Riverside Meadows 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 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
Riverside Meadows Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 113 100% 70.8%
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117 100% 72.6%
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119 100% 70.6%
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82 100% 65.9%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118 100% 72.9%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144 100% 65%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 89 100% 57.3%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99 100% 71.7%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85 100% 68.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69 100% 68.1%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117 100% 59%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95 100% 69.5%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126 100% 71.7%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84 100% 75.9%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133 100% 75.2%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74 100% 70.3%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84 100% 50%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56 100% 62.5%
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 174 100% 71.3%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92 100% 84.4%
Hartlepool Free School
Hartlepool, TS25 1FF
Special 19 100% 68.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%

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
Riverside Meadows Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 113 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
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
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 86
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
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
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64