Horizon Academy

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
Horizon Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 69 100% 50.7%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 95 100% 72.6%
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137 100% 62.8%
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80 100% 59%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126 100% 64.3%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 173 100% 84.4%
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
Special 56 100% 50%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99 100% 66.7%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89 100% 77.1%
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 137 100% 67.2%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89 100% 73%
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 50 100% 59.2%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 70 100% 61.4%
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102 100% 78%
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73 100% 97.3%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87 100% 57%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62 100% 79%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115 100% 68.7%
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60 100% 53.3%
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80 100% 80%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63 100% 74.6%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42 100% 64.3%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65 100% 72.3%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135 100% 62.2%
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 40 100% 57.5%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%

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
Horizon Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 69 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 92