River Tees Academy Grangetown

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
River Tees Academy Grangetown
(Your chosen school)
Special 40 100% 80%
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL
Special 53 100% 75.5%
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 32 100% 81.3%
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 68 100% 80.9%
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 97 100% 57.7%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84 100% 67.9%
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 91 100% 68.1%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83 100% 68.7%
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 198 100% 86.2%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 81 100% 64.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85 100% 65.9%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 88 100% 54.5%
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62 100% 75.8%
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA
Special 107 100% 72%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84 100% 79.8%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82 100% 67.1%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 55 100% 74.5%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 46 100% 67.4%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 65 100% 69.2%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61 100% 83.6%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 134 100% 70.9%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 60 100% 63.3%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83 100% 69.9%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64 100% 57.8%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56 100% 71.4%
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 69 100% 81.2%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 57 100% 64.9%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 83 100% 63.9%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 29 100% 58.6%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54 100% 79.6%

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
River Tees Academy Grangetown
(Your chosen school)
Special 40 Sign in to see
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 252
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 175
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 67
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251
Green Gates Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD
Special 47
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
Special 90
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 96
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 75
Ian Mikardo School
London, E3 3LF
Special 49
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 46
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 82
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 66
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 80
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 33
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 40