Ridgeway Academy
Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ridgeway Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 929 | 27.2% | 30.6% |
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The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
Lincoln, LN6 0EP |
Secondary | 947 | 24.9% | 33.9% |
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Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Croydon, CR5 1ES |
Secondary | 936 | 24.7% | 27.4% |
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Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY |
Secondary | 1,036 | 27.4% | 26.9% |
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Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Bristol, BS16 2HD |
Secondary | 1,102 | 25.8% | 29.9% |
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King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 953 | 21.5% | 28.4% |
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Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF |
Secondary | 944 | 20.7% | 29% |
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King Ethelbert School
Birchington, CT7 9BL |
Secondary | 842 | 29.6% | 31.4% |
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The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,089 | 24.8% | 31.9% |
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Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS |
Secondary | 933 | 23% | 32.1% |
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The Westwood Academy
Coventry, CV4 8DY |
Secondary | 868 | 26.2% | 32.5% |
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The Dorcan Academy
Swindon, SN3 5DA |
Secondary | 889 | 24.8% | 30.3% |
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The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20% | 30.4% |
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Lift Winton
Andover, SP10 2PS |
Secondary | 1,034 | 25.1% | 32.7% |
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Biddick Academy
Washington, NE38 8AL |
Secondary | 1,070 | 23.3% | 30.8% |
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Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ |
Secondary | 885 | 27.9% | 27.8% |
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Chesterton Community Sports College
Newcastle, ST5 7LP |
Secondary | 904 | 29.9% | 35% |
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Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW |
Secondary | 1,001 | 22.1% | 30.3% |
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Hampton High
Hampton, TW12 3HB |
Secondary | 867 | 22.8% | 32.2% |
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Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD |
Secondary | 1,018 | 29.8% | 27.3% |
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The Totteridge Academy
London, N20 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.6% | 28.8% |
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Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY |
Secondary | 905 | 23.5% | 28.2% |
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Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN |
Secondary | 932 | 20.8% | 30.3% |
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Stoke Park School
Coventry, CV2 4JW |
Secondary | 1,086 | 26% | 32.9% |
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The Adeyfield Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4DE |
Secondary | 817 | 23.1% | 33.3% |
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Henley Bank High School
Gloucester, GL3 4QF |
Secondary | 878 | 28% | 32.1% |
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Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE |
Secondary | 913 | 21.4% | 32.9% |
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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 970 | 22.6% | 34% |
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY |
Secondary | 825 | 22% | 29.2% |
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Dinnington High School
Sheffield, S25 2NZ |
Secondary | 1,015 | 25.6% | 30.3% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ridgeway Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 929 | Sign in to see | |
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Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,387 | ||
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Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 984 | ||
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The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
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Diss High School
Diss, IP22 4DH |
Secondary | 919 | ||
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Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,078 | ||
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The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
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Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ |
Secondary | 489 | ||
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The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
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West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
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Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
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The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,154 | ||
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Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,107 | ||
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Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS |
Secondary | 634 | ||
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Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
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Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
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Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 736 | ||
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Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH |
Secondary | 966 | ||
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Oulton Academy
Leeds, LS26 8EX |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,366 | ||
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Prendergast School
London, SE4 1LE |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
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Malton School
Malton, YO17 7NH |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||