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 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
Schools we've chosen
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