North Star 265°

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
North Star 265° (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	8	100%	100%
The Compass Academy Hull, HU7 5DS	Alternative Provision	64	98.3%	77.2%
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%
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%
Ormiston Latimer Academy London, W10 6TT	Alternative Provision	55	100%	83.7%
Sevenhills Academy Grimsby, DN33 1NU	Alternative Provision	26	100%	70%
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD	Alternative Provision	62	100%	77.8%
Snowdon Village Bristol, BS5 9QR	Alternative Provision	67	100%	78%
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61	100%	80.5%
Westbridge Academy Ipswich, IP1 2HE	Alternative Provision	19	100%	75%
The Boxing Academy AP Free School London, E5 8PH	Alternative Provision	37	100%	88.2%
The Lodestar Academy Torquay, TQ2 8JE	Alternative Provision	48	62.5%	67.5%
St Matthias Academy Bristol, BS16 2BG	Alternative Provision	61	100%	79.1%
Mary Astell Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW	Alternative Provision	52	96.9%	96.9%
Engage Academy Batley, WF17 5LP	Alternative Provision	29	100%	72.4%
Esteem South Academy Swadlincote, DE11 0TW	Alternative Provision	23	81.3%	93.8%
The Shoreline Academy Roundswell, EX31 3UD	Alternative Provision	46	100%	60.5%
Stansfield Academy Exeter, EX2 7LB	Alternative Provision	54	100%	79.2%
River Dart Academy Dartington, TQ9 6JD	Alternative Provision	39	100%	64.9%
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51	100%	72.9%
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19	100%	77.8%
Newbridge School Worcester, WR5 1DS	Alternative Provision	44	100%	72.5%
Daylesford Academy Solihull, B92 7QW	Alternative Provision	39	65.2%	82.6%
Arbour Academy Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG	Alternative Provision	54	96.2%	73.1%
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre Salford, M30 8LE	Alternative Provision	79	100%	81.1%
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	20	83.3%	83.3%

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
North Star 265° (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	8	Sign in to see
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	59
The Quay School Poole, BH12 4HU	Alternative Provision	100
Continu Plus Academy Kidderminster, DY11 7FB	Alternative Provision	89
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
Aspire Academy Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE	Alternative Provision	195
The Pears Family School London, N1 9JH	Alternative Provision	32
The Fermain Academy Macclesfield, SK11 8JF	Alternative Provision	59
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD	Alternative Provision	62
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43
The Eaglewood School New Milton, BH25 6SY	Alternative Provision	87
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy Liverpool, L13 1FB	Alternative Provision	40
The Ladder School Walsall, WS1 1RS	Alternative Provision	104
The Lodestar Academy Torquay, TQ2 8JE	Alternative Provision	48
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Spalding, PE11 2PN	Alternative Provision	56
The Heights Burnley Burnley, BB12 0DU	Alternative Provision	91
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
Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham Grantham, NG31 9LD	Alternative Provision	51
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40
The Workplace Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS	Alternative Provision	93
Roundwood School and Community Centre London, NW10 3UN	Alternative Provision	27
Euler Academy Hull, HU8 9HJ	Alternative Provision	59
Bishopton PRU Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB	Alternative Provision	71
Oakfield Lodge School Crewe, CW1 4PP	Alternative Provision	37
Unity Academy Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ	Alternative Provision	36