Engage 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
Engage Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	28	100%	69.2%
The Compass Academy Hull, HU7 5DS	Alternative Provision	72	100%	74.5%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	34	100%	73.5%
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	27	100%	47.4%
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%
The Sullivan Centre Hull, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	33	100%	51.9%
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD	Alternative Provision	41	100%	75%
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	51	97.5%	70%
Park School Teaching Service Bolton, BL1 4QR	Alternative Provision	31	100%	63.6%
Evergreen Academy Wolverhampton, WV6 0UA	Alternative Provision	29	86.4%	63.6%
The Venn Boulevard Centre HULL, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	60	97.8%	57.8%
Reach Academy Batley, WF17 0BQ	Alternative Provision	24	100%	60.9%
Esteem South Academy Swadlincote, DE11 0TW	Alternative Provision	28	100%	60%
The Whitley AP Academy Halifax, HX2 9SR	Alternative Provision	75	100%	71.2%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	38	100%	63.9%
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	19	100%	68.4%
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Lincoln, LN2 4EL	Alternative Provision	58	100%	72.9%
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF	Alternative Provision	37	100%	71.9%
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	54	100%	69.4%
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	45	95.2%	71.4%
Wey Valley College Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	45	100%	62.5%
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	43	100%	69.2%
Euler Academy Hull, HU8 9HJ	Alternative Provision	56	100%	55.4%
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%
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	18	100%	71.4%
Kickstart Academy Telford, TF2 9PQ	Alternative Provision	46	100%	65.2%

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
Engage Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	28	Sign in to see
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	39
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy Truro, TR1 3AS	Alternative Provision	108
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy Redruth, TR16 6ND	Alternative Provision	73
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	27
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster Doncaster, DN4 6AH	Alternative Provision	123
Coritani Academy Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ	Alternative Provision	20
Sevenhills Academy Grimsby, DN33 1NU	Alternative Provision	40
The Boxing Academy AP Free School London, E5 8PH	Alternative Provision	41
The Venn Boulevard Centre HULL, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	60
St Christopher's Academy Ipswich, IP4 3HG	Alternative Provision	6
Aspire High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ	Alternative Provision	226
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy Maldon, CM9 4NB	Alternative Provision	110
The Lodestar Academy Torquay, TQ2 8JE	Alternative Provision	51
Rise Academy Hull, HU2 0LH	Alternative Provision	206
Ethos College Dewsbury, WF13 4QS	Alternative Provision	46
Esteem South Academy Swadlincote, DE11 0TW	Alternative Provision	28
The Whitley AP Academy Halifax, HX2 9SR	Alternative Provision	75
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	19
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy Shipley, BD18 3JE	Alternative Provision	87
Harbour Vale School Sherborne, DT9 4DN	Alternative Provision	23
Torlands Academy Exeter, EX4 1PT	Alternative Provision	136
Fordway Centre Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	12
Wey Valley College Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	45
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	44
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	52
Evolve Academy Wakefield, WF2 8BB	Alternative Provision	55
The Skills Hub West Drayton, UB7 8AB	Alternative Provision	107
Daylesford Academy Solihull, B92 7QW	Alternative Provision	24
The Albany Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX	Alternative Provision	2