Mary Astell Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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 84 79.1% 80.6%
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL 		Alternative Provision 115 89.5% 84.2%
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 45 100% 80%
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 87 90.4% 69.2%
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 72 100% 74.5%
Ormiston Bridge Academy
London, SW6 6HB 		Alternative Provision 56 100% 81.4%
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE 		Alternative Provision 81 66.7% 75%
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penzance, TR18 3NX 		Alternative Provision 49 100% 78.8%
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
London, NW8 0NW 		Alternative Provision 72 100% 68.3%
Ormiston Latimer Academy
London, W10 6TT 		Alternative Provision 66 100% 81.1%
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ 		Alternative Provision 95 100% 72.3%
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY 		Alternative Provision 63 97.2% 72.2%
Sevenhills Academy
Grimsby, DN33 1NU 		Alternative Provision 40 100% 83.3%
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD 		Alternative Provision 41 100% 75%
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR 		Alternative Provision 78 100% 80%
Forwards Centre
Bolton, BL2 5DX 		Alternative Provision 51 97.5% 70%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87 64.8% 71.8%
The Boxing Academy AP Free School
London, E5 8PH 		Alternative Provision 41 100% 81.3%
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 107 83.3% 84.4%
St Matthias Academy
Bristol, BS16 2BG 		Alternative Provision 63 100% 75.5%
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 Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75 100% 71.2%
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Lincoln, LN2 4EL 		Alternative Provision 58 100% 72.9%
Links Hatfield Academy
Hatfield, AL10 8TJ 		Alternative Provision 45 95.2% 71.4%
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 72 100% 74.1%
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 78 38.7% 82.7%
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 55 92.1% 76.3%
Will Adams Academy
Gillingham, ME7 2BX 		Alternative Provision 51 100% 75%
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
Mary Astell Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 84 Sign in to see
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 45
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX 		Alternative Provision 134
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 72
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU 		Alternative Provision 114
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ 		Alternative Provision 58
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ 		Alternative Provision 95
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ 		Alternative Provision 127
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 123
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116
The Edge Academy
Birmingham, B31 2LQ 		Alternative Provision 75
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 139
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 108
River Tees Hospital School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA 		Alternative Provision 42
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 22
Olive AP Academy - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ 		Alternative Provision 34
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 107
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 164
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2PN 		Alternative Provision 58
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD 		Alternative Provision 165
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF 		Alternative Provision 37
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 72
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 78
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 55
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 91