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 29 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravenshall School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 200 | 100% | 57% |
|
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
|
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.1% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 50% |
|
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% |
|
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG |
Special | 147 | 100% | 57.8% |
|
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
|
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
|
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
|
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
|
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 50% |
|
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
|
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
|
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | 100% | 50.2% |
|
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
|
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
|
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravenshall School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 200 | Sign in to see | |
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Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | ||
|
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | ||
|
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 184 | ||
|
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | ||
|
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | ||
|
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | ||
|
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | ||
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Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | ||
|
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 136 | ||
|
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | ||
|
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
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The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
|
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | ||
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Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | ||
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St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | ||
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Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | ||
|
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | ||
|
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | ||
|
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | ||
|
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | ||
|
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 145 | ||
|
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | ||
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | ||
|
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | ||
|
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | ||
|
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | ||