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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        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% |