Riverside 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
Riverside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 355 100% 40.3%
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214 100% 54.7%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94 100% 57.4%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60 100% 48.4%
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90 100% 65.6%
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124 100% 47.6%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160 100% 55%
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245 100% 51.4%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174 100% 57.5%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263 100% 52.1%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263 100% 42.2%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144 100% 38.2%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110 100% 43.6%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217 100% 45.6%
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN
Special 52 100% 26.9%
The Bridge at HLC
Telford, TF1 5NQ
Special 227 100% 45.2%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280 100% 38.9%
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296 100% 36.5%
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319 100% 45.1%
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210 100% 68.1%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127 100% 54.3%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175 100% 55.4%

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
Riverside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 355 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT
Special 220
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 224
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 400
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 177
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294