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 - Four Sites
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
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169
Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH
Special 109
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29
Paddock School
London, SW17 0DZ
Special 220
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 308
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131
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
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 488
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 198
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN
Special 336
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 392
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD
Special 436
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249