Park Aspire Alternative Provision 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
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 89 72%
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 72 100% 74.5%
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE 		Alternative Provision 81 66.7% 75%
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 78 58.9% 48.2%
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ 		Alternative Provision 95 100% 72.3%
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY 		Alternative Provision 63 97.2% 72.2%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF 		Alternative Provision 62 23.5% 58.8%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 135 56.8% 55.9%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 139 48.6% 65.7%
Olive AP Academy - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD 		Alternative Provision 48 0% 50%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 108 20.6% 51.5%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87 64.8% 71.8%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87 71% 61.3%
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37 42.9% 57.1%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139 50% 62.9%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 51 52.1% 64.6%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 141 58.6% 65.8%
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW 		Alternative Provision 84 79.1% 80.6%
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46 42.9% 42.9%
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75 100% 71.2%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87 65.4% 60.3%
Harbour Vale School
Sherborne, DT9 4DN 		Alternative Provision 23 50% 75%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 148 28.2% 50%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 52 37% 56.5%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64 41.9% 56.5%
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 78 38.7% 82.7%
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 55 92.1% 76.3%
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP 		Alternative Provision 45 46.7% 68.9%
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 107 20.4% 38.8%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 91 83.3% 67.9%

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
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 89 Sign in to see
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 45
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 72
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy
Liskeard, PL14 6BS 		Alternative Provision 39
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ 		Alternative Provision 58
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penzance, TR18 3NX 		Alternative Provision 49
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL 		Alternative Provision 53
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70
Springwell Harrogate
Harrogate, HG1 5EP 		Alternative Provision 27
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ 		Alternative Provision 127
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 123
Coritani Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ 		Alternative Provision 20
Sevenhills Academy
Grimsby, DN33 1NU 		Alternative Provision 40
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 80
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 107
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 164
Kassia Academy and Support Services
Warrington, WA2 0QQ 		Alternative Provision 52
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Dudley, DY1 2NX 		Alternative Provision 68
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 72
Wey Valley College
Guildford, GU2 8AA 		Alternative Provision 45
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 78
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 55
Will Adams Academy
Gillingham, ME7 2BX 		Alternative Provision 51
Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW 		Alternative Provision 24
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 91
The Bridge Academy
Lichfield, WS13 6SW 		Alternative Provision 51
Lansdown Park Academy
Bristol, BS14 8SJ 		Alternative Provision 18