Unity 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
Unity Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	36	100%	67.9%
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%
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%
Springwell Alternative Academy Barnsley, S71 2AY	Alternative Provision	58	90.5%	71.4%
Sevenhills Academy Grimsby, DN33 1NU	Alternative Provision	26	100%	70%
The Edge Academy Birmingham, B31 2LQ	Alternative Provision	72	100%	66.7%
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%
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%
Fordway Centre Ashford, TW15 3DU	Alternative Provision	12	100%	66.7%
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%
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
Unity Academy (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	36	Sign in to see
Derby Pride Academy Derby, DE24 8BY	Alternative Provision	30
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	59
Continu Plus Academy Kidderminster, DY11 7FB	Alternative Provision	89
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
OA - Thurrock Tilbury, RM18 7AX	Alternative Provision	74
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Ilford, IG4 5LP	Alternative Provision	40
The Aspire Academy Worcester, WR4 9FQ	Alternative Provision	133
Aspire Academy Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE	Alternative Provision	195
The Pears Family School London, N1 9JH	Alternative Provision	32
Ebn Academy 2 Birmingham, B35 7PR	Alternative Provision	60
The Fermain Academy Macclesfield, SK11 8JF	Alternative Provision	59
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87
The Ladder School Walsall, WS1 1RS	Alternative Provision	104
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
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Lincoln, LN2 4EL	Alternative Provision	88
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44
Euler Academy Hull, HU8 9HJ	Alternative Provision	59
Oakfield Lodge School Crewe, CW1 4PP	Alternative Provision	37
North Star 265° Bristol, BS9 2NT	Alternative Provision	8
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy Coventry, CV2 5BD	Alternative Provision	80