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 69 100% 68.1%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 78 100% 71%
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL
Special 55 100% 60%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144 100% 65%
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL
Special 59 100% 78%
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90 100% 63.3%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85 100% 68.2%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117 100% 59%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95 100% 69.5%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 64 100% 76.6%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48 100% 75%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126 100% 71.7%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 80 100% 57.5%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84 100% 75.9%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133 100% 75.2%
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 226 100% 80.5%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74 100% 70.3%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85 100% 51.8%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57 100% 77.2%
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111 100% 62.2%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92 100% 84.4%
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55 100% 54.5%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%

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 69 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61
Philip Southcote School
Addlestone, KT15 2QH
Special 263