First Base Ipswich 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
First Base Ipswich Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	6	0%	0%
Derby Pride Academy Derby, DE24 8BY	Alternative Provision	30	0%	0%
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	59	0%	0%
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	42	60%	60%
Abbey View Tewkesbury, GL20 5SW	Alternative Provision	27	0%	0%
Acorn Free School Lincoln, LN5 9TL	Alternative Provision	54	0%	0%
Harris Aspire Academy London, SE25 6EJ	Alternative Provision	45	0%	0%
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	72	72.7%	27.3%
The Jubilee Academy Harrow, HA1 3AW	Alternative Provision	68	0%	0%
Southampton Hospital School Southampton, SO16 6HU	Alternative Provision	27	50%	0%
The Pears Family School London, N1 9JH	Alternative Provision	32	0%	0%
Ebn Academy 2 Birmingham, B35 7PR	Alternative Provision	60	0%	0%
OA - Cambridge Cambridge, CB4 2BD	Alternative Provision	46	44.4%	44.4%
River Tees Primary Academy Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH	Alternative Provision	21	0%	0%
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43	75%	12.5%
Parkside Academy Ipswich, IP4 5ND	Alternative Provision	23	100%	50%
Beacon of Light School Sunderland, SR5 1SN	Alternative Provision	69	0%	0%
Victory Park Academy Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG	Alternative Provision	80	62.5%	60.7%
St Christopher's Academy Ipswich, IP4 3HG	Alternative Provision	24	0%	0%
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy Liverpool, L13 1FB	Alternative Provision	40	0%	0%
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17	100%	33.3%
The Heights Burnley Burnley, BB12 0DU	Alternative Provision	91	0%	0%
First Base Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ	Alternative Provision	5	0%	0%
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40	86.7%	46.7%
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68	0%	0%
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Harlow, CM18 7EZ	Alternative Provision	67	10.9%	60.9%
Consilium Evolve Sunderland, SR2 7NA	Alternative Provision	27	0%	0%
Roman Fields Academy Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DF	Alternative Provision	49	100%	16.3%
Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit Milton Keynes, MK2 2HP	Alternative Provision	22	0%	0%
The Albany Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX	Alternative Provision	3	0%	0%

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
First Base Ipswich Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	6	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
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17
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
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Lincoln, LN2 4EL	Alternative Provision	88
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Harlow, CM18 7EZ	Alternative Provision	67
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44
Euler Academy Hull, HU8 9HJ	Alternative Provision	59
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
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	36
The Albany Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX	Alternative Provision	3