Northern House 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
Northern House Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 87 100% 55.2%
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121 100% 66.1%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80 100% 59.7%
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL
Special 53 100% 75.5%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122 100% 70.5%
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72 100% 58.6%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139 100% 60.9%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 91 100% 53.8%
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68 100% 54.4%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 81 100% 64.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85 100% 65.9%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 88 100% 54.5%
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98 100% 54.6%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100 100% 58%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92 100% 51.6%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82 100% 67.1%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 55 100% 74.5%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 46 100% 67.4%
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 166 100% 75.3%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 74 100% 59.5%
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ
Special 69 100% 42%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 78 100% 59%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 60 100% 63.3%
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200 100% 77.2%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83 100% 69.9%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64 100% 57.8%
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133 100% 62.4%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56 100% 71.4%
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 77 100% 41.6%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 83 100% 63.9%

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
Northern House Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 87 Sign in to see
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 117
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 68
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 106
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 101
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 214
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA
Special 107
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 107
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 56
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 52
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 118
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 96
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 89