Ridgewood Community 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.
Running cost categories
We've chosen 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ridgewood Community High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
|
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 64.3% |
|
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
|
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | 100% | 65.4% |
|
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% |
|
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
|
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | 100% | 49% |
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | 100% | 56.1% |
|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
|
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
|
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |
|
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% |
|
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
|
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ridgewood Community High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 190 | Sign in to see | |
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Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE |
Special | 98 | ||
|
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD |
Special | 502 | ||
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Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Special | 89 | ||
|
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | ||
|
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 | ||
|
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | ||
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | ||
|
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES |
Special | 87 | ||
|
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | ||
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | ||
|
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | ||
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Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY |
Special | 68 | ||
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Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | ||
|
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 237 | ||
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Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD |
Special | 137 | ||
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Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | ||
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | ||
|
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 | ||