Horizon Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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%