The Bridge 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 Bridge Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	61	100%	66.7%
Ormiston Bridge Academy London, SW6 6HB	Alternative Provision	56	100%	60.9%
Continu Plus Academy Kidderminster, DY11 7FB	Alternative Provision	89	88.2%	61.8%
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39	100%	66.7%
Reach School Birmingham, B14 7BB	Alternative Provision	53	80%	60%
Titan St Georges Academy Birmingham, B6 6EE	Alternative Provision	77	80%	80%
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%
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy Penzance, TR18 3NX	Alternative Provision	55	100%	73.8%
Westside School London, W6 0LT	Alternative Provision	52	100%	63.6%
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%
River Tees Hospital School Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA	Alternative Provision	74	100%	66.7%
Evergreen Academy Wolverhampton, WV6 0UA	Alternative Provision	23	100%	55%
The Ladder School Walsall, WS1 1RS	Alternative Provision	104	100%	63.6%
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Spalding, PE11 2PN	Alternative Provision	56	100%	62%
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%
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%
Reigate Valley College Reigate, RH2 8PP	Alternative Provision	48	100%	64.5%
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	72.5%
Euler Academy Hull, HU8 9HJ	Alternative Provision	59	100%	61%
Arbour Academy Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG	Alternative Provision	54	96.2%	73.1%
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	36	100%	67.9%
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
The Bridge Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	61	Sign in to see
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	42
Reach School Birmingham, B14 7BB	Alternative Provision	53
Titan St Georges Academy Birmingham, B6 6EE	Alternative Provision	77
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy Liskeard, PL14 6BS	Alternative Provision	44
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
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster Doncaster, DN4 6AH	Alternative Provision	121
Coritani Academy Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ	Alternative Provision	27
The Edge Academy Birmingham, B31 2LQ	Alternative Provision	72
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61
Denewood Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	118
Unity Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	232
The Whitley AP Academy Halifax, HX2 9SR	Alternative Provision	75
Titan Aston Academy Birmingham, B6 4EA	Alternative Provision	41
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
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	55
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58
Daylesford Academy Solihull, B92 7QW	Alternative Provision	39
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