Rivermead 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
Rivermead School
(Your chosen school)
Special 151 100% 55.4%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 262 100% 43.1%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190 100% 57.9%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222 100% 51.4%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 219 100% 58%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233 100% 42.5%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99 100% 49.5%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 55.4%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188 100% 38.3%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 162 100% 45.7%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140 100% 63.6%

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
Rivermead School
(Your chosen school)
Special 151 Sign in to see
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF
Special 53
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP
Special 77
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 114
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61