Ark St Alban's Academy

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Ark St Alban's Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 875 12.7% 62.5%
Unity City Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE
Secondary 999 19.7% 66.1%
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 997 15.6% 61.2%
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 925 19.6% 59.9%
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR
Secondary 846 16.6% 59.5%
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 822 21.3% 55.8%
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF
Secondary 1,085 14.5% 53.3%
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ
Secondary 1,008 14.8% 54%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 886 20% 58.4%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 830 16% 59.6%
George Dixon Academy
Birmingham, B16 9GD
Secondary 1,021 14.4% 55.9%
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 562 14.9% 57.4%
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 717 17.4% 60.9%
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 893 16.7% 51.3%
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 657 11.3% 52.7%
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Secondary 848 18.5% 62.7%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 973 18.9% 55.6%
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS
Secondary 943 13.4% 55%
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 957 15.7% 52.2%
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 784 25.6% 58.8%
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 969 19.3% 59.2%
Tile Cross Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UF
Secondary 619 20.1% 68.3%
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,007 22.1% 63.6%
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU
Secondary 779 14.6% 55.6%
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE
Secondary 998 14.1% 54.8%
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Secondary 1,111 14.3% 65.5%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 767 20.4% 59.2%
City Academy
Birmingham, B15 2EF
Secondary 667 12% 54.7%
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY
Secondary 882 12.5% 56.1%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 882 17.8% 58%

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
Ark St Alban's Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 875 Sign in to see
Spires Academy
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 729
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 871
Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU
Secondary 729
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL
Secondary 614
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,058
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 987
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 754
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
Secondary 1,189
Nishkam High School
Birmingham, B19 2LF
Secondary 675
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Billingham, TS23 3DX
Secondary 1,009
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 875
Oasis Academy Arena
London, SE25 4QL
Secondary 419
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Secondary 1,133
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 981
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB
Secondary 1,021
The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Secondary 741
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,161
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,042
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,051
The Suthers School
Newark, NG24 3NH
Secondary 573
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD
Secondary 491
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,051
Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX
Secondary 818
Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY
Secondary 965
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ
Secondary 714
The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP
Secondary 765
XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ
Secondary 150
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,085
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ
Secondary 1,236