Esteem Valley 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
Esteem Valley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 139 99.2% 70.2%
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL
Alternative Provision 121 100% 85.7%
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB
Alternative Provision 96 95.7% 69.6%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX
Alternative Provision 121 96% 70%
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU
Alternative Provision 100 96.9% 65.6%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB
Alternative Provision 89 88.2% 61.8%
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX
Alternative Provision 163 100% 71%
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE
Alternative Provision 195 100% 73.8%
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ
Alternative Provision 85 100% 78%
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA
Alternative Provision 118 96.2% 49.1%
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ
Alternative Provision 120 100% 90%
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH
Alternative Provision 121 100% 84.6%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF
Alternative Provision 155 63.5% 64.2%
River Tees Hospital School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Alternative Provision 74 100% 66.7%
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ
Alternative Provision 180 100% 64.3%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT
Alternative Provision 87 100% 67.9%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS
Alternative Provision 153 95.4% 62.1%
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB
Alternative Provision 118 100% 54.2%
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS
Alternative Provision 104 100% 63.6%
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE
Alternative Provision 137 90.2% 72.1%
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES
Alternative Provision 118 88.2% 82.7%
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2PN
Alternative Provision 56 100% 62%
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU
Alternative Provision 129 91.9% 68.9%
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD
Alternative Provision 153 100% 56%
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR
Alternative Provision 75 100% 67.6%
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Lincoln, LN2 4EL
Alternative Provision 88 98.8% 81.5%
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF
Alternative Provision 56 100% 70.2%
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX
Alternative Provision 162 54.6% 67.8%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX
Alternative Provision 117 71.6% 65.4%
The Hub School
Hull, HU5 5YJ
Alternative Provision 154 80.3% 65.4%

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
Esteem Valley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 139 Sign in to see
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ
Alternative Provision 42
The Heights Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Alternative Provision 110
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS
Alternative Provision 64
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE
Alternative Provision 77
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ
Alternative Provision 63
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL
Alternative Provision 54
Westside School
London, W6 0LT
Alternative Provision 52
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ
Alternative Provision 85
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA
Alternative Provision 118
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH
Alternative Provision 121
Sevenhills Academy
Grimsby, DN33 1NU
Alternative Provision 26
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF
Alternative Provision 155
The Edge Academy
Birmingham, B31 2LQ
Alternative Provision 72
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB
Alternative Provision 104
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Alternative Provision 80
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES
Alternative Provision 118
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES
Alternative Provision 232
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Alternative Provision 52
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD
Alternative Provision 153
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR
Alternative Provision 75
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE
Alternative Provision 72
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF
Alternative Provision 56
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS
Alternative Provision 58
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA
Alternative Provision 141
Wey Valley College
Guildford, GU2 8AA
Alternative Provision 29
Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW
Alternative Provision 39
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre
Salford, M30 8LE
Alternative Provision 79
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy
Bradford, BD5 8DB
Alternative Provision 64
New Horizons Academy
Northampton, NN1 2NE
Alternative Provision 75