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 828 15% 68.9%
Lift Unity City
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE
Secondary 1,029 17.7% 70.6%
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 973 17.6% 67.8%
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR
Secondary 833 13.7% 71.5%
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 795 25.1% 57.7%
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL
Secondary 917 21.3% 60.7%
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF
Secondary 1,121 14.4% 56.6%
Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ
Secondary 934 21.4% 56.1%
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ
Secondary 1,023 14.5% 62.7%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 902 21.7% 61.8%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 820 16.8% 59.9%
George Dixon Academy
Birmingham, B16 9GD
Secondary 1,032 13.3% 61.9%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 738 23.6% 63.3%
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 564 17.5% 64.7%
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 712 15.9% 62.9%
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 877 16.3% 55.5%
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 614 14.7% 56.4%
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Secondary 841 18.3% 64.6%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965 19.2% 59.7%
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 935 18.8% 56.6%
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 746 29.4% 60.9%
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 921 23.6% 65.4%
Tile Cross Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UF
Secondary 632 23.7% 71.5%
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX
Secondary 751 15.5% 54.6%
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE
Secondary 1,067 18.8% 58.2%
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Secondary 1,123 22.4% 67.9%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 891 21.7% 61.3%
City Academy
Birmingham, B15 2EF
Secondary 619 12.9% 58%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 866 20.8% 62.4%
Windsor Olympus Academy
Birmingham, B18 4LX
Secondary 359 17.3% 66.9%

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
Ark St Alban's Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 828 Sign in to see
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 1,023
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 722
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham, NG12 2FQ
Secondary 952
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN
Secondary 837
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP
Secondary 897
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF
Secondary 808
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH
Secondary 1,066
Ingleby Manor Free School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 665
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS
Secondary 599
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE
Secondary 623
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
Secondary 628
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Nottingham, NG7 2PL
Secondary 916
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX
Secondary 621
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN
Secondary 519
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY
Secondary 618
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH
Secondary 856
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Secondary 693
David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA
Secondary 811
Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP
Secondary 801
Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP
Secondary 920
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY
Secondary 1,047
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 620
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW
Secondary 228
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 870
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 702
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
West Bromwich, B70 7LE
Secondary 783
Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Secondary 550