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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Riddlesdown Collegiate
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,067 | 13.7% | 12.1% |
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF |
Secondary | 1,980 | 8.9% | 13.6% |
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | 9.2% | 14.8% |
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ |
Secondary | 1,879 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | 15.2% | 15.1% |
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,932 | 13% | 10% |
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | 19.7% | 8.3% |
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | 12.2% | 11.8% |
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | 10.5% | 8.3% |
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT |
Secondary | 1,874 | 10.7% | 15% |
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | 11% | 13.8% |
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,124 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD |
Secondary | 1,937 | 11.9% | 14.7% |
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | 12.1% | 14.6% |
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR |
Secondary | 2,124 | 13.2% | 7.2% |
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | 8% | 11.5% |
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,760 | 12.2% | 13.2% |
Graveney School
London, SW17 9BU |
Secondary | 2,275 | 9.5% | 13.6% |
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | 12.9% | 15.7% |
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET |
Secondary | 2,080 | 18.9% | 12.4% |
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | 16% | 14.1% |
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE |
Secondary | 2,013 | 16% | 14.5% |
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW |
Secondary | 2,014 | 6.4% | 9.4% |
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE |
Secondary | 1,951 | 10.5% | 17.2% |
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ |
Secondary | 2,276 | 15.3% | 11% |
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,916 | 11.7% | 9.4% |
Great Sankey High School
Warrington, WA5 3AA |
Secondary | 2,085 | 10.4% | 8.4% |
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,053 | 14.2% | 14% |
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,852 | 14.9% | 13.7% |
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU |
Secondary | 1,967 | 18.2% | 13.8% |
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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Riddlesdown Collegiate
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,067 | Sign in to see | |
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | ||
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ |
Secondary | 2,530 | ||
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | ||
Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX |
Secondary | 1,678 | ||
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | ||
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | ||
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | ||
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | ||
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,053 | ||
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | ||
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | ||
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,298 | ||
Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,435 | ||
Alsop High School
Liverpool, L4 6SH |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 1,042 |