Horizon Community College

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 26 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Horizon Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,916 12.9% 27.6%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,821 20.6% 23.3%
Gosforth Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2JH
Secondary 1,927 11.9% 18.2%
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,820 13.5% 21.3%
Greenshaw High School
Sutton, SM1 3DY
Secondary 1,966 11.5% 26.1%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783 12.8% 21.2%
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Secondary 1,863 12.9% 27.5%
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR
Secondary 2,000 11.7% 29.1%
Hall Cross Academy
Doncaster, DN1 2HY
Secondary 2,045 9.7% 26.4%
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,870 16.3% 30.3%
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,704 10.4% 20.4%
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,730 12.6% 26.2%
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR
Secondary 1,964 11.5% 31.6%
President Kennedy School Academy
Coventry, CV6 4GL
Secondary 1,847 21.1% 32.9%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647 14.8% 24%
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783 19.7% 30.2%
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,727 18.4% 27.2%
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH
Secondary 1,622 19% 30.1%
Parrs Wood High School
Manchester, M20 5PG
Secondary 1,869 13.4% 29.4%
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,727 22.5% 28.1%
Jack Hunt Academy
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,892 10.4% 34.1%
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 2,040 14.5% 23.2%
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG
Secondary 1,612 16.1% 33%
Jesmond Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
Secondary 2,085 14.7% 35.9%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,798 20.9% 24.6%
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566 13.5% 30.2%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 24 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 Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,916 Sign in to see
Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ
Secondary 1,605
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB
Secondary 795
Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP
Secondary 1,820
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 891
Sirius Academy North
Hull, HU6 9BP
Secondary 1,245
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,704
Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Secondary 1,607
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS
Secondary 1,335
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE
Secondary 830
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272
St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
Hull, HU6 7TN
Secondary 2,439
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Secondary 1,690
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,329
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 2,040
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811
Jesmond Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
Secondary 2,085
Co-op Academy Grange
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Secondary 1,434
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 1,016