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% |
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Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
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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 | |
|
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | ||
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Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | ||
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Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | ||
|
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | ||
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Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | ||
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Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | ||
|
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
|
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
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Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | ||
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | ||
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Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | ||
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Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
|
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | ||
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Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
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Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | ||
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The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | ||
|
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | ||
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Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | ||
|
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | ||
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
|
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | ||
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Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | ||
|
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | ||
|
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 88 | ||
|
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
|
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG |
Special | 83 | ||