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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richmond Hill School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 282 | 100% | 35.1% |
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG |
Special | 76 | 39.5% | 19.7% |
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% |
Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH |
Special | 109 | 33% | 12.8% |
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% |
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | 100% | 52.1% |
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% |
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | 90.3% | 27.4% |
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% |
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 248 | 100% | 29.8% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 31% |
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 155 | 100% | 32.9% |
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | 100% | 43% |
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | 100% | 38.9% |
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | 100% | 36.5% |
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richmond Hill School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 282 | Sign in to see | |
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG |
Special | 189 | ||
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | ||
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | ||
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | ||
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | ||
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | ||
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | ||
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | ||
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Special | 347 | ||
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | ||
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | ||
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | ||
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | ||
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | ||
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | ||
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 267 | ||
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS |
Special | 355 |