WF2 8BB	Alternative Provision	67
Enrich Academy Wakefield, WF4 1LL	Alternative Provision	93
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Bradford, BD5 8DB	Alternative Provision	64
Chiltern Way Academy Futures Basingstoke, RG23 8AA	Alternative Provision	48