Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding

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
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	56	100%	62%
Ormiston Bridge Academy London, SW6 6HB	Alternative Provision	56	100%	60.9%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39	100%	66.7%
Reach School Birmingham, B14 7BB	Alternative Provision	53	80%	60%
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	72.2%
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	26	100%	61.1%
Westside School London, W6 0LT	Alternative Provision	52	100%	63.6%
OA - Thurrock Tilbury, RM18 7AX	Alternative Provision	74	100%	55.4%
Endeavour Academy Durham Peterlee, SR8 2RN	Alternative Provision	51	100%	64%
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%
River Tees Hospital School Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA	Alternative Provision	74	100%	66.7%
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48	100%	60%
The Venn Boulevard Centre HULL, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	68	100%	58.3%
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49	100%	52.6%
Ethos College Dewsbury, WF13 4QS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	59.1%
Reach Academy Batley, WF17 0BQ	Alternative Provision	44	100%	56.8%
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%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46	100%	60.5%
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	39	100%	64.9%
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%
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61	100%	66.7%
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	36	100%	67.9%
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%
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Bradford, BD5 8DB	Alternative Provision	64	100%	56.1%

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
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	56	Sign in to see
Derby Pride Academy Derby, DE24 8BY	Alternative Provision	30
Everton Free School & Football College Liverpool, L4 4DF	Alternative Provision	316
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	59
The Quay School Poole, BH12 4HU	Alternative Provision	100
Continu Plus Academy Kidderminster, DY11 7FB	Alternative Provision	89
The Jubilee Academy Harrow, HA1 3AW	Alternative Provision	68
OA - Thurrock Tilbury, RM18 7AX	Alternative Provision	74
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	40
The Aspire Academy Worcester, WR4 9FQ	Alternative Provision	133
Aspire Academy Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE	Alternative Provision	195
Education Links London, E15 1TT	Alternative Provision	106
Ebn Academy 2 Birmingham, B35 7PR	Alternative Provision	60
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD	Alternative Provision	62
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87
CP Riverside School Nottingham, NG2 1DP	Alternative Provision	47
The Heights Burnley Burnley, BB12 0DU	Alternative Provision	91
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Lincoln, LN2 4EL	Alternative Provision	88
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF	Alternative Provision	56
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40
The Workplace Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS	Alternative Provision	93
Roundwood School and Community Centre London, NW10 3UN	Alternative Provision	27
Bishopton PRU Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB	Alternative Provision	71
North Star 265° Bristol, BS9 2NT	Alternative Provision	8
The Hub School Hull, HU5 5YJ	Alternative Provision	154
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy Coventry, CV2 5BD	Alternative Provision	80