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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |