North Ridge Community 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
North Ridge Community School
(Your chosen school)
Special 161 100% 46%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217 100% 57.6%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179 100% 45.3%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138 100% 44.9%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71 100% 52.1%
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102 100% 40.2%
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171 100% 58.5%
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 126 100% 24.6%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128 100% 50.8%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 49.5%
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71 100% 32.4%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113 100% 43.4%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113 100% 36.3%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131 100% 50.4%
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132 100% 37.9%
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 176 100% 41.5%
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87 100% 42.5%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 120 100% 41.7%
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55 100% 32.7%
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135 100% 37%
Two Bridges Academy
Alveston, BS35 3JT
Special 40 100% 22.5%

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
North Ridge Community School
(Your chosen school)
Special 161 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 81
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78