Rivermead 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
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%