Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Harbour Vale School
(Your chosen school) |
Alternative Provision | 31 | 50% | 61.1% |
|
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ |
Alternative Provision | 42 | 60% | 60% |
|
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB |
Alternative Provision | 53 | 80% | 60% |
|
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy
Liskeard, PL14 6BS |
Alternative Provision | 44 | 100% | 72.2% |
|
Restormel Academy
St Austell, PL25 4TJ |
Alternative Provision | 35 | 100% | 48.4% |
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Springwell Harrogate
Harrogate, HG1 5EP |
Alternative Provision | 26 | 100% | 61.1% |
|
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP |
Alternative Provision | 40 | 75% | 50% |
|
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY |
Alternative Provision | 58 | 90.5% | 71.4% |
|
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF |
Alternative Provision | 59 | 25% | 66.7% |
|
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB |
Alternative Provision | 104 | 42.3% | 59% |
|
OA - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD |
Alternative Provision | 46 | 44.4% | 44.4% |
|
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG |
Alternative Provision | 80 | 62.5% | 60.7% |
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OA - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR |
Alternative Provision | 39 | 39.4% | 42.4% |
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The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE |
Alternative Provision | 48 | 62.5% | 67.5% |
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Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA |
Alternative Provision | 68 | 72% | 48% |
|
The Shoreline Academy
Roundswell, EX31 3UD |
Alternative Provision | 46 | 100% | 60.5% |
|
River Dart Academy
Dartington, TQ9 6JD |
Alternative Provision | 39 | 100% | 64.9% |
|
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE |
Alternative Provision | 72 | 80.7% | 54.4% |
|
Links Hatfield Academy
Hatfield, AL10 8TJ |
Alternative Provision | 40 | 86.7% | 46.7% |
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Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS |
Alternative Provision | 58 | 57.5% | 60% |
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Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ |
Alternative Provision | 67 | 10.9% | 60.9% |
|
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG |
Alternative Provision | 55 | 38% | 54% |
|
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB |
Alternative Provision | 71 | 32.8% | 59.7% |
|
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB |
Alternative Provision | 67 | 79.1% | 76.7% |
|
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP |
Alternative Provision | 37 | 46% | 78.4% |
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Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW |
Alternative Provision | 39 | 65.2% | 82.6% |
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Lansdown Park Academy
Bristol, BS14 8SJ |
Alternative Provision | 20 | 83.3% | 83.3% |
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Kickstart Academy
Telford, TF2 9PQ |
Alternative Provision | 56 | 94.6% | 69.6% |
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Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Alternative Provision | 80 | 60.6% | 66.2% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy Futures
Basingstoke, RG23 8AA |
Alternative Provision | 48 | 64.5% | 45.2% |