The CE 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
The CE Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 162 54.6% 67.8%
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 96 95.7% 69.6%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX 		Alternative Provision 121 96% 70%
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU 		Alternative Provision 100 96.9% 65.6%
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 186 97.1% 48.6%
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX 		Alternative Provision 163 100% 71%
The Aspire Academy
Worcester, WR4 9FQ 		Alternative Provision 133 80.5% 48.8%
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE 		Alternative Provision 195 100% 73.8%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 155 63.5% 64.2%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 104 42.3% 59%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 143 20.7% 54.1%
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ 		Alternative Provision 180 100% 64.3%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 80 62.5% 60.7%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 153 95.4% 62.1%
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 104 100% 63.6%
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 137 90.2% 72.1%
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 118 88.2% 82.7%
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 232 91.3% 76.5%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 128 53.6% 67.3%
Rise Academy
Hull, HU2 0LH 		Alternative Provision 208 71.3% 56.6%
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU 		Alternative Provision 129 91.9% 68.9%
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD 		Alternative Provision 153 100% 56%
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139 99.2% 70.2%
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Lincoln, LN2 4EL 		Alternative Provision 88 98.8% 81.5%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 141 33.3% 62.5%
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 89 41.2% 81.2%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 93 61.6% 76.7%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 117 71.6% 65.4%
The Hub School
Hull, HU5 5YJ 		Alternative Provision 154 80.3% 65.4%
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD 		Alternative Provision 80 60.6% 66.2%

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
The CE Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 162 Sign in to see
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 96
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX 		Alternative Provision 121
The Heights Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4NW 		Alternative Provision 110
Harris Aspire Academy
London, SE25 6EJ 		Alternative Provision 45
Westside School
London, W6 0LT 		Alternative Provision 52
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 186
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
London, NW8 0NW 		Alternative Provision 71
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ 		Alternative Provision 85
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 118
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY 		Alternative Provision 58
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 143
River Tees Hospital School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA 		Alternative Provision 74
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 21
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR 		Alternative Provision 67
Haybrook College
Slough, SL1 6LZ 		Alternative Provision 180
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87
Evergreen Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UA 		Alternative Provision 23
Aspire
High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ 		Alternative Provision 253
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 153
The Stephen Longfellow Academy
Leeds, LS11 8PG 		Alternative Provision 191
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 137
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 68
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2PN 		Alternative Provision 56
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 47
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF 		Alternative Provision 56
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 89
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 117
New Horizons Academy
Northampton, NN1 2NE 		Alternative Provision 75