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 360 100% 39.4%
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 74 100% 58.1%
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 109 100% 42.2%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 111 100% 59.8%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 53 100% 52.8%
Paddock School
London, SW17 0DZ
Special 246 100% 65.9%
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 93 100% 62.4%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 129 100% 53.1%
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163 100% 62.6%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 162 100% 33.3%
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 186 100% 50%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 184 100% 50%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 315 100% 51.1%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 242 100% 55.8%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 37.6%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 262 100% 41.6%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 141 100% 47.5%
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 263 100% 31.6%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 157 100% 40.8%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 37.6%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 115 100% 37.4%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 236 100% 46.2%
The Bridge School
Telford, TF1 5NQ
Special 239 100% 46.9%
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 309 100% 38.2%
The Orchard School
Oldbury, B68 8LD
Special 173 100% 53.2%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 134 100% 41%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 131 100% 58%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 147 100% 47.6%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 194 100% 55.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Riverside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 360 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 204
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 109
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 130
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 163
Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH
Special 117
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 533
Paddock School
London, SW17 0DZ
Special 246
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 185
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 306
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 296
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 149
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 461
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 253
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 460
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 503
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 178
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 223
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 437
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 208
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 97
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN
Special 352
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 404
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 129
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD
Special 441
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 313
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 396
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 192
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 253