The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
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 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
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The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,473 | 13.8% | 13.2% |
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Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ |
Secondary | 1,562 | 14% | 11.1% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
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Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,509 | 12.1% | 12.2% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
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Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,481 | 14.2% | 13.4% |
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Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
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Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,480 | 13.9% | 14% |
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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.9% | 12% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,656 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
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The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
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Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
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St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,726 | 13.4% | 11.3% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,558 | 17% | 12.6% |
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | 13.5% | 12% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,603 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ |
Secondary | 607 | ||
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The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,473 | ||
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Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
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Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,843 | ||
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | ||
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Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
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West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
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Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | ||
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Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,590 | ||
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Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
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Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH |
Secondary | 1,387 | ||
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Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,613 | ||
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Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,330 | ||
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Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD9 6NA |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,461 | ||
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Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,681 | ||
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Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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Richmond School
Richmond, DL10 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
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Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
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The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
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Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
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Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND |
Secondary | 1,018 | ||