Lime Academy Hornbeam

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
Lime Academy Hornbeam
(Your chosen school)
Special 284 100% 49.1%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215 100% 51.4%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226 100% 47.8%
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 175 100% 57.7%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 221 100% 53.2%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261 100% 39.1%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 401 100% 47.9%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201 100% 44.8%
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 336 100% 52.4%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236 100% 37.7%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 58.1%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254 100% 45.7%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218 100% 55%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 221 100% 37.1%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147 100% 40.8%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287 100% 52.6%
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199 100% 42.2%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 273 100% 63%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345 100% 41.4%
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323 100% 39%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 218 100% 48.6%

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
Lime Academy Hornbeam
(Your chosen school)
Special 284 Sign in to see
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 91
Leigh Academy Milestone
Longfield, DA3 8JZ
Special 392
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 268
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 221
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 287
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 414
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 401
Whitefield School
London, E17 4AZ
Special 374
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 192
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 432
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 181
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 116
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Special 265
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 175
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 279
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 210
Linden Lodge School
London, SW19 6JB
Special 147
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171