Ravenswood 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
Ravenswood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 100% 39%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157 100% 49%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99 100% 42.4%
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108 100% 36.1%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150 100% 44%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%

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
Ravenswood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 Sign in to see
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 110
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69