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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Riverside Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 145 | 100% | 36.6% |
|
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 109 | 100% | 56.9% |
|
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 141 | 100% | 58.2% |
|
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH |
Special | 155 | 100% | 35.8% |
|
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 182 | 100% | 39% |
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Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 223 | 100% | 55.6% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 45.3% |
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 140 | 100% | 40% |
|
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 303 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 170 | 100% | 43.5% |
|
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 166 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 283 | 100% | 52.3% |
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 49.3% |
|
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 238 | 100% | 33.6% |
|
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 150 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 175 | 100% | 39.4% |
|
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 41.4% |
|
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 195 | 100% | 47.2% |
|
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 137 | 100% | 53.3% |
|
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 161 | 100% | 37.9% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB |
Special | 195 | 100% | 55.9% |
|
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 50% |
|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 198 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 126 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 208 | 100% | 31.3% |
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 348 | 100% | 41.1% |
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Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 253 | 100% | 60.1% |
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Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 93 | 100% | 39.8% |
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Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 389 | 100% | 41.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Riverside Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 145 | Sign in to see | |
|
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 109 | ||
|
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD |
Special | 101 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 93 | ||
|
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 264 | ||
|
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 168 | ||
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Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 212 | ||
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Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 139 | ||
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Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 289 | ||
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Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 138 | ||
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Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 178 | ||
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Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 151 | ||
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Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ |
Special | 111 | ||
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Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 173 | ||
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 175 | ||
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Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | ||
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St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 199 | ||
|
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 131 | ||
|
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 402 | ||
|
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 160 | ||
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Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 152 | ||
|
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 146 | ||
|
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 160 | ||
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Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 112 | ||
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Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB |
Special | 47 | ||
|
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 135 | ||
|
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 134 | ||
|
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 211 | ||
|
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 182 | ||