Mary Astell 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
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%