Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham

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.

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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 Grantham
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 54 100% 69.4%
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 72 100% 74.5%
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%
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%
Forwards Centre
Bolton, BL2 5DX 		Alternative Provision 51 97.5% 70%
Park School Teaching Service
Bolton, BL1 4QR 		Alternative Provision 31 100% 63.6%
Olive AP Academy - Nene Valley
Wisbech, PE13 2FP 		Alternative Provision 43 100% 60%
The Rowans
Chatham, ME5 0LB 		Alternative Provision 78 100% 64%
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%
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy
Cannock, WS11 1LH 		Alternative Provision 57 100% 62.2%
The Shoreline Academy
Roundswell, EX31 3UD 		Alternative Provision 38 100% 63.9%
Stansfield Academy
Exeter, EX2 7LB 		Alternative Provision 63 100% 67.2%
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%
Links Hatfield Academy
Hatfield, AL10 8TJ 		Alternative Provision 45 95.2% 71.4%
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 72 100% 74.1%
Wey Valley College
Guildford, GU2 8AA 		Alternative Provision 45 100% 62.5%
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%
The Bridge Academy
Lichfield, WS13 6SW 		Alternative Provision 51 100% 61.9%
Kickstart Academy
Telford, TF2 9PQ 		Alternative Provision 46 100% 65.2%