Alderwood 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
Alderwood Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	17	100%	33.3%
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	42	60%	60%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39	100%	66.7%
Restormel Academy St Austell, PL25 4TJ	Alternative Provision	35	100%	48.4%
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	72	72.7%	27.3%
OA - Thurrock Tilbury, RM18 7AX	Alternative Provision	74	100%	55.4%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	40	75%	50%
Coritani Academy Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ	Alternative Provision	27	100%	27.3%
The Sullivan Centre Hull, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	29	100%	54.5%
OA - Cambridge Cambridge, CB4 2BD	Alternative Provision	46	44.4%	44.4%
Park School Teaching Service Bolton, BL1 4QR	Alternative Provision	30	100%	50%
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43	75%	12.5%
Parkside Academy Ipswich, IP4 5ND	Alternative Provision	23	100%	50%
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48	100%	60%
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87	100%	42.4%
Evergreen Academy Wolverhampton, WV6 0UA	Alternative Provision	23	100%	55%
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49	100%	52.6%
Horizons Academy Bexley Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA	Alternative Provision	68	72%	48%
Hospital and Outreach Education Northampton, NN4 8EN	Alternative Provision	60	100%	14.3%
Ethos College Dewsbury, WF13 4QS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	59.1%
Reach Academy Batley, WF17 0BQ	Alternative Provision	44	100%	56.8%
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40	86.7%	46.7%
Wey Valley College Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	29	100%	47.4%
Roman Fields Academy Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DF	Alternative Provision	49	100%	16.3%
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58	89.5%	47.4%
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%
New Horizons Academy Northampton, NN1 2NE	Alternative Provision	75	100%	40.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Futures Basingstoke, RG23 8AA	Alternative Provision	48	64.5%	45.2%
Laurus Grace Stockport, SK7 5JX	Alternative Provision	20	100%	40%

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
Alderwood Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	17	Sign in to see
Derby Pride Academy Derby, DE24 8BY	Alternative Provision	30
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	59
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39
Restormel Academy St Austell, PL25 4TJ	Alternative Provision	35
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	72
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 Pears Family School London, N1 9JH	Alternative Provision	32
Education Links London, E15 1TT	Alternative Provision	106
The Fermain Academy Macclesfield, SK11 8JF	Alternative Provision	59
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87
First Base Ipswich Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	6
First Base Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ	Alternative Provision	5
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Cannock, WS11 1LH	Alternative Provision	53
Titan Aston Academy Birmingham, B6 4EA	Alternative Provision	41
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
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Harlow, CM18 7EZ	Alternative Provision	67
Roundwood School and Community Centre London, NW10 3UN	Alternative Provision	27
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44
Oakfield Lodge School Crewe, CW1 4PP	Alternative Provision	37
Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit Milton Keynes, MK2 2HP	Alternative Provision	22
Arbour Academy Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG	Alternative Provision	54
The Albany Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX	Alternative Provision	3