Riddlesdown Collegiate

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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