The Rise Free 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
The Rise Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 138 100% 42%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172 100% 55.2%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 67 100% 56.7%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 196 100% 43.4%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 114 100% 25.4%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 98 100% 39.8%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 128 100% 43%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197 100% 41.6%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 169 100% 47.9%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 133 100% 42.1%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201 100% 44.3%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 78 100% 44.9%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 47.4%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164 100% 50.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 176 100% 40.9%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 77 100% 45.5%

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
The Rise Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 138 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 66
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 51
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE
Special 74
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 65
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 97
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 56
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 62
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 44
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54