The Vireo Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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 Vireo Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 102 100% 76.5%
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL 		Alternative Provision 121 100% 85.7%
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 Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 64 98.3% 77.2%
The Quay School
Poole, BH12 4HU 		Alternative Provision 100 96.9% 65.6%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB 		Alternative Provision 89 88.2% 61.8%
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE 		Alternative Provision 77 80% 80%
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Redruth, TR16 6ND 		Alternative Provision 68 98% 74%
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
London, NW8 0NW 		Alternative Provision 71 96.7% 77%
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ 		Alternative Provision 85 100% 78%
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 121 100% 84.6%
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%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87 100% 67.9%
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%
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU 		Alternative Provision 129 91.9% 68.9%
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%
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Lincoln, LN2 4EL 		Alternative Provision 88 98.8% 81.5%
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%
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD 		Alternative Provision 80 60.6% 66.2%