Riversides 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
Riversides School
(Your chosen school)
Special 69 100% 76.8%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 277 100% 47.5%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111 100% 60.4%
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37 100% 59.5%
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 102 100% 62.7%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99 100% 71.7%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85 100% 68.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69 100% 68.1%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Special 285 100% 50.5%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95 100% 69.5%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 64 100% 76.6%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48 100% 75%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129 100% 51.2%
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 140 100% 53.6%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74 100% 70.3%
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93 100% 76.3%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Special 52 100% 76.9%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73 100% 50.7%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 252 100% 35.7%
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61 100% 62.3%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 85 100% 57.6%
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92 100% 84.4%
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100 100% 77%

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
Riversides School
(Your chosen school)
Special 69 Sign in to see
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 78
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL
Special 59
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258
Green Gates Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD
Special 55
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 59
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 155
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149
Bracken Hill School
Nottingham, NG17 7HZ
Special 173
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135