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.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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% |