The Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway School
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 100% 36%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246 100% 40.2%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 252 100% 32.5%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116 100% 27.6%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130 100% 35.8%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 35.9%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116 100% 29.3%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116 100% 44%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43 100% 27.9%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%

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 Ridgeway School
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156