North Ridge High 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
North Ridge High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100 100% 73%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187 100% 71.1%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
North Ridge High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 200 Sign in to see
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237