Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |