Horizons Academy Bexley

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
Horizons Academy Bexley
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 81 66.7% 40%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB 		Alternative Provision 93 90% 56.7%
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy
Truro, TR1 3AS 		Alternative Provision 108 100% 40%
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL 		Alternative Provision 53 33.3% 33.3%
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70 72.2% 38.9%
Westside School
London, W6 0LT 		Alternative Provision 47 100% 47.4%
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 78 58.9% 48.2%
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP 		Alternative Provision 52 74.4% 55.8%
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 123 96.9% 60%
The Elland Academy
Leeds, LS12 6DQ 		Alternative Provision 127 100% 50%
The ArtsXchange
London, EC1V 1JX 		Alternative Provision 37 87% 39.1%
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116 60% 40%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 135 56.8% 55.9%
The Edge Academy
Birmingham, B31 2LQ 		Alternative Provision 75 100% 50%
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 22 66.7% 33.3%
The Eaglewood School
New Milton, BH25 6SY 		Alternative Provision 71 100% 37.9%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87 71% 61.3%
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37 42.9% 57.1%
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB 		Alternative Provision 110 100% 52.4%
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 80 77.8% 29.6%
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, PE11 2PN 		Alternative Provision 58 100% 55.3%
Ethos College
Dewsbury, WF13 4QS 		Alternative Provision 46 100% 44.4%
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46 42.9% 42.9%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87 65.4% 60.3%
Estuary Academy
Gravesend, DA12 4DJ 		Alternative Provision 84 100% 52.6%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 52 37% 56.5%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64 41.9% 56.5%
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 107 20.4% 38.8%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 137 75.3% 44.3%
Arbour Academy
Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG 		Alternative Provision 44 92.3% 30.8%

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
Horizons Academy Bexley
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 81 Sign in to see
Everton Free School
Liverpool, L4 4DF 		Alternative Provision 307
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 87
The Heights Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4NW 		Alternative Provision 129
Harris Aspire Academy
London, SE25 6EJ 		Alternative Provision 37
Westside School
London, W6 0LT 		Alternative Provision 47
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 192
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy
London, NW8 0NW 		Alternative Provision 72
Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Ilford, IG4 5LP 		Alternative Provision 52
Aspire Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5DE 		Alternative Provision 170
Phoenix Park Academy
Grimsby, DN32 7NQ 		Alternative Provision 95
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Bromley, BR2 9EA 		Alternative Provision 123
The ArtsXchange
London, EC1V 1JX 		Alternative Provision 37
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY 		Alternative Provision 63
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116
Ebn Academy 2
Birmingham, B35 7PR 		Alternative Provision 61
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 108
River Tees Hospital School
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA 		Alternative Provision 42
River Tees Primary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8NH 		Alternative Provision 22
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87
Olive AP Academy - Suffolk
Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ 		Alternative Provision 34
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 138
The Rowans
Chatham, ME5 0LB 		Alternative Provision 78
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46
The Limes College
Sutton, SM1 2SD 		Alternative Provision 165
The Heights Burnley
Burnley, BB12 0DU 		Alternative Provision 81
Esteem Valley Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 8PF 		Alternative Provision 139
The Workplace
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS 		Alternative Provision 84
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 137