Fordway Centre

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
Fordway Centre (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	12	100%	87.5%
Derby Pride Academy Derby, DE24 8BY	Alternative Provision	38	100%	100%
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	45	100%	80%
Ormiston Bridge Academy London, SW6 6HB	Alternative Provision	56	100%	81.4%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	34	100%	73.5%
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Penzance, TR18 3NX	Alternative Provision	49	100%	78.8%
Ormiston Latimer Academy London, W10 6TT	Alternative Provision	66	100%	81.1%
The Pears Family School London, N1 9JH	Alternative Provision	30	100%	100%
Sevenhills Academy Grimsby, DN33 1NU	Alternative Provision	40	100%	83.3%
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%
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%
The Rowans Chatham, ME5 0LB	Alternative Provision	78	100%	64%
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	63	100%	75.5%
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	28	100%	69.2%
Titan Aston Academy Birmingham, B6 4EA	Alternative Provision	43	100%	100%
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%
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%
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	44	100%	56.7%
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%
Daylesford Academy Solihull, B92 7QW	Alternative Provision	24	90%	80%
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	19	100%	100%
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	18	100%	71.4%

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
Fordway Centre (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	12	Sign in to see
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	34
Reach School Birmingham, B14 7BB	Alternative Provision	55
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	39
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy Truro, TR1 3AS	Alternative Provision	108
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy Redruth, TR16 6ND	Alternative Provision	73
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Penzance, TR18 3NX	Alternative Provision	49
Acorn Free School Lincoln, LN5 9TL	Alternative Provision	53
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	70
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	27
Coritani Academy Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ	Alternative Provision	20
The Ladder School Walsall, WS1 1RS	Alternative Provision	80
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	52
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	28
Harbour Vale School Sherborne, DT9 4DN	Alternative Provision	23
Torlands Academy Exeter, EX4 1PT	Alternative Provision	136
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68
Cranbury College Reading, RG30 2TS	Alternative Provision	72
Wey Valley College Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	45
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	44
Estuary Academy Gravesend, DA12 4DJ	Alternative Provision	84
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	52
Archway Academy Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD	Alternative Provision	78
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	51
Daylesford Academy Solihull, B92 7QW	Alternative Provision	24
Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit Milton Keynes, MK2 2HP	Alternative Provision	23
Arbour Academy Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG	Alternative Provision	44
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	51
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	18
The Albany Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX	Alternative Provision	2