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 2,076 15% 12.2%
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,824 7.6% 9.9%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,964 12% 10.4%
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071 19% 8.7%
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,957 10.9% 14.6%
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121 14.9% 12.7%
Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB
Secondary 1,772 14.2% 8.5%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10% 10.3%
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Secondary 2,119 19.3% 8%
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,106 12.2% 13.2%
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937 12.5% 16.4%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883 14.4% 15.8%
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR
Secondary 2,097 11% 8.2%
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,910 8.7% 13.3%
Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley, LS29 8TR
Secondary 2,174 16.9% 6.3%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783 12.9% 13%
Graveney School
London, SW17 9BU
Secondary 2,345 10.4% 15.3%
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060 12.5% 17.3%
E-Act Ousedale School
Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ
Secondary 2,268 19.9% 13.6%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,051 21.1% 12.2%
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,893 16.1% 16.7%
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ
Secondary 1,882 22.2% 14.7%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,008 17.2% 14.7%
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,033 7.1% 9.8%
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,290 14.8% 12.4%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923 13.1% 9.8%
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,005 14.8% 16.8%
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834 13.5% 13.4%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 2,024 19.3% 15.3%
Steyning Grammar School
Steyning, BN44 3RX
Secondary 1,945 22.8% 12.4%

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
Riddlesdown Collegiate
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,076 Sign in to see
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 930
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,733
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,610
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ
Secondary 2,549
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD
Secondary 1,710
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,409
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071
Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP
Secondary 1,785
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH
Secondary 1,659
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS
Secondary 1,735
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,672
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
Secondary 1,576
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,113
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,054
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,398
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR
Secondary 2,000
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,663
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW
Secondary 1,560
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 832
Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB
Secondary 1,358
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH
Secondary 1,150
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 121
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 895
Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW
Secondary 1,875