Links Hatfield Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Links Hatfield Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	45	95.2%	71.4%
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	45	100%	80%
Greys Education Centre Bedford, MK42 7AB	Alternative Provision	87	90.4%	69.2%
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%
Olive AP Academy - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	34	100%	80%
Victory Park Academy Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG	Alternative Provision	87	71%	61.3%
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	63	100%	75.5%
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	28	100%	69.2%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	38	100%	63.9%
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	63	100%	67.2%
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	19	100%	68.4%
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%
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	54	100%	69.4%
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%
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	18	100%	71.4%
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
Links Hatfield Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	45	Sign in to see
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	69
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX	Alternative Provision	134
The Quay School Poole, BH12 4HU	Alternative Provision	114
Continu Plus Academy Kidderminster, DY11 7FB	Alternative Provision	93
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	34
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	70
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock Tilbury, RM18 7AX	Alternative Provision	78
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	52
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
Olive AP Academy - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	34
Beacon of Light School Sunderland, SR5 1SN	Alternative Provision	63
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	71
Olive AP Academy - Havering Hornchurch, RM11 3UR	Alternative Provision	37
North East Essex Co-operative Academy Colchester, CO2 9BS	Alternative Provision	139
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Spalding, PE11 2PN	Alternative Provision	58
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	11
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	38
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	63
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Lincoln, LN2 4EL	Alternative Provision	58
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF	Alternative Provision	37
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	54
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
Enrich Academy Wakefield, WF4 1LL	Alternative Provision	91