Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln

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
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 58 100% 72.9%
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ
Alternative Provision 45 100% 80%
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS
Alternative Provision 72 100% 74.5%
Ormiston Bridge Academy
London, SW6 6HB
Alternative Provision 56 100% 81.4%
The Pinetree School
Thetford, IP24 3LH
Alternative Provision 34 100% 73.5%
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ
Alternative Provision 58 100% 64.9%
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penzance, TR18 3NX
Alternative Provision 49 100% 78.8%
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
London, NW8 0NW
Alternative Provision 72 100% 68.3%
Ormiston Latimer Academy
London, W10 6TT
Alternative Provision 66 100% 81.1%
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Alternative Provision 63 97.2% 72.2%
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Alternative Provision 41 100% 75%
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR
Alternative Provision 78 100% 80%
Forwards Centre
Bolton, BL2 5DX
Alternative Provision 51 97.5% 70%
Olive AP Academy - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ
Alternative Provision 34 100% 80%
The Boxing Academy AP Free School
London, E5 8PH
Alternative Provision 41 100% 81.3%
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES
Alternative Provision 107 83.3% 84.4%
St Matthias Academy
Bristol, BS16 2BG
Alternative Provision 63 100% 75.5%
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2PN
Alternative Provision 58 100% 55.3%
Engage Academy
Batley, WF17 5LP
Alternative Provision 28 100% 69.2%
Esteem South Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0TW
Alternative Provision 28 100% 60%
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR
Alternative Provision 75 100% 71.2%
Stansfield Academy
Exeter, EX2 7LB
Alternative Provision 63 100% 67.2%
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%
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS
Alternative Provision 72 100% 74.1%
Newbridge School
Worcester, WR5 1DS
Alternative Provision 43 100% 69.2%
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB
Alternative Provision 55 92.1% 76.3%
Will Adams Academy
Gillingham, ME7 2BX
Alternative Provision 51 100% 75%
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
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 58 Sign in to see
Derby Pride Academy
Derby, DE24 8BY
Alternative Provision 38
East Birmingham Network Academy
Birmingham, B26 1AL
Alternative Provision 69
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB
Alternative Provision 93
Restormel Academy
St Austell, PL25 4TJ
Alternative Provision 36
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL
Alternative Provision 53
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX
Alternative Provision 78
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP
Alternative Provision 52
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE
Alternative Provision 170
The Pears Family School
London, N1 9JH
Alternative Provision 30
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF
Alternative Provision 62
Forwards Centre
Bolton, BL2 5DX
Alternative Provision 51
Olive AP Academy - Nene Valley
Wisbech, PE13 2FP
Alternative Provision 43
Beacon of Light School
Sunderland, SR5 1SN
Alternative Provision 63
The Eaglewood School
New Milton, BH25 6SY
Alternative Provision 71
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES
Alternative Provision 107
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES
Alternative Provision 164
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2PN
Alternative Provision 58
Alderwood Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0EW
Alternative Provision 11
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy
Cannock, WS11 1LH
Alternative Provision 57
Titan Aston Academy
Birmingham, B6 4EA
Alternative Provision 43
The Shoreline Academy
Roundswell, EX31 3UD
Alternative Provision 38
Stansfield Academy
Exeter, EX2 7LB
Alternative Provision 63
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF
Alternative Provision 37
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham
Grantham, NG31 9LD
Alternative Provision 54
Links Hatfield Academy
Hatfield, AL10 8TJ
Alternative Provision 45
Newbridge School
Worcester, WR5 1DS
Alternative Provision 43
Euler Academy
Hull, HU8 9HJ
Alternative Provision 56
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB
Alternative Provision 64
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP
Alternative Provision 45