Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Riverbank School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% | 
| 
                        The Ashley School
                         Lowestoft, NR32 4EU  | 
                    Special | 167 | 100% | 53.3% | 
| 
                        Pencalenick School
                         Truro, TR1 1TE  | 
                    Special | 195 | 100% | 49.7% | 
| 
                        Fosse Way School
                         Bath, BA3 3AL  | 
                    Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% | 
| 
                        Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
                         Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT  | 
                    Special | 125 | 100% | 36% | 
| 
                        Beaumont Hill Academy
                         Darlington, DL1 2AN  | 
                    Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                        Portland Academy
                         Sunderland, SR3 2NQ  | 
                    Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% | 
| 
                        The Cedars Academy
                         Gateshead, NE9 6QD  | 
                    Special | 231 | 100% | 51.5% | 
| 
                        Oak Wood Secondary School
                         Nuneaton, CV11 4QH  | 
                    Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% | 
| 
                        Barrs Court School
                         Hereford, HR1 1EQ  | 
                    Special | 88 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                        Carew Academy
                         Wallington, SM6 7NH  | 
                    Special | 246 | 100% | 51.2% | 
| 
                        Spring Common Academy
                         Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ  | 
                    Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                        The Lindfield School
                         Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ  | 
                    Special | 114 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                        Kelford School
                         Rotherham, S61 2NU  | 
                    Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% | 
| 
                        Oak Lodge School
                         London, N2 0QY  | 
                    Special | 199 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| 
                        The Bridge School
                         Birmingham, B73 6UE  | 
                    Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| 
                        Hallmoor School
                         Birmingham, B33 0DL  | 
                    Special | 273 | 100% | 63% | 
| 
                        Kingswode Hoe School
                         Colchester, CO3 3QJ  | 
                    Special | 151 | 100% | 51% | 
| 
                        Woodlands
                         Birmingham, B46 3JE  | 
                    Special | 215 | 100% | 46% | 
| 
                        Welcombe Hills School
                         Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ  | 
                    Special | 184 | 100% | 45.1% | 
| 
                        The Fountains High School
                         Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB  | 
                    Special | 236 | 100% | 38.6% | 
| 
                        The Fountains Primary School
                         Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB  | 
                    Special | 201 | 100% | 43.3% | 
| 
                        Two Rivers High School
                         Tamworth, B77 2HJ  | 
                    Special | 255 | 100% | 41.6% | 
| 
                        Ashgate Croft School
                         Chesterfield, S40 4BN  | 
                    Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% | 
| 
                        St Andrew's Academy
                         Derby, DE21 4EW  | 
                    Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% | 
| 
                        St Clare's School
                         Derby, DE3 9AZ  | 
                    Special | 154 | 100% | 51.3% | 
| 
                        St Martins School
                         Derby, DE24 0BT  | 
                    Special | 230 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                        Stubbin Wood School
                         Mansfield, NG20 8QF  | 
                    Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% | 
| 
                        Treetops Free School
                         Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                    Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% | 
| 
                        Pitcheroak School
                         Redditch, B97 6PQ  | 
                    Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |