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.

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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 111 100% 32.1%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174 100% 31.6%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111 100% 27.9%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118 100% 39.7%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171 100% 35.1%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 39.7%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131 100% 45.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117 100% 38.1%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 42 100% 25.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%