Arbour Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

Choose your own set of schools

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
Arbour Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	54	96.2%	73.1%
The Compass Academy Hull, HU7 5DS	Alternative Provision	64	98.3%	77.2%
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%
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy Redruth, TR16 6ND	Alternative Provision	68	98%	74%
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy Bodmin, PL31 1LZ	Alternative Provision	63	100%	80.4%
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Penzance, TR18 3NX	Alternative Provision	55	100%	73.8%
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy London, NW8 0NW	Alternative Provision	71	96.7%	77%
Endeavour Academy Durham Peterlee, SR8 2RN	Alternative Provision	51	100%	64%
Springwell Alternative Academy Barnsley, S71 2AY	Alternative Provision	58	90.5%	71.4%
The Edge Academy Birmingham, B31 2LQ	Alternative Provision	72	100%	66.7%
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD	Alternative Provision	62	100%	77.8%
River Tees Hospital School Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA	Alternative Provision	74	100%	66.7%
Snowdon Village Bristol, BS5 9QR	Alternative Provision	67	100%	78%
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61	100%	80.5%
Youth Challenge Pru Bolton, BL1 6JT	Alternative Provision	87	100%	67.9%
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	61	100%	79.1%
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	29	100%	72.4%
The Whitley AP Academy Halifax, HX2 9SR	Alternative Provision	75	100%	67.6%
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Cannock, WS11 1LH	Alternative Provision	53	100%	67.3%
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54	100%	79.2%
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%
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	48	100%	64.5%
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	72.5%
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61	100%	66.7%
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	36	100%	67.9%
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre Salford, M30 8LE	Alternative Provision	79	100%	81.1%
Kickstart Academy Telford, TF2 9PQ	Alternative Provision	56	94.6%	69.6%
UET Compass Academy Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD	Alternative Provision	62	100%	66.1%

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
Arbour Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	54	Sign in to see
Derby Pride Academy Derby, DE24 8BY	Alternative Provision	30
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	59
Reach School Birmingham, B14 7BB	Alternative Provision	53
Restormel Academy St Austell, PL25 4TJ	Alternative Provision	35
The Jubilee Academy Harrow, HA1 3AW	Alternative Provision	68
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	40
The Pears Family School London, N1 9JH	Alternative Provision	32
Education Links London, E15 1TT	Alternative Provision	106
The Fermain Academy Macclesfield, SK11 8JF	Alternative Provision	59
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87
The Lodestar Academy Torquay, TQ2 8JE	Alternative Provision	48
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17
First Base Ipswich Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	6
First Base Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ	Alternative Provision	5
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Cannock, WS11 1LH	Alternative Provision	53
Titan Aston Academy Birmingham, B6 4EA	Alternative Provision	41
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Lincoln, LN2 4EL	Alternative Provision	88
Torlands Academy Exeter, EX4 1PT	Alternative Provision	139
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40
Roundwood School and Community Centre London, NW10 3UN	Alternative Provision	27
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44
Oakfield Lodge School Crewe, CW1 4PP	Alternative Provision	37
Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit Milton Keynes, MK2 2HP	Alternative Provision	22
Chiltern Way Academy Futures Basingstoke, RG23 8AA	Alternative Provision	48