Waterside 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
Waterside Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 103 36.8% 66.7%
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 42 60% 60%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB 		Alternative Provision 89 88.2% 61.8%
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB 		Alternative Provision 53 80% 60%
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE 		Alternative Provision 77 80% 80%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF 		Alternative Provision 59 25% 66.7%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 155 63.5% 64.2%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 104 42.3% 59%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 143 20.7% 54.1%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87 100% 67.9%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 80 62.5% 60.7%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 48 62.5% 67.5%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 128 53.6% 67.3%
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 68 72% 48%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 72 80.7% 54.4%
Harbour Vale School
Sherborne, DT9 4DN 		Alternative Provision 31 50% 61.1%
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 58 57.5% 60%
Richard Barnes Academy
Peterborough, PE3 6BA 		Alternative Provision 141 33.3% 62.5%
Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ 		Alternative Provision 67 10.9% 60.9%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 55 38% 54%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 71 32.8% 59.7%
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD 		Alternative Provision 89 41.2% 81.2%
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 67 79.1% 76.7%
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP 		Alternative Provision 37 46% 78.4%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 93 61.6% 76.7%
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX 		Alternative Provision 162 54.6% 67.8%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 117 71.6% 65.4%
Arbour Academy
Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG 		Alternative Provision 54 96.2% 73.1%
The Hub School
Hull, HU5 5YJ 		Alternative Provision 154 80.3% 65.4%
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD 		Alternative Provision 80 60.6% 66.2%

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
Waterside Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 103 Sign in to see
Everton Free School & Football College
Liverpool, L4 4DF 		Alternative Provision 316
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 96
The Heights Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4NW 		Alternative Provision 110
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 64
Harris Aspire Academy
London, SE25 6EJ 		Alternative Provision 45
Westside School
London, W6 0LT 		Alternative Provision 52
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 186
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ 		Alternative Provision 85
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 118
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 121
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 155
The Edge Academy
Birmingham, B31 2LQ 		Alternative Provision 72
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 143
River Tees Hospital School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA 		Alternative Provision 74
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 21
Forwards Centre
Bolton, BL2 5DX 		Alternative Provision 61
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87
OA - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ 		Alternative Provision 48
OA - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 39
Kassia Academy and Support Services
Warrington, WA2 0QQ 		Alternative Provision 49
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW 		Alternative Provision 52
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 47
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD 		Alternative Provision 153
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75
Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ 		Alternative Provision 67
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 67
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 93
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre
Salford, M30 8LE 		Alternative Provision 79