Rigby Hall Day Special 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
Rigby Hall Day Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 215 100% 36.7%
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274 100% 41.6%
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203 100% 38.9%
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174 100% 42.5%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
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%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242 100% 32.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191 100% 40.8%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173 100% 38.7%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281 100% 31.7%

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
Rigby Hall Day Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 215 Sign in to see
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Special 138
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 152
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA
Special 108
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83