The Ridgeway School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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% |