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%	66.7%
Ormiston Bridge Academy London, SW6 6HB	Alternative Provision	56	100%	60.9%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39	100%	66.7%
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	72.2%
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Penzance, TR18 3NX	Alternative Provision	55	100%	73.8%
Springwell Harrogate Harrogate, HG1 5EP	Alternative Provision	26	100%	61.1%
Westside School London, W6 0LT	Alternative Provision	52	100%	63.6%
Endeavour Academy Durham Peterlee, SR8 2RN	Alternative Provision	51	100%	64%
Sevenhills Academy Grimsby, DN33 1NU	Alternative Provision	26	100%	70%
The Sullivan Centre Hull, HU3 3EL	Alternative Provision	29	100%	54.5%
Westbridge Academy Ipswich, IP1 2HE	Alternative Provision	19	100%	75%
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48	100%	60%
Evergreen Academy Wolverhampton, WV6 0UA	Alternative Provision	23	100%	55%
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Spalding, PE11 2PN	Alternative Provision	56	100%	62%
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	29	100%	72.4%
Ethos College Dewsbury, WF13 4QS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	59.1%
Reach Academy Batley, WF17 0BQ	Alternative Provision	44	100%	56.8%
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Cannock, WS11 1LH	Alternative Provision	53	100%	67.3%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46	100%	60.5%
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	39	100%	64.9%
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF	Alternative Provision	56	100%	70.2%
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51	100%	72.9%
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19	100%	77.8%
Wey Valley College Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	29	100%	47.4%
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	48	100%	64.5%
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	72.5%
Arbour Academy Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG	Alternative Provision	54	96.2%	73.1%
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61	100%	66.7%
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	36	100%	67.9%
Kickstart Academy Telford, TF2 9PQ	Alternative Provision	56	94.6%	69.6%

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	39
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	44
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy Truro, TR1 3AS	Alternative Provision	107
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
Coritani Academy Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ	Alternative Provision	27
College Central Eastbourne, BN22 9RB	Alternative Provision	104
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61
Denewood Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	118
Torlands Academy Exeter, EX4 1PT	Alternative Provision	139
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19
Cranbury College Reading, RG30 2TS	Alternative Provision	58
Wey Valley College Guildford, GU2 8AA	Alternative Provision	29
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	48
Estuary Academy Gravesend, DA12 4DJ	Alternative Provision	174
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	55
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58
Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit Milton Keynes, MK2 2HP	Alternative Provision	22
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre Salford, M30 8LE	Alternative Provision	79
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