Ridgeway Secondary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Ridgeway Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 338 23.7% 17.2%
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 463 19.9% 15.8%
Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD
Secondary 546 13.6% 19.1%
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE
Secondary 500 24.6% 21.8%
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
Secondary 360 20% 19.4%
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA
Secondary 354 16.7% 14.7%
Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR
Secondary 253 22.5% 19.4%
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS
Secondary 432 25.7% 23.1%
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN
Secondary 339 20.4% 21.2%
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA
Secondary 445 27.2% 17.1%
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Secondary 461 17.8% 15.9%
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA
Secondary 581 21.7% 20.7%
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
Secondary 538 17.3% 17.7%
Ixworth High School
Ixworth, IP31 2HS
Secondary 548 26.1% 20.3%
Ralph Sadleir School
Ware, SG11 1TF
Secondary 275 20.4% 15.3%
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG
Secondary 613 28.6% 17.5%
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454 23.4% 18.7%
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY
Secondary 289 27% 11.4%
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 523 13.2% 17%
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP
Secondary 484 16.3% 19.6%
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Secondary 502 19.5% 13.7%
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX
Secondary 349 18.6% 18.9%
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 500 20.8% 17%
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Stafford, ST19 9DS
Secondary 421 14% 19.2%
Ryecroft CofE Middle School
Rocester, ST14 5PB
Secondary 199 21.6% 13.6%
Emmanuel Church of England Middle School
Verwood, BH31 6JF
Secondary 439 15.5% 18.2%
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
Secondary 338 17.5% 24.9%
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Secondary 411 16.3% 15.6%
Weldon Village Academy
Corby, NN17 3GE
Secondary 293 17.1% 20.5%
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 396 28.9% 20.8%

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
Ridgeway Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 338 Sign in to see
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 463
Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD
Secondary 546
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS
Secondary 432
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU
Secondary 530
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN
Secondary 339
Parkside Studio College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 61
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL
Secondary 743
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW
Secondary 380
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 662
Ixworth High School
Ixworth, IP31 2HS
Secondary 548
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW
Secondary 349
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG
Secondary 613
Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR
Secondary 420
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE
Secondary 551
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN
Secondary 433
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 451
Churnet View Middle School
Leek, ST13 6PU
Secondary 436
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 523
Bredon Hill Academy
Evesham, WR11 7SW
Secondary 478
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX
Secondary 349
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 500
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
London, N16 5RP
Secondary 113
Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School
Morpeth, NE65 7RJ
Secondary 193
Lockyer's Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
Secondary 444
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 536
Ovingham Middle School
Prudhoe, NE42 6DE
Secondary 347
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH
Secondary 585
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 613
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX
Secondary 392