Riverside School

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
Riverside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92 100% 59.8%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167 100% 61.1%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 135 100% 54.8%
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287 100% 61%
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157 100% 49%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 59%
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205 100% 62.6%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

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
Riverside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 173 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175