Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
Running cost categories
We've chosen 26 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Ridgeway High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 905 | 28.1% | 56.5% |
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | 19.8% | 69.9% |
Highbury Fields School
London, N5 1AR |
Secondary | 731 | 19.2% | 51.3% |
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG |
Secondary | 885 | 20.1% | 58.3% |
Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 840 | 17.7% | 48.8% |
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN |
Secondary | 882 | 17.9% | 43.6% |
Langdon Park Community School
London, E14 0RZ |
Secondary | 1,061 | 19.8% | 60.2% |
Holte School
Birmingham, B19 2EP |
Secondary | 1,159 | 18.1% | 59.8% |
Holly Lodge Girls' College
Liverpool, L12 7LE |
Secondary | 1,002 | 20.2% | 46.5% |
St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ |
Secondary | 1,052 | 19.7% | 43% |
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | 25.1% | 47.3% |
Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | 22.1% | 54.6% |
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | 18.6% | 45.1% |
Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA |
Secondary | 979 | 23.1% | 43.7% |
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Select, HD5 9PG |
Secondary | 855 | 20.9% | 49.4% |
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | 24.9% | 52% |
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Chester, CH1 5JH |
Secondary | 709 | 29.5% | 47.2% |
Bridlington School
Bridlington, YO16 4QU |
Secondary | 954 | 23.3% | 50.6% |
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF |
Secondary | 958 | 15.2% | 45% |
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | 13.2% | 52.1% |
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 796 | 19.9% | 44.3% |
St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB |
Secondary | 1,035 | 16.1% | 46.7% |
New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN |
Secondary | 1,025 | 18.3% | 51.3% |
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST |
Secondary | 1,080 | 30.9% | 45.6% |
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,112 | 16.7% | 48.9% |
North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ |
Secondary | 1,039 | 18.9% | 52.7% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 26 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Ridgeway High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 905 | Sign in to see | |
Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 840 | ||
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF |
Secondary | 668 | ||
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | ||
St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | ||
St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | ||
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | ||
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | ||
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | ||
Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 556 | ||
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Chester, CH1 5JH |
Secondary | 709 | ||
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL |
Secondary | 696 | ||
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | ||
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | ||
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | ||
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 967 | ||
Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | ||
All Hallows RC High School
Salford, M6 8AA |
Secondary | 739 | ||
Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB |
Secondary | 900 | ||
Manchester Mesivta School
Prestwich, M25 0PH |
Secondary | 242 | ||
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 |