Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Riverside Bridge School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% | 
| 
                                The St Christopher School
                                 Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW  | 
                            Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% | 
| 
                                Charlton Park Academy
                                 London, SE7 8HX  | 
                            Special | 221 | 100% | 53.2% | 
| 
                                Foxwood Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG9 3GF  | 
                            Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| 
                                Hawthorns School
                                 Hyde, SK14 6PJ  | 
                            Special | 219 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                                The Rise Free School
                                 Feltham, TW13 7EF  | 
                            Special | 138 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                                Pond Meadow School
                                 Guildford, GU1 1DR  | 
                            Special | 146 | 100% | 32.9% | 
| 
                                Rivermead School
                                 Gillingham, ME7 1UG  | 
                            Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| 
                                Dysart School
                                 Surbiton, KT6 6HL  | 
                            Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% | 
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 London, SE11 6QH  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                                The Bridge School
                                 London, N7 9LD  | 
                            Special | 246 | 100% | 63.8% | 
| 
                                Strathmore School
                                 Twickenham, TW1 4DQ  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% | 
| 
                                High Park School
                                 Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                                Oak Lodge School
                                 London, N2 0QY  | 
                            Special | 199 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| 
                                Shenstone School
                                 Crayford, DA1 4DZ  | 
                            Special | 191 | 100% | 34% | 
| 
                                The Springfields Academy
                                 Calne, SN11 0DS  | 
                            Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                                St Dominic's School
                                 Godalming, GU8 4DX  | 
                            Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% | 
| 
                                The Grove
                                 London, N17 6AR  | 
                            Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                                The Fountains Primary School
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 43.3% | 
| 
                                Ladywood School
                                 Bolton, BL3 1NG  | 
                            Special | 197 | 100% | 41.6% | 
| 
                                Woodside Academy
                                 Erith, DA8 3PB  | 
                            Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Coppice School
                                 Doncaster, DN7 6JH  | 
                            Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% | 
| 
                                Harry Watts Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                            Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                                Snowfields Academy
                                 Maidstone, ME14 5GA  | 
                            Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% | 
| 
                                Addington Valley Academy
                                 Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                                Orchard Manor School
                                 Dawlish, EX7 9SF  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% | 
| 
                                Cornerstone School
                                 Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                            Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                                Leycroft Academy
                                 Birmingham, B33 9UE  | 
                            Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% | 
| 
                                Tettenhall Wood School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                            Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| 
                                Corley Academy
                                 Coventry, CV7 8AZ  | 
                            Special | 149 | 100% | 42.3% | 
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
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Riverside Bridge School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 196 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Beaumont Hill Academy
                                 Darlington, DL1 2AN  | 
                            Special | 328 | ||
| 
                                Lime Academy Hornbeam
                                 London, E17 5NT  | 
                            Special | 284 | ||
| 
                                Melland High School
                                 Gorton, M18 7DT  | 
                            Special | 223 | ||
| 
                                Charlton Park Academy
                                 London, SE7 8HX  | 
                            Special | 221 | ||
| 
                                Tweendykes School
                                 Hull, HU7 4PW  | 
                            Special | 165 | ||
| 
                                Hazelbeck Special School
                                 Bingley, BD16 1EE  | 
                            Special | 155 | ||
| 
                                Co-op Academy Southfield
                                 Bradford, BD5 9ET  | 
                            Special | 325 | ||
| 
                                Whitefield School
                                 London, E17 4AZ  | 
                            Special | 374 | ||
| 
                                Highfield Littleport Academy
                                 Ely, CB6 1LJ  | 
                            Special | 143 | ||
| 
                                The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
                                 London, N1 0HY  | 
                            Special | 27 | ||
| 
                                Piper Hill High School
                                 Manchester, M23 2YS  | 
                            Special | 278 | ||
| 
                                Springwell Leeds Academy
                                 Leeds, LS10 3JA  | 
                            Special | 326 | ||
| 
                                Doubletrees School
                                 Par, PL24 2DS  | 
                            Special | 103 | ||
| 
                                The Bridge School
                                 London, N7 9LD  | 
                            Special | 246 | ||
| 
                                Clarendon School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 7SL  | 
                            Special | 165 | ||
| 
                                The Meadows School
                                 Leek, ST13 6EU  | 
                            Special | 130 | ||
| 
                                Willow Dene School
                                 Plumstead, SE18 2JD  | 
                            Special | 287 | ||
| 
                                Glebe School
                                 West Wickham, BR4 9AE  | 
                            Special | 279 | ||
| 
                                Hazel Court School
                                 Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ  | 
                            Special | 124 | ||
| 
                                Linden Lodge School
                                 London, SW19 6JB  | 
                            Special | 147 | ||
| 
                                Arbour Vale School
                                 Slough, SL2 3AE  | 
                            Special | 345 | ||
| 
                                The Village School
                                 London, NW9 0JY  | 
                            Special | 323 | ||
| 
                                Firwood High School
                                 Bolton, BL2 4HU  | 
                            Special | 212 | ||
| 
                                Cleeve Meadow School
                                 Sidcup, DA14 4JN  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||
| 
                                Capella House School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 7SL  | 
                            Special | 67 | ||
| 
                                Stubbin Wood School
                                 Mansfield, NG20 8QF  | 
                            Special | 237 | ||
| 
                                The Martin Bacon Academy
                                 Northstowe, CB24 1DH  | 
                            Special | 127 | ||
| 
                                Mabel Prichard School
                                 Oxford, OX4 6SB  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Samuel Laycock School
                                 Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF  | 
                            Special | 228 | ||