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
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Riversides School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 68 | 100% | 80.9% |
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 53 | 100% | 75.5% |
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 61.5% |
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW |
Special | 32 | 100% | 81.3% |
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.9% |
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS |
Special | 97 | 100% | 57.7% |
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 67.9% |
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 91 | 100% | 68.1% |
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | 100% | 64.2% |
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 65.9% |
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% |
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD |
Special | 62 | 100% | 75.8% |
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72% |
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 82 | 100% | 67.1% |
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB |
Special | 55 | 100% | 74.5% |
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY |
Special | 65 | 100% | 69.2% |
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 118 | 100% | 49.2% |
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB |
Special | 118 | 100% | 72.9% |
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 63.3% |
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 83 | 100% | 69.9% |
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 56 | 100% | 71.4% |
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH |
Special | 69 | 100% | 81.2% |
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ |
Special | 57 | 100% | 72.7% |
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY |
Special | 70 | 100% | 85.7% |
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA |
Special | 40 | 100% | 80% |
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 | 100% | 63.9% |
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL |
Special | 54 | 100% | 79.6% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Riversides School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 68 | Sign in to see | |
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT |
Special | 125 | ||
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD |
Special | 80 | ||
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU |
Special | 118 | ||
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | ||
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX |
Special | 81 | ||
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 139 | ||
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX |
Special | 251 | ||
Green Gates Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD |
Special | 47 | ||
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF |
Special | 118 | ||
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY |
Special | 112 | ||
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU |
Special | 60 | ||
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW |
Special | 101 | ||
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ |
Special | 71 | ||
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 47 | ||
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL |
Special | 75 | ||
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS |
Special | 107 | ||
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS |
Special | 106 | ||
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | ||
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX |
Special | 52 | ||
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD |
Special | 46 | ||
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS |
Special | 108 | ||
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 118 | ||
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ |
Special | 149 | ||
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | ||
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB |
Special | 108 | ||
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT |
Special | 110 | ||
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT |
Special | 148 | ||
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ |
Special | 147 | ||
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG |
Special | 148 |