The Skills Hub

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
The Skills Hub
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 107 20.4% 38.8%
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL 		Alternative Provision 53 33.3% 33.3%
Harris Aspire Academy
London, SE25 6EJ 		Alternative Provision 37 0% 0%
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70 72.2% 38.9%
Westside School
London, W6 0LT 		Alternative Provision 47 100% 47.4%
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 78 58.9% 48.2%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP 		Alternative Provision 52 74.4% 55.8%
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 123 96.9% 60%
The ArtsXchange
London, EC1V 1JX 		Alternative Provision 37 87% 39.1%
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116 60% 40%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF 		Alternative Provision 62 23.5% 58.8%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 135 56.8% 55.9%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 139 48.6% 65.7%
Olive AP Academy - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD 		Alternative Provision 48 0% 50%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 108 20.6% 51.5%
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 22 66.7% 33.3%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87 71% 61.3%
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37 42.9% 57.1%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139 50% 62.9%
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy
Liverpool, L13 1FB 		Alternative Provision 20 33.3% 33.3%
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 80 77.8% 29.6%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 51 52.1% 64.6%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 141 58.6% 65.8%
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 81 66.7% 40%
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46 42.9% 42.9%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87 65.4% 60.3%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 148 28.2% 50%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 52 37% 56.5%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64 41.9% 56.5%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 137 75.3% 44.3%

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
The Skills Hub
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 107 Sign in to see
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 45
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
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ 		Alternative Provision 58
Springwell Harrogate
Harrogate, HG1 5EP 		Alternative Provision 27
Coritani Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ 		Alternative Provision 20
Sevenhills Academy
Grimsby, DN33 1NU 		Alternative Provision 40
The Boxing Academy AP Free School
London, E5 8PH 		Alternative Provision 41
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37
St Christopher's Academy
Ipswich, IP4 3HG 		Alternative Provision 6
Aspire
High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ 		Alternative Provision 226
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB 		Alternative Provision 110
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 80
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 51
St Matthias Academy
Bristol, BS16 2BG 		Alternative Provision 63
Rise Academy
Hull, HU2 0LH 		Alternative Provision 206
Engage Academy
Batley, WF17 5LP 		Alternative Provision 28
Esteem South Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0TW 		Alternative Provision 28
River Dart Academy
Dartington, TQ9 6JD 		Alternative Provision 19
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87
Harbour Vale School
Sherborne, DT9 4DN 		Alternative Provision 23
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
Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW 		Alternative Provision 24
The Bridge Academy
Lichfield, WS13 6SW 		Alternative Provision 51