Torlands 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
Torlands Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	139	100%	0%
The Heights Blackburn Blackburn, BB2 4NW	Alternative Provision	110	100%	33.3%
Abbey View Tewkesbury, GL20 5SW	Alternative Provision	27	0%	0%
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy Truro, TR1 3AS	Alternative Provision	107	100%	11.1%
Restormel Academy St Austell, PL25 4TJ	Alternative Provision	35	100%	48.4%
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	72	72.7%	27.3%
The Jubilee Academy Harrow, HA1 3AW	Alternative Provision	68	0%	0%
Bridge Academy Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE	Alternative Provision	186	97.1%	48.6%
Southampton Hospital School Southampton, SO16 6HU	Alternative Provision	27	50%	0%
The Aspire Academy Worcester, WR4 9FQ	Alternative Provision	133	80.5%	48.8%
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy Bromley, BR2 9EA	Alternative Provision	118	96.2%	49.1%
Education Links London, E15 1TT	Alternative Provision	106	14.7%	22.7%
Coritani Academy Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ	Alternative Provision	27	100%	27.3%
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43	75%	12.5%
Beacon of Light School Sunderland, SR5 1SN	Alternative Provision	69	0%	0%
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87	100%	42.4%
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy Maldon, CM9 4NB	Alternative Provision	118	100%	54.2%
The Stephen Longfellow Academy Leeds, LS11 8PG	Alternative Provision	191	0%	0%
Hospital and Outreach Education Northampton, NN4 8EN	Alternative Provision	60	100%	14.3%
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17	100%	33.3%
CP Riverside School Nottingham, NG2 1DP	Alternative Provision	47	40%	20%
The Heights Burnley Burnley, BB12 0DU	Alternative Provision	91	0%	0%
Titan Aston Academy Birmingham, B6 4EA	Alternative Provision	41	100%	0%
The Workplace Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS	Alternative Provision	93	0%	0%
Estuary Academy Gravesend, DA12 4DJ	Alternative Provision	174	93.8%	27.1%
Roman Fields Academy Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DF	Alternative Provision	49	100%	16.3%
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58	89.5%	47.4%
The Skills Hub West Drayton, UB7 8AB	Alternative Provision	89	36%	38%
Saffron Valley Collegiate Croydon, CR0 1QH	Alternative Provision	113	100%	43%
New Horizons Academy Northampton, NN1 2NE	Alternative Provision	75	100%	40.4%

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
Torlands Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	139	Sign in to see
The Quay School Poole, BH12 4HU	Alternative Provision	100
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39
Reach School Birmingham, B14 7BB	Alternative Provision	53
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	44
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy Truro, TR1 3AS	Alternative Provision	107
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy Redruth, TR16 6ND	Alternative Provision	68
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy Bodmin, PL31 1LZ	Alternative Provision	63
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Penzance, TR18 3NX	Alternative Provision	55
Acorn Free School Lincoln, LN5 9TL	Alternative Provision	54
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	72
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	26
The Elland Academy Leeds, LS12 6DQ	Alternative Provision	120
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61
Denewood Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	118
The Lodestar Academy Torquay, TQ2 8JE	Alternative Provision	48
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54
Harbour Vale School Sherborne, DT9 4DN	Alternative Provision	31
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19
Fordway Centre Ashford, TW15 3DU	Alternative Provision	12
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	55
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	20
The Albany Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX	Alternative Provision	3
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Bradford, BD5 8DB	Alternative Provision	64
Chiltern Way Academy Futures Basingstoke, RG23 8AA	Alternative Provision	48