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 | 140 | 100% | 33.6% |
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Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
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The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | 100% | 60.3% |
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Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
|
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
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Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
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Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
|
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | 100% | 31.7% |
|
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
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Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
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Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
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Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
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Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
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John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% |
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Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
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Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
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Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
|
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
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West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
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Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 | 100% | 40.2% |
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Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | 100% | 42.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Riverside Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 140 | Sign in to see | |
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Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 106 | ||
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New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD |
Special | 103 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | ||
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The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN |
Special | 203 | ||
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The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | ||
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Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | ||
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Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | ||
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Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 136 | ||
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Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | ||
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Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | ||
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Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
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Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | ||
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Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ |
Special | 106 | ||
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Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | ||
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Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | ||
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St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 191 | ||
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Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | ||
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St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | ||
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Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | ||
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Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | ||
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Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | ||
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Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 145 | ||
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Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | ||
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Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | ||
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Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB |
Special | 58 | ||
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Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | ||
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Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | ||
|
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | ||
|
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | ||