Ramsden Hall Academy

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 25 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
Ramsden Hall Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 99 100% 66.7%
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137 100% 62.8%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56 100% 82.1%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126 100% 64.3%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
Special 56 100% 50%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89 100% 77.1%
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 137 100% 67.2%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48 100% 72.9%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89 100% 73%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87 100% 57%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 67.1%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115 100% 68.7%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80 100% 80%
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59 100% 59.3%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX
Special 44 100% 79.5%
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42 100% 64.3%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65 100% 72.3%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135 100% 62.2%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
Ramsden Hall Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 99 Sign in to see
Ash Field Academy
Leicester, LE5 4PY
Special 157
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 255
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 502
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 275
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Special 220
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135
Abbey Hill Academy & College
Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 5PP
Special 373
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360
Prestley Wood Academy
Alconbury Weald, PE28 4BL
Special 65