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
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
(Your chosen school)
Special 85 100% 65.9%
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121 100% 66.1%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80 100% 59.7%
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65 100% 66.2%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139 100% 60.9%
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68 100% 54.4%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 81 100% 64.2%
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%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100 100% 58%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92 100% 51.6%
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%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 74 100% 59.5%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 78 100% 59%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61 100% 83.6%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 134 100% 70.9%
Becton School
Sheffield, S20 1NZ
Special 125 100% 66.7%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 60 100% 63.3%
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200 100% 77.2%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83 100% 69.9%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87 100% 55.2%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64 100% 57.8%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56 100% 71.4%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 57 100% 64.9%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106 100% 70.8%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 83 100% 63.9%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 29 100% 58.6%

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
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
(Your chosen school)
Special 85 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 101
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 214
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 134
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 147
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 89
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 130
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 114
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 58