The Albany

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 Albany (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	3	0%	0%
Derby Pride Academy Derby, DE24 8BY	Alternative Provision	30	0%	0%
East Birmingham Network Academy Birmingham, B26 1AL	Alternative Provision	59	0%	0%
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	42	60%	60%
Abbey View Tewkesbury, GL20 5SW	Alternative Provision	27	0%	0%
Acorn Free School Lincoln, LN5 9TL	Alternative Provision	54	0%	0%
Harris Aspire Academy London, SE25 6EJ	Alternative Provision	45	0%	0%
Southend YMCA Community School Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH	Alternative Provision	72	72.7%	27.3%
The Jubilee Academy Harrow, HA1 3AW	Alternative Provision	68	0%	0%
Southampton Hospital School Southampton, SO16 6HU	Alternative Provision	27	50%	0%
The Pears Family School London, N1 9JH	Alternative Provision	32	0%	0%
Ebn Academy 2 Birmingham, B35 7PR	Alternative Provision	60	0%	0%
OA - Cambridge Cambridge, CB4 2BD	Alternative Provision	46	44.4%	44.4%
River Tees Primary Academy Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH	Alternative Provision	21	0%	0%
OA - Nene Valley Wisbech, PE13 2FP	Alternative Provision	43	75%	12.5%
Parkside Academy Ipswich, IP4 5ND	Alternative Provision	23	100%	50%
Beacon of Light School Sunderland, SR5 1SN	Alternative Provision	69	0%	0%
Victory Park Academy Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG	Alternative Provision	80	62.5%	60.7%
St Christopher's Academy Ipswich, IP4 3HG	Alternative Provision	24	0%	0%
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy Liverpool, L13 1FB	Alternative Provision	40	0%	0%
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17	100%	33.3%
First Base Ipswich Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	6	0%	0%
The Heights Burnley Burnley, BB12 0DU	Alternative Provision	91	0%	0%
First Base Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7PJ	Alternative Provision	5	0%	0%
Links Hatfield Academy Hatfield, AL10 8TJ	Alternative Provision	40	86.7%	46.7%
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68	0%	0%
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Harlow, CM18 7EZ	Alternative Provision	67	10.9%	60.9%
Consilium Evolve Sunderland, SR2 7NA	Alternative Provision	27	0%	0%
Roman Fields Academy Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DF	Alternative Provision	49	100%	16.3%
Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit Milton Keynes, MK2 2HP	Alternative Provision	22	0%	0%

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 Albany (Your chosen school)	Alternative Provision	3	Sign in to see
Links Academy St Albans, AL4 0TZ	Alternative Provision	42
The Pinetree School Thetford, IP24 3LH	Alternative Provision	39
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
Coritani Academy Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ	Alternative Provision	27
Forwards Centre Bolton, BL2 5DX	Alternative Provision	61
OA - Suffolk Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ	Alternative Provision	48
St Christopher's Academy Ipswich, IP4 3HG	Alternative Provision	24
Denewood Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	118
Unity Academy Nottingham, NG7 4ES	Alternative Provision	232
Kassia Academy and Support Services Warrington, WA2 0QQ	Alternative Provision	49
Alderwood Academy Ipswich, IP3 0EW	Alternative Provision	17
The Whitley AP Academy Halifax, HX2 9SR	Alternative Provision	75
Torlands Academy Exeter, EX4 1PT	Alternative Provision	139
Cherry Tree Learning Centre Dudley, DY1 2NX	Alternative Provision	68
Chalk Hill Sudbury, CO10 2SF	Alternative Provision	19
Beckmead Moundwood Academy Harlow, CM18 7EZ	Alternative Provision	67
Fordway Centre Ashford, TW15 3DU	Alternative Provision	12
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy Stafford, ST17 4BG	Alternative Provision	55
Will Adams Academy Gillingham, ME7 2BX	Alternative Provision	58
The Bridge Academy Lichfield, WS13 6SW	Alternative Provision	61
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre Salford, M30 8LE	Alternative Provision	79
Lansdown Park Academy Bristol, BS14 8SJ	Alternative Provision	20
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Bradford, BD5 8DB	Alternative Provision	64